The Perfect World Foundation Award Recipients


Prince Albert II of Monaco
OCEAN CONSERVATION & CLIMATE ISSUES
“How could we allow this planet, which is above all that of our children, to deteriorate further?” – Prince Albert II of Monaco

Prof. Wangari Maathai
2004 NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATE & ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST
“It’s the little things citizens do. That’s what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees.”
– Wangari Maathai

Miss Greta Thunberg
ENVIRONMENTAL & CLIMATE ACTIVIST
“Many people say that Sweden is just a small country, and it doesn’t matter what we do, but I’ve learnt that you are never too small to make a difference.”
– Greta Thunberg


Sir David Attenborough
ZOOLOGIST & NATURE PROGRAM BROADCASTER
“The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water, and air. It is the most precious thing we have, and we need to defend it.” – David Attenborough

Dr Sylvia Earle
MARINE BIOLOGIST, OCEANOGRAPHER & CONSERVATIONIST
“Everyone, everywhere is inextricably connected to and utterly dependent upon the existence of the sea.”
– Sylvia Earle

Dr Richard Leakey
ANTHROPOLOGIST, WILDLIFE CONSERVATIONIST
“We will burn ivory and we hope every country in the globe will support Kenya and say never again should we trade ivory.”
– Richard Leakey

Dr Jane Goodall
THE WORLD’S LEADING CHIMPANZEE EXPERT
“We are part of the animal kingdom, not separated from it, we could have a blood transfusion from a chimp if it matched the blood group, we really could, and the other way around too.”
– Jane Goodall

Mr Mark Shand
WILDLIFE CONSERVATIONIST & FOUNDER OF ELEPHANT FAMILY
“I always say that basically elephants are a lot more intelligent than human beings… they are quiet, they are superior, they are wise. Without them we lose, we lose them, we lose the forest, we lose everything.”
– Mark Shand