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2023 (32nd)
Blue Planet Prize Laureates

The laureates of 2023(32nd)

Prof.Thompson, Prof.Galloway, Prof.Lindeque

Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS, Professor Tamara Galloway OBE, Professor Penelope Lindeque
UK

Professor Debarati Guha-Sapir

Professor Debarati Guha-Sapir
Belgium

Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS (UK)

Born in 1963
University of Plymouth, Director of the Marine Institute, University of Plymouth

Professor Tamara Galloway OBE (UK)

Born in 1963
University of Exeter, Head of Ecotoxicology Research Group, University of Exeter

Professor Penelope Lindeque (UK)

Born in 1971
Head of Science for Marine Ecology and Biodiversity, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML)

Professor Richard Thompson, Professor Tamara Galloway, and Professor Penelope Lindeque demonstrated the existence of microplastics in the ocean, and have since charted their presence from the deep Ocean to the highest mountains. They revealed microplastics are ingested by zooplankton and other marine species and have made major advances in understanding the effects of microplastics on these marine organisms and ecological processes. They have influenced global legislation and action, calling on the international community to develop solutions that will help to address the growing problem of plastic pollution in the Ocean.

Professor
Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS
Professor Tamara Galloway OBE
Professor Tamara Galloway OBE
Professor
Professor Penelope Lindeque
youtube2023(32nd)Prof. Richard Thompson(UK), Prof.Tamara Galloway (UK), Prof. Penelope Lindeque (UK)

Mini-biography video of Prof.Thompson, Prof.Galloway, Prof.Lindeque

Biography Prof.Thompson, Prof.Galloway, Prof.Lindeque

Biography

youtube【2023 Professor Thompson, Professor Galloway, Professor Lindeque (Tokyo)】Title: Discovering the Microplastic Pollution on Marine Ecosystems

Lecture-Tokyo Discovering the Microplastic Pollution on Marine Ecosystems

youtube【2023 Professor Thompson, Professor Galloway, Professor Lindeque (Kyoto)】Title: Discovering the Microplastic Pollution on Marine Ecosystems

Lecture-Kyoto Discovering the Microplastic Pollution on Marine Ecosystems

Professor Stephen Carpenter

What would happen if discarded trash were to float in the ocean for 100 years? The truth about the microplastic problem

Microplastics are Impacting Our Planet; We Need to Re-consider the Life Cycle of Plastics and Use Them More Wisely

Professor Debarati Guha-Sapir (Belgium)

Born in 1953
Founder Director of the Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)、Université Catholique de Louvain
Senior Fellow, Centre for Humanitarian Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Professor Debarati Guha-Sapir founded and led the development of the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT), the first data infrastructure of global disasters triggered by climate change e.g. storms, geo-physical hazards e.g. earthquakes, biological agents e.g. pandemics, and humanitarian disasters e.g. conflicts. EM-DAT and her body of research over thirty years serves as a scientific foundation for evidence-based policymaking, used by many international organizations, national governments, and research institutes working on climate change mitigation and adaptation measures; and disaster prevention and mitigation.

Professor Guha-Sapir
youtube2023(32nd) Professor Debarati Guha-Sapir (Belgium)

Mini-biography video of Professor Debarati Guha-Sapir

Biography Prof. Guha-Sapir

Biography

youtube【2023 Professor Debarati Guha-Sapir(Tokyo)】Title: Building a Data Infrastructure for Large-scale Disasters around the World

Lecture-Tokyo
Building a Data Infrastructure for Large-scale Disasters around the World

youtube【2023 Professor Debarati Guha-Sapir(Kyoto)】Title: Building a Data Infrastructure for Large-scale Disasters around the World

Lecture-Kyoto
Building a Data Infrastructure for Large-scale Disasters around the World

Why are climate-related disasters such a significant risk for Japan? She points out three issues

Data Shows Increasing Climate Disasters; It's Time for Action

  • Information on past Blue Planet Prize laureates corresponds to their titles and positions at the time Prize was awarded.
  • Each year the prize laureates give 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.

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