Desmond D'Sa is a South African environmentalist who received the 2014 Goldman Prize.
[1][2] He is known for protesting Environmental justice issues in Durban, South Africa related to access to greenspace and pollution.
[1] The region of the city where he lives is known as a "Cancer Alley" because of the 300+ industrial facilitates in the area.
[3] That network has been successful at opposing other polluting sites,[3] and is advocated to prevent expansion of the Port of Durban.
[2] Raised in the Apartheid era, he was inspired to integrate environmental and social justice issues in his activism.