The Earth Prize
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| Reward(s) | USD 100,000 |
| First awarded | 2022 |
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The Earth Prize is an environmental sustainability prize for secondary education students awarded by The Earth Foundation every year.[1] The Earth Prize was first launched on September 1st, 2021 and awarded on March 25th, 2022 at The Earth Prize Awards Ceremony.[2] The winner receives USD 100,000, to be shared between the team members and their school or educational program.[3] Three runner-up finalists are rewarded with USD 25,000 each for their schools or educational programs. [4][5] An educator and mentor participating in the competition are also recognized with a USD 12,500 award each.
Background
The Earth Prize was originally conceived and organized by the World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC) network, led by Professor Mario Salomone, in collaboration with the Municipality of Luino on Lake Maggiore, Italy.[6] From 2018 until 2020, the prize was awarded to individuals, organizations, and projects that protected and enhanced landscapes and environmental resources.[7]
At the end of 2020, The Earth Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland took responsibility for the prize and transformed it into a global environmental sustainability competition for students between the ages of 13 and 19 in which participants propose ideas to solve different environmental problems.
The Earth Prize Adjudicating Panel
The judges in charge of selecting the winner and runners-up of the competition’s first edition, called The Earth Prize Adjudicating Panel, are:
- Rina Kupferschmid-Rojas, current Chief Sustainability Officer at Fidelity Investments and former Global Head of Sustainable Investing at UBS Wealth Management.[8]
- Kisum Chan, founder of the social enterprise Rice Inc. and 2018 winner of the Hult Prize.[9][10]
- Steven Monfort, current Executive Director of the University of California's National Reserve System (UCNRS) and former John and Adrienne Mars Director of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.[11][12]
- Thakur S. Powdyel, former Minister of Education of Bhutan.[13]
- Karen Wilson, founder of GV Partners and Associate Fellow at the Said Business School at the University of Oxford.[14]
2022 Award Winners and Finalists
In the 2022 edition of The Earth Prize, ten teams of students from Armenia[15], Great Britain, Vietnam, Switzerland, Taiwan, Canada, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Jamaica, and Kenya[16] advanced to the final phase of the competition, including students from Eton College (Great Britain)[17], Havergal College (Canada), International School of Zug and Luzern (Switzerland).[18]
The Earth Prize 2022 Awards Ceremony took place virtually on March 25th, 2022.[19] Angela McCarthy, CEO of The Earth Foundation hosted the event, which featured special guest appearances including from The Earth Prize Ambassador Kasha Sequoia Slavner[20] and The Earth Prize Advisor Mario Salomone.[21]
| The Earth Prize 2022 Awards |
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| Winner: Team Adorbsies (Summit Education, Vietnam), for a biodegradable sanitary pad made out of dragon fruit peels.[22] |
| Runner-up 1: Team Big GEMS (GEMS Academy, Taiwan), for a filtering kit that uses enzymes to degrade dye wastewater produced by the textile industry.[23] |
| Runner-up 2: Team CIECO (Chadwick International School, South Korea), for a reusable cup circulation system that replaced plastic cups at their school.[24] |
| Runner-up 3: Team Viridis (Campion College, Jamaica), for a mobile app that helps fight food waste from supermarkets.[25] |
| The Earth Prize Educator of the Year: Safa’ Obeid from Sweileh Preparatory Coeducational School (UNRWA) in Amman, Jordan.[26][27][28] |
| The Earth Prize Mentor of the Year: Annamaria Szelics, student at the University of Glasgow |
References
- ↑ Jewell, Kendra (5 February 2022). "Students join climate fight in the Earth Prize". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ↑ "6 Questions: Angela McCarthy, The Earth Foundation". Lux Responsible Culture. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ↑ McCarthy, John G. (11 April 2022). "The Earth Prize: A New Ally for UNEP and UNRWA". UN Today. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ↑ "Global Environmental Sustainability Competition for Teenage Climate Activitsts". FE News. Good News Stories. 19 April 2021.
- ↑ "Students representing Armenia make finals at The Earth Prize International Competition". Asbarez. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ↑ "Earth Prize International". World Environmental Education Congress. WEEC Network.
- ↑ "Earth Prize 2018: il nuovo premio per l'educazione ambientale". InfoSOStenibile. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ↑ Yefet, Nati (26 July 2017). "Clients seek investments with environmental, social value". Globes. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ↑ Lee, Faye. "Increasing rice farmers' income is apparently possible with a "laundromat" & RM4.1mil". Vulcan Post. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ↑ Thorpe, Devin (18 October 2018). "Hult Prize Winners Awarded $1M To Transform The Lives of 10M People". Forbes. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ↑ Kisgen, Michael. "Alumnus Steven Monfort appointed Executive Director of the University of California National Reserve System (UCNRS)". George Mason University College of Science. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ↑ "Steven Monfort Named Director of the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute". Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ↑ Daim, Nuradzimmah; Sabri, Faezatul (18 September 2019). "Green schools are the future, says ex-Bhutan minister". New Straits Times. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ↑ "Profile: Karen Wilson". University of Oxford. Said Business School. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ↑ "Yerevan's Ayb School makes it to the final of International Earth Prize Competition". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ↑ Kimutai, Cyprian (23 March 2022). "Kibra based students to compete for Sh11 million cash prize". Pulse Africa. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ↑ "Solar Panel Project Propels Eton Into Earth Prize Finals". Eton College Press Office. Eton College. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ↑ Ghazanchyan, S (15 February 2022). "Armenian students make it to the final of The Earth Prize international competition". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ↑ "Biodegradable sanitary pad made out of dragon fruit peels designed by a team of Vientamese girls wins USD 100,000 in The Earth Prize 2022 competition!". eSchool News. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ↑ Jones, Ryan Patrick (3 November 2021). "23-year-old Toronto filmmaker headed to UN climate summit to shoot documentary". CBC News. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ↑ Gervasoni, Stefano (10 March 2018). "Ecologia, politica e business: cosa possiamo fare per salvare l'ambiente?". Bergamo News. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ↑ "Biodegradable sanitary pad made out of dragon fruit peels designed by a team of Vientamese girls wins USD 100,000 in The Earth Prize 2022 competition!". eSchool News. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ↑ "Biodegradable sanitary pad made out of dragon fruit peels designed by a team of Vientamese girls wins USD 100,000 in The Earth Prize 2022 competition!". eSchool News. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ↑ Kown Mee-Yoo (23 March 2022). "Korean students selected as Earth Prize finalists". Korea Times. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ↑ "Biodegradable sanitary pad made out of dragon fruit peels designed by a team of Vientamese girls wins USD 100,000 in The Earth Prize 2022 competition!". eSchool News. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ↑ "UNRWA school teacher wins Earth Prize Educator of the Year". UNRWA. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ↑ "UNRWA school teacher wins Earth Prize Educator of the Year". Jordan Times. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ↑ WEEC Network (6 April 2022). "Safaa Obeid, UNRWA teacher in Jordan, is the winner of the Earth Prize Educator of the Year". World Environmental Education Congress Network. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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