Earthna launches $1m global sustainability prize on Earth Day

Doha, Qatar: Earthna Centre for a Sustainable Future, a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), launched a new global sustainability prize yesterday to recog...

Doha, Qatar:  Earthna Centre for a Sustainable Future, a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), launched a new global sustainability prize yesterday to recognise effective approaches to environmental management that blend traditional knowledge with present-day solutions.

The Earthna Prize was launched coinciding with the Earth Day and aims to diversify, educate, and activate the environmental movement worldwide.

Officials said, the biennial prize will reward $1m to four winning organisations whose work aligns with the prize’s themes: water resource management, food security, sustainable urbanism, and land stewardship.

Vice Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation, H E Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani in a statement said, “The Earthna Prize is a call to honour and learn from the deep ecological wisdom of Indigenous peoples. These invaluable traditions provide us with time-tested institutions and precepts that truly work.”

Applicants for the Earthna Prize can be non-governmental organizations, community groups, and businesses. They can self-apply or be nominated for their efforts, and applications for the inaugural Earthna Prize are open until June 30, said Executive Director of Earthna Centre, Dr. Gonzalo Castro de la Mata, speaking at a press conference held at the QF headquarters.