Sumaira Abdulali
Indian environmentalist, activist (born 1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sumaira Abdulali, born 22 May 1961 is an environmentalist from Mumbai, India, founder of the NGO Awaaz Foundation and convenor of the Movement against Intimidation, Threat and Revenge against Activists (MITRA). She was co-chairman of the Conservation Subcommittee and honorary secretary of Asia's oldest and largest environmental NGO, the Bombay Natural History Society, and was a Governing Council Member between 2008 and 2021.[3][4][5]
Sumaira Abdulali | |
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Born | (1961-05-22) 22 May 1961 (age 63) Mumbai, India |
Known for | Awaaz Foundation, MITRA |
Relatives | Salim Ali[1]Humayun Abdulali Zafar Futehally Tyabji family (maternal)[2] |
Awards | Mother Teresa Awards, Ashoka Fellow |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Environmentalism, wildlife conservation, noise pollution, sand mining |
Institutions | Bombay Natural History Society |
Through legal interventions, advocacy and public campaigns, contribution to documentary films, television debates and press articles she has successfully mainstreamed and built consciousness about previously unknown environmental hazards, notably noise pollution[6] and sand mining,[7][8] and has won national and International awards for her work. She also set up the first network for protection of activists in India after an attack on her by the sand mafia is 2004.[9]
She has been referred to as "one of India's foremost environmental activists."[10]