General Knowledge - Honours and Awards - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Honours and Awards - Section 1 (Q.No. 47)
47.
'Global 500' awards are given for the outstanding achievement in which of the following fields?
Campaign against AIDS
Population control
Protection of environment
Elimination of illiteracy
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Santhosh said:   4 years ago
Super, Thanks @Randhir Verma.

Randhir verma said:   1 decade ago
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) established the Global 500 Roll of Honour in 1987 to recognize the environmental achievements of individual. Since the inception of the award in 1987, over 719 individuals and organizations, in both the adult and youth categories, have been honoured with the Global 500 award. Among prominent winners are: Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement, a Kenyan grassroots environmental organisation. She later won the Nobel Peace prize.
Anil Agarwal, the prominent environmentalist from India.
Sir David Attenborough, producer of environmental television programmes.
Dhrubajyoti Ghosh, prominent environmentalist/ecologist from India
Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway
Jimmy Carter, former President of the United States. He later won the Nobel Peace prize.

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