Courageous Scientists Award for Climate and Environmental Justice

Courage begins when knowledge becomes action

They conduct research. They speak out. They take great personal risks. The Courageous Scientists Award honours people who turn knowledge into action and fight for justice in the face of escalating ecological & climate collapse. The nominees’ identities will be revealed at the award ceremony. Until then, here’s a glimpse of the actions being honoured:

AMAZON — BRAZIL For fighting extractive and infrastructure projects that threaten the Xingu regions’ rivers, forests and Indigenous territories together with “Movimento Xingu Viovo para Sempre”.

OKINAWA — JAPAN For challenging the environmental and human rights impacts of US military bases, despite repeated government prosecution.

NEW CALEDONIA For protecting biodiversity while strengthening the role of young people & local communities in conservation together with “Gardiens Des Iles”.

ETHIOPIA For transforming urban areas into socially connected and ecologically thriving cities by drawing on local and Indigenous knowledge together with a diversity of local organizations.

NIGERIA & HONDURAS This year, for the first time, two Honorary Awards for Lifetime Achievement will be presented to laureates from Nigeria & Honduras.

The award ceremony will be accompanied by talks with Shoura Zehetner-Hashemi, Executive Director of Amnesty International Austria, and Christine Ax, Chair of the Network for the Rights of Nature.

We look forward to celebrating the stories and courage of this year’s award recipients together with you at the award ceremony!