Having been launched in October 2020, the first ever winners of
the Earthshot Prize have now been announced. This prize is a global
award, designed to incentivise change and support environmental
initiatives in their work tackling climate change and
pollution.
The prize has five winners across five categories: protect and
restore nature, clean our air, revive our oceans, build a
waste-free world and fix our climate. All 2021 Winners and
Finalists can be found here.
Protect and Restore Nature Winner: Republic of Costa Rica
The government of Costa Rica have been operating a programme to
restore the local forests and ecosystems. As a result, Costa
Rica's forests have doubled in size and the resulting increase
in ecotourism has contributed $4 billion to the economy. Support
from the Earthshot Prize will allow the programme to expand the
programme to urban areas, as well as share its knowledge and
practices globally.
