Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation

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Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation
Awarded foroutstanding contributions by individuals, groups of individuals, institutes or organizations in the management or preservation of the environment
Presented by UNESCO and Sultan Qaboos Bin Said of Oman
First award1991
Website https://en.unesco.org/mab/awards#sultan-qaboos

The Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation is a biennial award sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Sultan Qaboos Bin Said of Oman "to afford recognition to outstanding contributions by individuals, groups of individuals, institutes or organizations in the management or preservation of the environment, consistent with the policies, aims and objectives of UNESCO, and in relation to the Organization's programmes in this field." [1]

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The award consists of a diploma and a grant of USD $70,000.00, which is financed by the interest on a USD $250,000.00 donation by Sultan Qaboos Bin Said. [2]

Laureates

YearLaureate [3] Country
1991Instituto de Ecología, A.C.Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
1993 Jan Jenik Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
1995 Lake Malawi National Park Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
1997Department of Environmental Sciences, Alexandria University Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Forest DepartmentFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
1999 Charles Darwin Foundation Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
2001Chad Association of Volunteers for the Protection of the EnvironmentFlag of Chad.svg  Chad
2003Center for EcologyFlag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Venezuela
Peter Johan Schei Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
2005 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Ernesto Enkerlin Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
2007Institute of Biodiversity ConservationFlag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Ethiopia
Julius Oszlányi Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
2009Autonomous Authority for National Parks (OAPN)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2011Institute for Forest Research of NigeriaFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
2013 State Forests National Forest Holding Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Endangered Wildlife TrustFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2015Fabio A. Kalesnik, Horacio Sirolli and Luciano Iribarren of the Wetlands Ecology Research Group of the University of Buenos Aires Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2017The National Parks Board of SingaporeFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
2019 Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) [4] Flag of India.svg  India
2021 Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
University for International Cooperation (UCI)Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
2024Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET) [5] Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia

See also

References

  1. ↑ UNESCO. "Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation" . Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  2. ↑ UNESCO. "Report by the Director-General on the Overall Review of UNESCO Prizes" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  3. ↑ "Laureates". Archived from the original on 2025-10-17. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  4. ↑ Ashoka Trust (India) to receive 2019 UNESCO Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Conservation
  5. ↑ Alrahbi, Almukhtar (2024-11-25). "Budapest: Award of 2024 Sultan Qaboos Environmental Prize". www.fm.gov.om. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
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