The Earthshot Prize announces 2025 winners

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🗞️ Driving the news: The Earthshot Prize has announced its 2025 winners, recognizing groundbreaking initiatives that address critical environmental challenges
• The five winners, selected from nearly 2,500 nominations across 72 countries, each received £1 million to scale their impactful solutions
• The winners include re.green, The City of Bogotá, The High Seas Treaty, Lagos Fashion Week, and Friendship, each making significant strides in nature restoration, air quality, ocean protection, waste reduction, and climate resilience

🔭 The context: The Earthshot Prize, launched by HRH Prince William in 2020, aims to inspire global action on environmental issues by recognizing solutions that can be scaled to drive systemic change
• The winners were selected for their innovative approaches to addressing the world's most pressing environmental problems, aligning with the ambitious targets of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and global climate commitments, including the Paris Agreement

🌍 Why it matters for the planet: Each winner is tackling a unique aspect of sustainability:
• re.green is transforming the restoration of the Atlantic Forest, generating revenue through carbon credits and sustainable timber, with Thiago Picolo and Bernardo Strassburg
• Bogotá has successfully reduced air pollution by 24% while expanding green spaces and public transport, with Carlos Fernando Galán
• The High Seas Treaty is establishing marine protected areas to safeguard ocean ecosystems, with Rebecca Hubbard
• Lagos Fashion Week is pushing for a waste-free fashion industry by holding designers accountable to sustainable practices, with Omoyemi Akerele
• Friendship is providing climate resilience solutions to vulnerable communities in Bangladesh, focusing on coastal restoration and disaster relief, with Runa Khan
• These initiatives are vital in achieving the global sustainability goals for 2030, showcasing how innovative solutions can positively impact communities, economies, and ecosystems

⏭️ What's next: The Earthshot Prize winners will use their £1 million grants to scale their efforts, with a particular focus on replicating successful models in other regions
• The Prize's support network, including major businesses, donors, and environmental organizations, will continue to help these solutions expand globally, contributing to a broader movement toward environmental sustainability

💬 One quote: "Their work is the proof we need that progress is possible. Their stories are the inspiration that gives us courage," said HRH Prince William, founder of The Earthshot Prize

📈 One stat: The 2025 Earthshot winners were selected from nearly 2,500 nominations across 72 countries, highlighting the growing global commitment to solving environmental challenges

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