Earthshot Prize: Costa Rica wins £1m from William's Earthshot prize

Earthshot Prize: Costa Rica wins £1m from William's Earthshot prize

Oct 18, 2021 by BBC News - Home

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  • The Republic of Costa Rica won the Protect and Restore Nature award Emma Watson (left) announces the AEM Electrolyser as the winner of the Fix Our Climate award THE WINNERS Protect and Restore Nature: * The Republic of Costa Rica: Costa Rica was a country that once cleared most of its forests, but it has now doubled the number of trees and is seen as a role model for others to follow.
  • The winning project is a scheme paying local citizens to restore natural ecosystems that has led to a revival of the rainforest Takachar, India: A portable machine created to turn agricultural waste into fertiliser so that farmers do not burn their fields and cause air pollution Coral Vita, Bahamas: A project run by two best friends who are growing coral in the Bahamas, designed to restore the world's dying coral reefs.
  • Using special tanks, they have developed a way to grow coral up to 50 times faster than they normally take in nature Build a Waste-Free World: * The City of Milan Food Waste Hubs, Italy: Another challenge is waste - and the city of Milan in Italy wins a prize for collecting unused food and giving it to people who need it most.
  • Hydrogen is a clean gas but it is usually produced by burning fossil fuels In a recorded message played at the ceremony - which was broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer at 20:00 BST - Prince William said the next 10 years was a "decisive decade" for the planet.

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