Rachel Carson Prize (environmentalist award)
| Rachel Carson Prize | |
|---|---|
 Rachel Carson | |
| Awarded for | environmental award |
| Date | 1991 |
| Location | Stavanger |
| Country | Norway |
| Website | http://www.rachelcarsonprisen.no/  |
The Rachel Carson Prize (Rachel Carson-prisen) is an international environmental award, established in Stavanger, Norway in 1991 to commemorate the achievements of environmentalist Rachel Carson and to award efforts in her spirit.[1] The prize is awarded to a woman who has distinguished herself in outstanding work for the environment in Norway or internationally.[2]
The prize was established spontaneously during a 1989 meeting in Stavanger, on the initiative of speaker Berit Ås.[2] The prize consists of money and the sculpture The Cormorant by artist Irma Bruun Hodne.[3]
Awardees
- 1991: Sidsel Mørck, Norwegian author and activist
- 1993: Bergljot Børresen, Norwegian veterinarian
- 1995: Anne Grieg, Norwegian psychiatrist
- 1997: Berit Ås, Norwegian feminist and professor in social psychology
- 1999: Theo Colborn, American zoologist
- 2001: Renate Künast, German Federal Minister of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture
- 2003: Åshild Dale, Norwegian farmer
- 2005: Malin Falkenmark, Swedish professor in hydrology
- 2007: Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Canadian Inuit climate change activist[4]
- 2009: Marie-Monique Robin, French journalist
- 2011: Marilyn Mehlmann, Swedish environmentalist and writer[5]
- 2013: Sam Fanshawe, British marine conservationist
- 2015: Mozhgan Savabieasfahani, Iranian environmental toxicologist [6]
- 2016: Gabrielle Hecht
- 2017: Sylvia Earle[7]
- 2019: Greta Thunberg, Swedish climate activist.
See also
- Women in science
- List of prizes, medals, and awards for women in science
- List of environmental awards
References
- ^ Hilmo, Inger (January 2012). "Rachel Carson – den første miljøverner?". Naturfag: 10–11.
- ^ a b "What is the Rachel Carson Prize?". Rachel Carson-prisen. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Mother of the Cormorant is dead". Rachel Carson-prisen. 2 March 2011.
- ^ "Norsk miljøpris til canadisk inuitt". VG Nett. 5 June 2007.
- ^ Haneberg, Brita (8 March 2011). "Miljøpris til forkjemper for bærekraftig livsstil". Grønn Hverdag. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011.
- ^ "Mozhgan Savabieasfahani: Award winner 2015". Rachel Carson-prisen. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ http://www.rachelcarsonprisen.no/layout/set/print/Prize-Winners/Sylvia-Earle-is-the-winner-of-The-Rachel-Carson-Prize-20173