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{{Infobox award
| name = St Andrews Prize for the Environment
| image = 
| caption =
| awarded_for = Significant contributions to environmental concerns and issues
| sponsor = [[University of St Andrews]] <br/> [[ConocoPhillips]] (until 2020)
| presenter = University of St Andrews
| country = Scotland, United Kingdom
| year = {{start date and age|df=yes|1998}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Man wins prize for 'elephant loo' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/7398950.stm |work=BBC News |date=13 May 2008}}</ref>
| reward = [[USD|US]]$100,000 and Medal
| website = {{url|https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/st-andrews-prize/}}
}}
The '''St Andrews Prize for the Environment''' is a prestigious<ref>{{cite news |last1=Matheson |first1=Rob |title=Cooking up innovation |url=https://news.mit.edu/2013/scot-frank-one-earth-designs-0624 |work=MIT News |date=24 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pearce |first1=Fred |title=ConocoPhillips' opposition to US climate bill is devious and dishonest |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/sep/24/conoco-phillips-us-climate-bill |work=The Guardian |date=24 September 2009}}</ref> international environmental award funded and administered by the [[University of St Andrews]] in [[Scotland]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="About">{{cite web |title=About the St Andrews Prize |url=https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/st-andrews-prize/about/#d.en.108844 |publisher=University of St Andrews}}</ref> Prior to 2020, the American exploration and production company [[ConocoPhillips]] sponsored the prize.<ref>{{cite web|title=The St Andrews Prize for the Environment|url=https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/news/archive/2016/title,438507,en.php|website=st-andrews.ac.uk}}</ref>  

The award recognises significant contributions to environmental issues and concerns aligned to the [[Sustainable Development Goals]]. Applications are invited from individuals, multi-disciplinary teams or community groups. The winning environmental project receives funding of US$100,000 and each of the two runners-up receive US$25,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=About - The St Andrews Prize for the Environment|url=http://www.thestandrewsprize.com/about|website=www.thestandrewsprize.com|accessdate=16 October 2016}}</ref>

The current Chair of the judging panel is the President of the [[Royal Society of Biology]], [[Ian L. Boyd| Sir Ian Boyd]] having taken over the role from the CEO of the [[Royal Academy of Engineering]], [[Hayaatun Sillem]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bush |first1=Janet |last2=Chui |first2=Michael |title=Forward Thinking on the enduring power of engineering in a digitizing world with Hayaatun Sillem |url=https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/forward-thinking-on-the-enduring-power-of-engineering-in-a-digitizing-world-with-hayaatun-sillem |website=mckinsey.com|publisher=McKinsey Global Institute |access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref>

==List of Winners==
List of winners has been taken from the St Andrews Prize website:<ref>{{cite web |title=Previous Winners |url=https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/st-andrews-prize/previous-winners/ |publisher=University of St Andrews |access-date=1 November 2024}}</ref>

===2019—Present===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Region Served
!Winner
!Initiative
!URL
|-
|2024
|{{flag|India}}
!Kham River Restoration Mission
|Waterway management project aiming to restore seasonal flow of a river that runs through Aurangabad.
|[https://kham.ecosattva.in]
|-
|2023
|{{flag|Ecuador|Peru}}
!Alianza Ceibo
|Empowers indigenous populations of the Upper Amazon in South America to conserve rainforest territories and preserve local cultures.
|[https://www.alianzaceibo.org]
|-
|2022
|{{flag|Costa Rica}}
!Misión Tiburón
|Community-based project to protect and restore blue carbon sinks in the Hammerhead Shark Sanctuary.
|[https://www.misiontiburon.org/]
|-
|2021
|{{flag|Finland}}
!Snowchange Cooperative
|A landscape rewilding programme which incorporates indigenous knowledge to tackle ecosystems affected by climate change, especially peatlands, in the Arctic and boreal areas of Finland. 
|[http://www.snowchange.org/]
|-
|2020
|{{flag|Uganda}}
![[Conservation Through Public Health]]
|A project which takes a multi-faceted approach to conservation integrating approaches addressing biodiversity conservation, health advances and livelihood improvements for local communities.
|[https://ctph.org/]
|-
|2019
|{{flag|India}}
!Saathi
| Using agricultural waste to create a biodegradable menstruation product for women in parts of rural India. 
|[https://saathipads.com/]
|-
|}

