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The Champions of the Earth laureates implement innovative ways to support nature’s extraordinary capacity for renewal. They restore our planet, affirming that humanity has the ingenuity and ambition to protect our environment. The 2022 cycle shines a spotlight on efforts to prevent, halt and reverse ecosystem degradation across the world.

In 1987, the world came together to sign the Montreal Protocol, a global agreement to protect the Earth’s ozone layer.

The theme of this year’s International Day of Clean Air for blue skies on 7 September – the Air We Share - focuses on the need for collective action to

In everywhere from snowy Boreal forests to coral-studded Pacific coastlines, national parks, protected areas and traditional approaches are critical to conserving biodiversity.

In the Peruvian city of Ayacucho, the indigenous Quechua people have a tradition known as chirapaq.

Fly over the crystal blue waters of the South Pacific archipelago of Palau, and in many places you may notice something unusual: a total lack of fishing boats.

Roberta Annan, Li Bingbing, Gisele Bündchen, Aidan Gallagher, Ellie Goulding, Dia Mirza, Lewis Pugh, Alexander Rendell and Antoinette Taus present the Champions and Young Champions of the Earth 2020.

From forests to farmlands to oceans, ecosystems provide the natural resources that underpin the global economy. But as the world’s population rises,

As the sun sets in central Zambia, orange rays reflect across the Lukanga Swamp, a vast wetland spanning 2,600 km2.

About 0.1 per cent of the ocean’s floor is covered in lanky green flowering plants known as seagrasses.

Sir David Attenborough is the recipient of the Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to research, documentation, and advocacy for the protection of nature and its restoration.

When Sir David Attenborough was a boy, he spent much of his free time bounding through abandoned quarries in the English countryside, hammer in hand.

Nairobi, 21 April 2022 – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today that Sir David Attenborough is the recipient of the Champions of the E

Sir David Attenborough is the recipient of the Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to research, documentation, and advocacy for the protection of nature and its restoration. Related articles:

Sir David Attenborough is awarded with the United Nations Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award by the UN Environment Programme Executive Director, Inger Andersen. In an exclusive interview, they discuss Sir David's life, the importance of restoring nature and how science can appeal to the hearts of people

When Sir David Attenborough was a boy, he spent much of his free time bounding through abandoned quarries in the English countryside, hammer in hand. His prey: fossilized ammonites, spiral-shaped mollusks that lived in the time of the dinosaurs.

The Champions of the Earth award honours individuals, groups, and organizations whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment. This year, nominations o

Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados is a powerful voice for a sustainable world from the global south, consistently raises the alarm about the vulnerability of Small Island Developing States due to the climate emergency. Related articles:

The Sea Women of Melanesia (Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands), honoured in the Inspiration and Action category, train local women to monitor and assess the impacts of widespread coral bleaching on some of the world's most endangered reefs using marine science and technology. Related articles: