2014 (23rd)
Blue Planet Prize Laureates
Prof. Herman Daly (USA)
1938～2022
Professor Emeritus, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland
Prof. Daly laid the foundations for ecological economics, which supports the principle of sustainability by incorporating elements of natural resources, local communities, quality of life and ethics into economics.
Prof. Daniel H. Janzen (USA)
Born in 1939
Professor, Department of biology, University of Pennsylvania
Founded in 1989
Prof. Janzen and INBio presented role models, providing invaluable wisdom to both advanced and developing countries through activities such as sustainable development initiatives and policy recommendations.
- Information on past Blue Planet Prize laureates corresponds to their titles and positions at the time Prize was awarded.
- Each year the prize winners give lectures at the "Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lecture".
- Every five years, lectures together with essays are compiled and published in a periodical book titled "A Better Future for the Planet Earth".
- The video of the lectures are available only from 2009.