Blue Planet Prize Photoreport

Award years

  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2007
  • 2006
  • 2005
  • 2004
  • 2003
  • 2002
  • 2001
  • 2000
  • 1999
  • 1998
  • 1997
  • 1996
  • 1995
  • 1994
  • 1993
  • 1992
  • 2023(32th)

     Professor Richard Thompson and Professor Penelope Lindeque, (and Professor Tamara Galloway)
    Professor Richard Thompson and Professor Penelope Lindeque, (and Professor Tamara Galloway)
    Professor Debarati Guha-Sapir
    Professor Debarati Guha-Sapir

    Professor Galloway was unable to come to Japan.

  • 2022(31th)

    Her Royal Highness Princess Sonam Dechan Wangchuck, Royal Representative of His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth King of Bhutan
    Her Royal Highness Princess Sonam Dechan Wangchuck,
    Royal Representative of His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck,
    the Fourth King of Bhutan
    Professor Stephen Carpenter
    Professor Stephen Carpenter
  • 2021(30th)

    Prof. Veerabhadran Ramanathan
    Prof. Veerabhadran Ramanathan
    Prof. Mohan Munasinghe
    Prof. Mohan Munasinghet

    This year, in light of the spread of COVID-19, we have decided to cancel our regular in-person Blue Planet Prize award ceremony and related events. In place of the in-person events, we have opened this special site, which follows the flow of the real ceremony. On this site, winners' achievements are provided; there are congratulatory messages from distinguished people from many quarters, and you can experience the atmosphere of the actual ceremony and enjoy interviews conducted with the 2021 winners.

    2021 Blue Planet Prize special Site
  • 2020(29th)

    Prof. David Tilman
    Prof. David Tilman
    Dr. Simon Stuart
    Dr. Simon Stuart

    This year, in light of the spread of COVID-19, we have decided to cancel our regular in-person Blue Planet Prize award ceremony and related events. In place of the in-person events, we have opened this special site, which follows the flow of the real ceremony. On this site, winners' achievements are provided; there are congratulatory messages from distinguished people from many quarters, and you can experience the atmosphere of the actual ceremony and enjoy interviews conducted with the 2020 winners.

    2020 Blue Planet Prize special Site
  • 2019(28th)

    Prof. Eric Lambin
    Prof. Eric Lambin
    Prof. Jared Diamond
    Prof. Jared Diamond
  • 2018(27th)

    Prof. Brian Walker
    Prof. Brian Walker
    Prof. Malin Falkenmark
    Prof. Malin Falkenmark
  • 2017(26th)

    Prof. Hans J. Schellnhuber
    Prof. Hans J. Schellnhuber
    Prof. Gretchen C. Daily
    Prof. Gretchen C. Daily
  • 2016(25th)

    Mr. Pavan Sukhdev
    Mr. Pavan Sukhdev
    Prof. Markus Borner
    Prof. Markus Borner
  • 2015(24th)

    Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta FBA FRS
    Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta FBA FRS
    Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs
    Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs
  • 2014(23rd)

    Prof. Herman Daly
    Prof. Herman Daly
    Prof. Daniel H. Janzen, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio)
    Prof. Daniel H. Janzen, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio)
  • 2013(22nd)

    Dr. Taroh Matsuno
    Dr. Taroh Matsuno
    Professor Daniel Sperling
    Professor Daniel Sperling
  • 2012(21st)

    Professor William E. Rees, Dr. Mathis Wackernagel
    Professor William E. Rees, Dr. Mathis Wackernagel
    Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy
    Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy
  • 2011(20th)

    Dr. Jane Lubchenco
    Dr. Jane Lubchenco
    Barefoot College
    Barefoot College
  • 2010(19th)

    Dr. James Hansen
    Dr. James Hansen
    Dr. Robert Watson
    Dr. Robert Watson
  • 2009(18th)

    Professor Hirofumi Uzawa
    Professor Hirofumi Uzawa
    Lord (Nicholas) Stern of Brentford
    Lord (Nicholas) Stern of Brentford
  • 2008(17th)

    Dr. Claude Lorius
    Dr. Claude Lorius
    Professor José Goldemberg
    Professor José Goldemberg
  • 2007(16th)

    Professor Joseph L. Sax
    Professor Joseph L. Sax
    Dr. Amory B. Lovins
    Dr. Amory B. Lovins
  • 2006(15th)

    Dr. Akira Miyawaki
    Dr. Akira Miyawaki
    Dr. Emil Salim
    Dr. Emil Salim
  • 2005(14th)

    Prof. Sir Nicholas Shackleton
    Prof. Sir Nicholas Shackleton
    Dr. Gordon Hisashi Sato
    Dr. Gordon Hisashi Sato
  • 2004(13th)

    Dr. Susan Solomon
    Dr. Susan Solomon
    Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland
    Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland
  • 2003(12th)

    Dr. Gene E. Likens, Dr. F. Herbert Bormann
    Dr. Gene E. Likens, Dr. F. Herbert Bormann
    Dr. Vo Quy
    Dr. Vo Quy
  • 2002(11th)

    Professor Harold A. Mooney
    Professor Harold A. Mooney
    Prof. J. Gustave Speth
    Prof. J. Gustave Speth
  • 2001(10th)

    Lord (Robert) May of Oxford
    Lord (Robert) May of Oxford
    Dr. Norman Myers
    Dr. Norman Myers
  • 2000(9th)

    Dr. Theo Colborn
    Dr. Theo Colborn
    Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt
    Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt
  • 1999(8th)

    Dr. Paul R. Ehrlich
    Dr. Paul R. Ehrlich
    Prof. Qu Geping
    Prof. Qu Geping
  • 1998(7th)

    Prof. Mikhail I. Budyko
    Prof. Mikhail I. Budyko
    Mr. David R. Brower
    Mr. David R. Brower
  • 1997(6th)

    Dr. James E. Lovelock
    Dr. James E. Lovelock
    Conservation International (CI)
    Conservation International (CI)
  • 1996(5th)

    Dr. Wallace S. Broecker
    Dr. Wallace S. Broecker
    M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
    M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
  • 1995(4th)

    Dr. Bert Bolin
    Dr. Bert Bolin
    Mr. Maurice F. Strong
    Mr. Maurice F. Strong
  • 1994(3rd)

    Prof. Dr. Eugen Seibold
    Prof. Dr. Eugen Seibold
    Mr. Lester R. Brown
    Mr. Lester R. Brown
  • 1993(2nd)

    Dr. Charles D. Keeling
    Dr. Charles D. Keeling
    IUCN-The World Conservation Union
    IUCN-The World Conservation Union
  • 1992(1st)

    Dr. Syukuro Manabe
    Dr. Syukuro Manabe
    International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
    International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

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