The Global 500 Roll of Honour was an award given from 1987 to 2003 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The award recognized the environmental achievements of individuals and organizations around the world. A successor system of UNEP awards called Champions of the Earth started in 2005.
Since the inception of the award in 1987, over 719 individuals and organizations, in both the adult and youth categories, have been honoured with the Global 500 award. Among prominent winners are:
| Name | Year | Category Adult/Youth | Organization/ Individual | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Redford [21] | 1987 | Adult | Individual | US |
| National Geographic Society [22] [11] | 1987 | Adult | Organization | US |
| Soichiro Honda [23] | 1987 | Adult | Individual (Deceased) | Japan |
| Green Belt Movement, [24] Womenaid International | 1987 | Adult | Organization | United Kingdom |
| Greenpeace International [22] | 1988 | Adult | Organization | Netherlands |
| Jimmy Carter [5] | 1988 | Adult | Individual | US |
| Calestous Juma [25] | 1993 | Adult | Individual | US |
| Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh [26] | 1994 | Adult | Individual | United Kingdom |
| Paul Josef Crutzen [28] | 1996 | Adult | Individual | Germany |
| BBC World Service Education Department [29] | 1997 | Adult | Organization | United Kingdom |
| Jane Goodall [8] | 1997 | Adult | Individual | India / US |
| The Nation (Thailand) [30] | 1997 | Adult | Organization | Thailand |
| Sylvia Earle [31] | 1998 | Adult | Individual | US |
| Greening Australia [32] | 1998 | Adult | Organization | Australia |
| Feodor Konyukhov | 1998 | Adult | Individual | Russia |
| Yuri Mikhailovich Luzhkov [33] | 1998 | Adult | Individual | Russia |
| Don Merton [34] | 1998 | Adult | Individual (Deceased) | New Zealand |
| Verna Simpson [35] | 1999 | Adult | Individual | Australia |
| Toyota Motor Club [22] | 1999 | Adult | Organization | Japan |
| C. P. Krishnan Nair [36] | 1999 | Adult | Individual | India |
| Fuji Xerox Australia [37] | 2000 | Adult | Organization | Australia |
| Conservation Volunteers Australia [38] | 2000 | Youth | Organization | Australia |
| Nantawarrina, the first Indigenous Protected Area in the world [39] [40] | 2000 | Adult | Organization | Australia |
| Laurel Springs School [41] | 1990 | Adult | Organization | US |
| Paul Winter | 1987 | Adult | Individual | US |
| Anil Agarwal [1] | 1987 | Adult | Individual (Deceased) | India |
| Daphne Sheldrick [42] | 1992 | Adult | Individual (Deceased) | United Kingdom |
| Haller Park [43] [44] | Adult | Organization | Mombasa | |
| Environmental Investigation Agency [45] | 2017 | Adult | Organization | United States / United Kingdom |
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