Discover the stories behind The Earthshot Prize Winners and Finalists – made up of incredible leaders, inspiring activists, brilliant innovators and forward-thinking communities making a real difference.
ABALOBI – REVIVE OUR OCEANS – USING EASY-TO-SCALE TECHNOLOGY, ABALOBI WORKS WITH SMALL FISHING COMMUNITIES TO RECORD THEIR CATCH DATA AND TO ENSURE A FAIR AND IMPROVED LIVELIHOOD FROM SUSTAINABLE FISHING
ACCIÓN ANDINA – PROTECT AND RESTORE NATURE – ACCIÓN ANDINA IS A GRASSROOTS, COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVE WORKING ACROSS SOUTH AMERICA TO PROTECT NATIVE HIGH ANDEAN FOREST ECOSYSTEMS FOR THEIR INVALUABLE BENEFITS TO NATURE AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN THE REGION.
AQUACYCL – FIX OUR CLIMATE – USING MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY, AQUACYCL ARE MAKING THE TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER MORE ACCESSIBLE, MORE EFFICIENT, AND LESS POLLUTING.
BELTERRA – PROTECT AND RESTORE NATURE -BELTERRA WORKS WITH SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN BRAZIL TO RESTORE FORESTS THROUGH REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND TO CREATE MARKET INCENTIVES FOR SUSTAINABLY GROWN CROPS.
BOOMITRA – FIX OUR CLIMATE – BOOMITRA ARE REMOVING EMISSIONS AND BOOSTING FARMER PROFITS BY INCENTIVISING SOIL RESTORATION AND THE ADOPTION OF REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE THROUGH A VERIFIED CARBON-CREDIT MARKETPLACE.
CIRC – BUILD A WASTE-FREE WORLD – US BASED COMPANY CIRC HAS CREATED A GROUND-BREAKING SOLUTION TO ENABLE THE RECYCLING OF POLYCOTTON FABRICS, WHICH MAKE UP HALF OF ALL TEXTILE WASTE.
COASTAL 500 – REVIVE OUR OCEANS – A GLOBAL NETWORK OF MAYORS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS, COASTAL 500 IS RESTORING OCEAN HABITATS AND ADVOCATING FOR COASTAL PROTECTION INTERNATIONALLY.
COLORIFIX – BUILD A WASTE-FREE WORLD – COLORIFIX USES DNA SEQUENCING AND NATURE’S OWN COLOURS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE DYES THAT REDUCE THE FASHION INDUSTRY’S USE OF WATER AND HARMFUL CHEMICALS.
ENSO – CLEAN OUR AIR – ENSO CREATES TYRES SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES THAT ARE MORE SUSTAINABLE AND REDUCE HARMFUL TYRE POLLUTION, LEADING TO CLEANER AIR FOR EVERYONE.
FREETOWN THE TREETOWN – PROTECT AND RESTORE NATURE – COMBINING COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP AND DIGITAL TOOLS, THE CITY OF FREETOWN’S INITIATIVE, FREETOWN THE TREETOWN, IS GALVANISING A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT FOR TREE PRESERVATION IN SIERRA LEONE’S CAPITAL.
GRST – CLEAN OUR AIR – WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW WAY TO BUILD AND RECYCLE VITAL LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, GRST‘S SOLUTION OFFERS A PATHWAY TO MAKE THE ELECTRIC CARS OF THE FUTURE EVEN CLEANER.
POLISH SMOG ALERT – CLEAN OUR AIR – ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST EFFECTIVE CLEAN AIR CAMPAIGN GROUPS, POLISH SMOG ALERT, HELPS SECURE POLICY CHANGE AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS POLAND AND HAS GOALS TO DO THE SAME ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE.
S4S TECHNOLOGIES – BUILD A WASTE-FREE WORLD – S4S TECHNOLOGIES’ SOLAR-POWERED DRYERS AND PROCESSING EQUIPMENT COMBATS FOOD WASTE, ENABLING SMALL-HOLD FARMERS TO PRESERVE CROPS AND TURN PRODUCE THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE INTO VALUABLE PRODUCTS.
SEA FOREST – FIX OUR CLIMATE – SEA FOREST’S REVOLUTIONARY SEAWEED-BASED LIVESTOCK FEED DRASTICALLY REDUCES PLANET-WARMING METHANE EMISSIONS FROM CATTLE AND SHEEP AND SUPPORTS SUSTAINABLE FARMING AND HEALTHY MARINE ECOSYSTEMS.
WILDAID MARINE PROGRAM – REVIVE OUR OCEANS – GLOBAL NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION WILDAID USES PARTNERSHIP BUILDING AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING TO MEET THE WORLD’S OCEAN CONSERVATION GOALS.
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