2003 (12th)
Blue Planet Prize Laureates
Dr. Gene E. Likens (USA)
Born in 1935
President and Director, Institute of Ecosystem Studies
1922～2012
Oastler Professor of Ecosystem Ecology, Emeritus, Yale University
For pioneering an approach that has become a model for the scientific world, and for the comprehensive understanding of ecosystems through long-term measurement of the flows of water and chemical substances in watersheds.
Dr. Vo Quy (Vietnam)
1929～2017
Professor, Center for Natural Resouces Management and Environmental Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
For investigating the war-damaged forests of Vietnam and for the dedication to its restoration and conservation, as well as for the development of environmental laws and the contributions to the conservation of wildlife.
- Information on past Blue Planet Prize laureates corresponds to their titles and positions at the time Prize was awarded.
- Each year the prize winners give lectures at the "Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lecture".
- Every five years, lectures together with essays are compiled and published in a periodical book titled "A Better Future for the Planet Earth".
- The video of the lectures are available only from 2009.