Global 500 Roll of Honour explained

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.

Awardees

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:

Prominent Laureates! Name !! Year !! Category
Adult/Youth !! Organization/
Individual !! Country
Robert Redford1987 Adult Individual US
National Geographic Society[20] [21] 1987 Adult Organization US
Soichiro Honda[22] 1987 Adult Individual (Deceased) Japan
Green Belt Movement,[23] Womenaid International 1987 AdultOrganization United Kingdom
Greenpeace International1988 Adult Organization Netherlands
Jimmy Carter1988 Adult Individual US
Calestous Juma[24] 1993 Adult Individual US
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh[25] 1994 Adult Individual United Kingdom
1994Adult Individual Nigeria
Paul Josef Crutzen[26] 1996 Adult Individual Germany
BBC World Service Education Department[27] 1997 Adult Organization United Kingdom
Jane Goodall1997 Adult Individual India / US
The Nation (Thailand)[28] 1997 Adult Organization Thailand
Sylvia Earle[29] 1998 AdultIndividual US
Greening Australia[30] 1998 Adult Organization Australia
Feodor Konyukhov1998 Adult Individual Russia
Yuri Mikhailovich Luzhkov[31] 1998 Adult Individual Russia
Don Merton[32] 1998 Adult Individual (Deceased) New Zealand
Verna Simpson[33] 1999 Adult Individual Australia
Toyota Motor Club1999 Adult Organization Japan
C. P. Krishnan Nair[34] 1999Adult Individual India
Fuji Xerox Australia[35] 2000 Adult Organization Australia
Conservation Volunteers Australia[36] 2000 Youth Organization Australia
Nantawarrina, the first Indigenous Protected Area in the world[37] [38] 2000 Adult Organization Australia
Laurel Springs School[39] 1990 Adult Organization US
Paul Winter1987 Adult Individual US
Anil Agarwal1987 Adult Individual (Deceased)India
Daphne Sheldrick[40] 1992AdultIndividual (Deceased)United Kingdom
Haller Park[41] [42] AdultOrganizationMombasa
Environmental Investigation Agency[43] 2017AdultOrganizationUnited States / United Kingdom

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External links

Notes and References

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  2. News: Sir David Attenborough. 2018-05-31. en-gb. 2020-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20200125003229/https://www.global500.org/index.php/thelaureates/online-directory/item/689-sir-david-attenborough. dead.
  3. News: Idelisa Bonnelly de Calventi, FUNDEMAR. 2018-05-31. en-gb. 2020-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20200125003614/https://www.global500.org/index.php/thelaureates/online-directory/item/599-idelisa-bonnelly-de-calventi-fundemar. dead.
  4. News: Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland. 2018-05-31. en-gb. 2020-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20200125000415/https://www.global500.org/index.php/thelaureates/online-directory/item/695-dr-gro-harlem-brundtland. dead.
  5. News: Jimmy Carter. 2018-05-31. en-gb. 2017-11-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20171128074324/http://www.global500.org/index.php/thelaureates/online-directory/item/601-jimmy-carter. dead.
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  7. News: Jacques-Yves Cousteau. 2018-05-31. en-gb. 2020-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20200125003559/https://www.global500.org/index.php/thelaureates/online-directory/item/607-jacques-yves-cousteau. dead.
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