Volvo Environment Prize

The Volvo Environment Prize is a highly regarded annual scientific award. The prize is awarded to individuals who "explore the way to a sustainable world." The prize is awarded by the independent foundation The Volvo Environment Prize Foundation which was instituted in 1988. Scientific excellence is the most important criterion for becoming a laureate. The candidate must have an outstanding research and publication record in his or her field. Strong emphasis is also placed on the research's impact on the policy and application sectors. The Volvo Environment Prize recipient receives an original handcrafted diploma, a glass sculpture, and a cash award of SEK 1.5 million.

Organisation
A Scientific Committee headed by Professor Carl Folke does the initial screening and evaluation of candidates, which are presented to the International Prize Jury. The Prize Jury is chaired by Professor Mary Scholes ( University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) with members Professor Peijun Shi (Beijing Normal University, China), Professor Kazuhiko Takeuchi (University of Tokyo, Japan) Dr. Sybille van den Hove (Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain) and Professor Johan Rockström, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.

Laureates
Since the first award in 1990, the prize has gone to 52 individuals. Among them are many well-known researchers and three scientists who first received the Volvo Environment Prize and later the Nobel Prize. The laureates represent all fields of environmental and sustainability studies and initiatives.


 * 2023 Professor Eduardo Brondizio
 * 2022 Professor Richard Thompson, Professor Tamara Galloway, Professor Penelope Lindeque
 * 2021 Professor Paul Anastas
 * 2020 Professor Claire Kremen
 * 2019 Professor Terry Chapin
 * 2018 Professor Xuemei Bai
 * 2017 Professor Rashid Sumaila
 * 2016 Professor Carlos Nobre
 * 2015 Professor Henning Rodhe
 * 2014 Professor Eric Lambin
 * 2013 Qin Dahe
 * 2012 Professor Gretchen Daily
 * 2011 Professor Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
 * 2010 Harold A. Mooney
 * 2009 Dr. Susan Solomon
 * 2008 Professor C. S. Holling
 * 2007 Amory Lovins
 * 2006 Professor Ray Hilborn, Professor Daniel Pauly and Professor Carl Walters
 * 2005 Dr. Mary T. Kalin Arroyo and Professor Aila Inkeri Keto
 * 2004 Dr. David Satterthwaite, Jamie Lerner, Dr. Luisa Molina and Dr. Mario Molina
 * 2003 Professor Madhav Gadgil and Professor Muhammad Yunus
 * 2002 Partha Dasgupta and Karl-Göran Mäler
 * 2001 Dr. George M. Woodwell
 * 2000 Professor José Goldemberg, Dr. Thomas B. Johansson, Professor Amulya Kumar N. Reddy and Dr. Robert H. Williams
 * 1999 Dr. M. S. Swaminathan,
 * 1998 Professor David Schindler, Professor Malin Falkenmark
 * 1997 Dr. Syukuro Manabe and Dr. Veerabhadran Ramanathan
 * 1996 Dr. James Lovelock
 * 1995 Professor Gilbert F. White
 * 1994 Professor Gita Sen
 * 1993 Professor Paul R. Ehrlich and Professor John P. Holdren
 * 1992 Dr. Norman Myers and Professor Peter H. Raven
 * 1991 Professor Paul Crutzen
 * 1990 Professor John V. Krutilla and Professor Allen V. Kneese