Sophie Prize
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The Sophie Prize is an international environment and development prize (USD 100,000) and is awarded annually. It was established in 1997 by the Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder and his wife Siri Dannevig, and it is named after Gaarder's novel Sophie's World. An award ceremony is set for June 22 in Oslo, Norway. The Sophie Prize winners can be individual or an organisation.
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[edit] Prize winners
- 2011: Tristram Stuart
- 2010: James Hansen [1]
- 2009: Marina Silva, Brazil
- 2008: Gretchen Daily
- 2007: Göran Persson
- 2006: Romina Picolotti
- 2005: Sheila Watt-Cloutier
- 2004: Wangari Maathai
- 2003: John Pilger
- 2002: Patriarch Bartholomew I
- 2001: ATTAC France
- 2000: Sheri Liao
- 1999: Herman Daly and Thomas Kocherry
- 1998: Environmental Rights Action, Nigeria
[edit] Board members
- Åslaug Haga (chair)
- Petter Nome (deputy chair)
- Helene Bank
- Siri Dannevig
- Nikolas Dannevig Gaarder
- Elin Enge
- Thomas Hylland Eriksen
- Jostein Gaarder
- Elizabeth Hartmann
- Dag Olav Hessen
- Bård Lahn
- Ylva Lindberg
- Sidsel Mørck
[edit] Referencies
- ^ US scientist Hansen awarded for climate work April 7, 2010, Austin Science Policy Examiner, Steven Andrew
