Stories from the UN Archive: BBC legend and UN Earth Champion

As communities across the planet celebrated World Environment Day on 5 June, we are taking you back to the 1950s when broadcaster extraordinaire Sir David Attenborough went from zoologist to climate activist, winning the UN’s highest environmental award.

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Stories from the UN Archive: BBC legend and UN Earth Champion

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.

Protect the environment, prevent pandemics, ‘nature is sending us a clear message’

04 Jun 2020

On this year’s World Environment Day, celebrated on June 5, the UN is drawing links between the health of the planet, and human health, and highlighting the importance of protecting biodiversity, the system that supports life.

Champions of the Earth: Mia Mottley versus the ‘faceless few’

23 Dec 2021

The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has been awarded the 2021 Champions of the Earth Award, the UN’s highest environmental honour, for her policy leadership.