Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation
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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."
The award consists of a diploma and a grant of USD $20,000.00, which is financed with interests on a USD $250,000.00 donation by Sultan Qaboos Bin Said.
Oman
Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
"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."
The award consists of a diploma and a grant of USD $20,000.00, which is financed with interests on a USD $250,000.00 donation by Sultan Qaboos Bin Said.
Laureates
- 1991: Instituto de Ecología, A.C. .
- 1993: Jan Jeník .
- 1995: Lake Malawi National ParkLake Malawi National ParkLake Malawi National Park is a national park located in Malawi at the southern end of Lake Malawi. It is the only national park in Malawi that was created to protect fish and aquatic habitats. Despite this, Lake Malawi National Park does include a fair amount of land, including several small...
. - 1997: Department of Environmental Sciences, Alexandria UniversityAlexandria UniversityAlexandria University is a university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fuad University , becoming an independent entity in 1942. It was known as Farouk University until the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 when its name was changed to the University of Alexandria...
and Forest Department . - 1999: Charles Darwin FoundationCharles Darwin FoundationThe Charles Darwin Foundation was founded in 1959, under the auspices of UNESCO and the World Conservation Union. The Foundation is dedicated to the conservation of the Galapagos Islands ecosystems. The Charles Darwin Research Station serves as headquarters for The Foundation, and is used to...
- 2001: Chad Association of Volunteers for the Protection of the Environment .
- 2003: Center for Ecology and Peter Johan Schei .
- 2005: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and Ernesto EnkerlinErnesto EnkerlinErnesto Christian Enkerlin Hoeflich is a prominent Mexican conservationist and researcher specialized in parrots' ecology, environmental policy and biodiversity stewardship...
. - 2007: Institute of Biodiversity Conservation and Julius Oszlányi .