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2008 Laureates
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ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
For his national and international experience in sustainable development, and environment and resource management. He is one of the leading specialists in the field.
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EUROPE
For his remarkable commitment to sustainable development in Monaco. Under his leadership, Monaco is now applying an exemplary policy on CO2 reduction in every sphere of society as well as in the business sector.
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LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN For her outstanding work at the national and international levels. She is one of the recogized leaders on environmental issues of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
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NORTH AMERICA
For his work as the head of the UN Foundation and Better World Fund, he established the environment as a priority and mobilized resources to address it.
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WEST ASIA
For his environmental policies as Minister and then as Prime Minister in Yemen. He established its Ministry of Water and Environment and the Environment Protection Authority.
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UNEP SPECIAL PRIZE
For her groundbreaking environmental strategies and her three initiatives - the emissions trading scheme, the energy strategy and the energy efficiency and conservation strategy – that put her country at the forefront of the environment challenge.
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 Elizabeth Thompson calls on all Champions and their countries to consider the establishment of a “Champions of the Earth” Fund for climate change and sustainable development projects in Small Island Developing States.
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