===2009—2018===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Region Served
!Winner
!Initiative
!URL
|-
|2018
|{{flag|Peru}}
![[The Mountain Institute]]
| Restoration of an ancestral water system to tackle water scarcity issues in the Nor-Yauyos Cochas Landscape Reserve of Peru.
|[https://mountain.org/where-we-work/andes/]
|-
|2017
|{{flag|Kenya}}
![[Plantwise]]
| Improving information dissemination to reduce reliance on harmful pesticides, increase crop yields and to improve food security. 
|[https://www.plantwise.org/]
|-
|2016
|{{flag|Brazil}}
![[Liter of Light]]
| An innovative source of light which involves refracting light from a solution in a plastic bottle to brighten homes and produce no carbon emissions.
|[https://literoflight.org/]
|-
|2015
|{{flag|Guinea}}
![[Wild Chimpanzee Foundation]]
|A multi-level conservation project, which aims to protect the largest remaining population of wild Chimpanzees on the Foutah Djallon-Bafing River (FDBR) region in Guinea, West Africa.
|[https://www.wildchimps.org/]
|-
|2014
|{{flag|Madagascar}}
![[Blue Ventures]]
|Empowering local communities in southwest Madagascar to protect their marine environment and manage their resources sustainably by integrating holistic community-based health services within local biodiversity conservation initiatives.
|[http://www.blueventures.org/]
|-
|2013
|{{flag|Kenya}}
![[Elephants and Bees]]
|Project developed from the behavioural discovery that honey bees can be used as a natural deterrent to crop raiding elephants.
|[https://elephantsandbees.com/]
|-
|2012
|{{flag|Kenya}}
![[Lion Guardians project|Lion Guardians]]
|Thirty-two non-literate Maasai warriors in Kenya were trained and employed as community conservationists and field biologists.
|[http://lionguardians.org/]
|-
|2011
|{{flag|India}}
![[Biolite]]
|An innovative cookstove, which provides improved air quality and a clean economic source of electricity inside the home.
|[https://www.bioliteenergy.com/]
|-
|2010
|{{flag|India}}
!Bhaskar Sen Gupta
|An innovative method of removing arsenic from groundwater without using chemicals.
|{{n/a}}
|-
|2009
|{{flag|China}}
!One Earth Designs 
|For the development of a high-performance solar cooker (SolSource) to meet the needs of Himalayan villagers. The SolSource 3-in-1 project aims to supply clean energy for cooking, heating, and thermo-electricity generation to high-altitude low-income communities.
|[http://www.oneearthdesigns.com]
|-
|}

===1999—2008===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Region Served
!Winner
!Initiative
!URL
|-
|2008
|{{flag|Malawi}}
! Ian Thorpe 
| The Elephant Toilet provides an innovative and sustainable sanitation solution which could benefit millions of people across Africa, and beyond.
|[https://www.theafricatrust.org/index.php?nav=whatwedo]
|-
|2007
|{{flag|Philippines}}
! David Manalo 
| River, Fibre and Power Project providing sustainable lighting services in remote locations in the Philippines.
|{{n/a}}
|-
|2006
|{{flag|Guatemala}}
! Erika Vohman 
| Promoting the use of Maya nut in Central America.
|[https://mayanutinstitute.org/]
|-
|2005
|{{flag|Zimbabwe}}
![[Pump Aid]]
|Creation of the ''Elephant Pump'', a pump built using simple technology and  locally available materials.
|[https://www.pumpaid.org/]
|-
|2004
|{{flag|Peru}}
!Conrad Feather
| Deployment of GPS and other similar technologies to enable the Nahua people of Peru to map and better understand the land they live on.
|{{n/a}}
|-
|2003
|{{flag|India}}
![[Bunker Roy]]
| Founding of the Barefoot College in Rajasthan to train semi-literate and non-literate women to spread solar energy in remote Himalayan villages.
|[https://barefootcollegetilonia.org/]
|-
|2002
|{{flag|Vietnam}}
!Monina Escalada
| In collaboration with the International Rice Research institute of the Philippines, rice farmers in Northern Vietnam were persuaded to limit usage of insecticides.
|{{n/a}}
|-
|2001
|{{flag|Kenya}}
!George Odera Outa
|A team from the University of Nairobi led by Outa developed a community education project to combat the environmental hazards that affect Lake Victoria.
|{{n/a}}
|-
|2000
|{{flag|Palestine}}
!Hikmat Hilal and Amer El-Hamouz 
|A team from An-Najah National University in the West Bank put forward a proposal to turn the waste from olive oil production into useful by-products.
|{{n/a}}
|-
|1999
|{{flag|South Africa}}
!Daniel Limpitlaw
| Limpitlaw's work on further understanding the links between early mining developments and subsequent environmental degradation. 
|{{n/a}}
|-
|}

==See also==

* [[List of environmental awards]]

==References==
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[[Category:Environmental awards]]
[[Category:University of St Andrews|Prize for the Environment, St Andrews]]
[[Category:Scottish awards]]
[[Category:1998 establishments in Scotland]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1998]]
[[Category:Nature conservation in Scotland]]


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