- Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation
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name = Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation
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description = outstanding contributions by individuals, groups of individuals, institutes or organizations in the management or preservation of the environment
presenter =UNESCO and SultanQaboos Bin Said ofOman
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year = 1991
website = http://www.unesco.org/mab/prizes/sq.shtmlThe Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation is a biennial award sponsored by the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the SultanQaboos Bin Said ofOman "to afford recognition to outstanding contributions by individuals, groups of individuals, institutes or organizations in the management or preservation of the environment, consistent with the policies, aims and objectives of UNESCO, and in relation to the Organization's programmes in this field." citeweb |author = UNESCO | title = Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation | url = http://www.unesco.org/mab/prizes/sq.shtml | accessdate = 2008-06-02 ]The award consists of a diploma and a grant of
USD $20,000.00, which is financed with interests on aUSD $250,000.00 donation by Sultan Qaboos Bin Said. [ citeweb| author = UNESCO | title = Report by the Director-General on the Overall Review of UNESCO Prizes | url = http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001385/138524e.pdf | formattype = pdf | accessdate = 2008-06-02 ]Laureates
* 1991: Instituto de Ecología, A.C. (MEX).
* 1993: Jan Jeník (CZE).
* 1995:Lake Malawi National Park (MWI).
* 1997: Department of Environmental Sciences,Alexandria University (EGY) and Forest Department (LKA).
* 1999:Charles Darwin Foundation (ECU)
* 2001:Chad Association of Volunteers for the Protection of the Environment (TCD).
* 2003: Center for Ecology (VEN) and Peter Johan Schei (NOR).
* 2005:Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (AUS) andErnesto Enkerlin (MEX).
* 2007: Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (ETH) andJulius Oszlányi (SVK).External link
* [http://www.unesco.org/mab/prizes/sq.shtml UNESCO: Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation]
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