Last updated: 19 april, 2010 - 16:44 GMT

Environmental award

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A prominent lawyer from Swaziland, has won an internationally acclaimed environmental award.

But the reason why Thuli Makama, has won the $900,000 Goldman prize, which she shares with five other winners, is paradoxical; she exposed game parks for allegedly carrying out human rights abuses against local residents, while trying to curb poaching.

Ms Makama popped into our studio here in London and told Focus on Africa's Paul Bakibinga about her campaign.

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