German Environmental Award as a Wake-up Call to Protect the World

ESSEN, Germany, November 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

 By honouring the research scientists Latif and Rockström, the DBU has issued a call for resolute action from the UN climate conference - German president presented awards - honorary award to Succow

The German Environmental Award of the Deutsche Bundestiftung Umwelt (DBU) has been presented for the 23rd time. The climate and marine researcher Prof. Mojib Latif (61, Kiel) and the globally active sustainability scientist Prof. Johan Rockström (49, Stockholm) received what is the most lucrative European independent environmental prize in Essen today from the hands of German President Joachim Gauck and Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter, the chair of the DBU Board of Trustees and Parliamentary State Secretary in the BMUB. By giving the award to these climate experts ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference beginning at the end of November, the DBU wants to address an appeal to the international community of nations to act resolutely to ensure the future of planet Earth. Latif and Rockström each received 245,000 euros. Em. Prof. Michael Succow (78, Greifswald) was honoured for his lifelong commitment to nature conservation with the Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award, worth 10,000 euros, which the DBU has presented only four times previously in addition to the main award.

Detailed text, individual commendations of the prizewinners and photos available for free at http://www.dbu.de.

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