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A Japanese "Quiet Revolutionary" Wins Environment Award

On Sunday, 9 June 1996, Global 500 awards were presented in Istanbul, Turkey, at the World Environment Day ceremonies. Among some twenty laureates was a Japanese professor who fought against noise and air pollution as a theoretical leader together with residents.

Mr. Akio Morishima is a professor at Sophia University in Tokyo, and at the same time, an eminent international lawyer specializing in environmental protection issues. He participated, as an expert adviser to lawyers for plaintiffs, and won in two important court cases in Japan: the Yokkaichi Asthma Litigation and the Shinkansen Super-Express Train Noise Litigation. He also played a leading role, as a member of the Central Environment Council, in shaping the Basic Environment Law and the Basic Environment Plan.

"This year's Global 500 winners have taken the path that all of us hesitate to take for want of time or caring", said UNEP's Executive Director, Ms. Elizabeth Dowdeswell. "They are quiet revolutionaries whose secret, if there is any, is that they prefer to act."

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