Prince William Announces Earthshot Prize Winners in Rio de Janeiro

Thu Nov 06 2025 17:29:19 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

In a spectacular awards ceremony held in Brazil's iconic Museum of Tomorrow, Prince William announced the winners of the Earthshot Prize 2025, celebrating innovative projects aimed at tackling the climate crisis.

The Earthshot Prize 2025 winners focus on tackling critical environmental issues, including forest restoration and ocean preservation. Each will receive £1 million to enhance their impactful projects. The ceremony featured notable performances and highlighted the inspiring efforts to combat climate challenges worldwide.

A project to restore tropical forests and a global ocean treaty initiative are among the winners of this year's Earthshot Prize.

The winners, named at an awards ceremony in Brazil on Wednesday, will each be given £1 million to scale up their projects to repair the climate.

The Prince of Wales, who founded the global environmental award in 2020, said the winners were an inspiration and proof that progress is possible.

Brazilian football legend Cafu, Olympian Rebeca Andrade, and former Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel presented awards, while pop stars Kylie Minogue and Shawn Mendes performed at the ceremony in Rio de Janeiro's Museum of Tomorrow.

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, and London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan were also in attendance.

Prince William told attendees that he founded the award with the aim of making this the decade in which we transformed our world for the better.

We set out to tackle environmental issues head on and make real, lasting changes that would protect life on Earth, he stated.

This year's winners were selected from nearly 2,500 nominees from 72 countries, highlighting the global commitment to environmental sustainability.

Earthshot Prize 2025 - Full list of winners

Protect and Restore Nature: re.green, Brazil, focusing on the Atlantic Forest.
Clean Our Air: The city of Bogotá, implementing clean air zones.
Revive Our Oceans: High Seas Treaty for marine conservation.
Build a Waste-Free World: Lagos Fashion Week promoting sustainable fashion.
Fix Our Climate: Friendship, aiding communities in Bangladesh.

Prince William emphasized that the Earthshot Prize champions optimism and collective action necessary for climate solutions.