Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation
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The Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation is a biennial award sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Sultan Qaboos Bin Said of Oman "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."[1]
Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation | |
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Awarded for | outstanding contributions by individuals, groups of individuals, institutes or organizations in the management or preservation of the environment |
Presented by | UNESCO and Sultan Qaboos Bin Said of Oman |
First awarded | 1991 |
Website | https://en.unesco.org/mab/awards#sultan-qaboos |
The award consists of a diploma and a grant of USD $70,000.00, which is financed by the interest on a USD $250,000.00 donation by Sultan Qaboos Bin Said.[2]