The Zayed International Prize for the Environment is a prize awarded by the Zayed International Foundation for the Environment.

The Zayed Prize, worth 1 million US dollars is awarded every two years, in the name of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, based on stringent selection criteria.

The Zayed Prize is classified into four award categories. The recipient of the Global Leadership on the Environment component receives $USD 500,000, the recipient of the Scientific and Technological Achievement component receives $USD 250,000, and the recipient of the Environmental Action Leading to Positive Change in Society component receives $USD 200,000 and Young Scientists Award for Environmental Sustainability $USD 50,000 [1] The value of the prize is the highest of any environmental prize.[2]

The prize was established in 1999 by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and was first awarded in 2001.[3] The prize was named after Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan.[4]

Winners

Global Leadership on the Environment

2001Jimmy Carter
2003British Broadcasting Corporation
2005Kofi Annan
2008Gro Harlem Brundtland
2011Lee Myung-bak
2014Albert II of Monaco

Scientific and Technological Achievement

2001Mohamed El-KassasWorld Commission on Dams
2003Godwin ObasiMostafa TolbaBert Bolin
2005Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
2008Jane LubchencoV. Ramanathan
2011Partha Dasgupta
2014Ashok KhoslaZakri Abdul Hamid

Environmental Action Leading to Positive Change in Society

2001Yolanda KakabadseStephan Schmidheiny
2003Badria Al AwadhiJamal Mohamed Safi
2005Angela CropperEmil Salim
2008Environment Development Action in the Third WorldTierramérica
2011Mathis WackernagelNajib Saab
2014Luc HoffmannPaula Caballero Gómez

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Environmental prize for UN chief". British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 December 2005.
  2. ↑ "Sir Partha Dasgupta Awarded US$300K Zayed Prize". APN News. 16 March 2011.
  3. ↑ Nadeem Hanif (7 May 2014). "Sustainability efforts recognised by Zayed environmental awards". The National.
  4. ↑ "Zakri awarded prestigious environment prize". MalayMail Online. 3 February 2014.
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