Six bold environmental leaders named 2024 Champions of the Earth

Brazil’s first-ever Minister of Indigenous Peoples and an initiative promoting sustainable agriculture in Egypt are among the six recipients of the 2024 Champions of the Earth award, announced by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday.

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Six bold environmental leaders named 2024 Champions of the Earth

Earth champion David Attenborough bestowed Lifetime Achievement award

21 Apr 2022

In honour of David Attenborough’s dedication to research, documentation, and advocacy in protecting and restoring nature, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced on Thursday that he is the recipient of the prestigious Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award.

Women sweep UN’s 2021 ‘Champions of the Earth’ awards

07 Dec 2021

A Caribbean-based prime minister, a scientist, a group of indigenous women, and an entrepreneur were announced on Tuesday as this year’s winners of the United Nations’ Champions of the Earth awards.

UNEP honours five protectors of Mother Earth

22 Nov 2022

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced on Tuesday, the 2022 Champions of the Earth for their transformative action to prevent, halt or reverse ecosystem degradation. 