IPBES wins Blue Planet Prize | 21 Jun 2024
Recently, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) won the Blue Planet Prize for 2024.
- IPBES was awarded as "the leading global authority on the state of knowledge and science about biodiversity, ecosystem services and nature's contributions to people".
- The other awardee is Robert Costanza from the Institute for Global Prosperity, University College London, for his contributions to the field of ecological economics.
- About Blue Planet Prize:
- It was established in 1992, the year of the Rio Earth Summit.
- This award is given annually by Japan's Asahi Glass Foundation for outstanding achievements in scientific research and its application which have helped to solve global environmental problems.
- Two winners are chosen every year and the prize includes an award of USD 500,000.
- About IPBES:
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Read More: Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee: UNEP, Environmental Conventions (Climate Change).