Desmond D'Sa

Desmond D'Sa is a South African environmentalist who received the 2014 Goldman Prize.^[1][2]

Desmond D'Sa
Nationality	South African
Awards	Goldman Prize

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] To address this he founded the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance.^[3] That network has been successful at opposing other polluting sites,^[3] and is advocated to prevent expansion of the Port of Durban.

In 2011 his house was firebombed for his advocacy.^[2] Raised in the Apartheid era, he was inspired to integrate environmental and social justice issues in his activism.^[4]

For his work he received an honorary doctorate from the Durban University of Technology.^[1]