Sophie Prize
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The Sophie Prize was an international environment and development prize (USD 100,000) awarded annually from 1998 to 2013. It was established in 1997 by the Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder and his wife Siri Dannevig, and is named after Gaarder's novel Sophie's World. It aimed to recognize individuals or organizations working with the environment and sustainable development. In 2013, representatives announced that the prize would not be awarded any longer due to a lack of funds.[1]
Prize winners
- 2013: Bill McKibben
- 2012: Eva Joly
- 2011: Tristram Stuart
- 2010: James Hansen[2]
- 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
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
References
- ↑ Øyvind Rønning Nyborg (28 May, 2013): Sofieprisen legges ned (Norwegian)NRK, retrieved 28 May, 2013
- ↑ US scientist Hansen awarded for climate work April 7, 2010, Austin Science Policy Examiner, Steven Andrew
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