Blue Planet Prize Broadcasting Program of Laureates

2023
OUR BLUE PLANET -Facing New Issues Threatening Earth-

The 2023 laureates are a group of three scientists from the UK, Professor Richard Thompson, a marine biologist and microplastic expert of the University of Plymouth, Professor Penelope Lindeque, a marine ecologist of Plymouth Marine Laboratory, and Professor Tamara Galloway, an ecotoxicologist of the University of Exeter.
The Prize was also awarded to Professor Devarati Guha-Sapir, an epidemiologist and Director of the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters at the Catholic University of Louvain, who founded the International Disaster Database.

2022
OUR BLUE PLANET -To the Future of the Crystal-clear Blue Earth-

The 2022 winners are His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth King of Bhutan, who introduced the concept og GNH (Gross National Happiness) to the world, and Professor Stephen Carpenter, the emeritus director of the Center for Limnokogy at the University of Wisconsin USA, who has been engaged in lake ecosystem research for many years.

2021
OUR BLUE PLANET -Acting Globally with Harmony-

The 2021 prizewinners are Professor Veerabhadran Ramanathan, a climate scientist and Professor Mohan Munasinghe, an environmental economist.

2020
OUR BLUE PLANET -Biodiversity Fosters the Global Future-

The 2020 prizewinners are the ecologist Professor David Tilman and Dr. Stuart Simon, a biologist specializing in conservation initiatives.

2019
OUR BLUE PLANET -Research Beyond Boundaries-

The 2019 winners of the prestigious Blue Planet Prize were geographer Eric Lambin and biological geographer Jared Diamond.

2018
OUR BLUE PLANET -Uncovering Clues for a Sustainable World

The 2018 winners were the Australian ecologist Brian Walker and the Swedish hydrologist Malin Falkenmark.

2017
OUR BLUE PLANET -Saving the Earth for the Future-

2017 winners are Professor Hans J. Schellnhuber, a theoretical physicist from Germany, and Professor Gretchen C. Daily, a biologist from the United States.

2016
OUR BLUE PLANET -Sustainability of Economy and Nature-

2016 winners are Mr. PavanSukhdev, an environmental economist from India and Professor Markus Borner, the zoologist from Switzerland.

2015
OUR BLUE PLANET -The Environment, Poverty, and Economics-

The Blue Planet Prize is an annual award presented to individuals or organizations worldwide in recognition of outstanding achievements leading to solutions to global environmental problems.

2014
OUR BLUE PLANET -Pioneering a Sustainable Future-

The Blue Planet Prize is an annual award presented to individuals or organizations worldwide in recognition of outstanding achievements leading to solutions to global environmental problems.

2013
OUR BLUE PLANET -Reaching Beyond Imagination-

The Blue Planet Prize is given annually in recognition of scientific research leading to solutions to global environmental problems.

2012
WAKE UP CALL -What we must do for our Blue Planet-

The Blue Planet Prize is given annually in recognition of scientific research leading to solutions to global environmental problems.

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