Overview
- The winners span five categories: re.green (Protect and Restore Nature), Bogotá (Clean Our Air), the High Seas Treaty (Revive Our Oceans), Lagos Fashion Week (Build a Waste-Free World), and Friendship, Bangladesh (Fix Our Climate).
- Brazil’s re.green uses AI and satellite data to restore tropical forests, operating across more than 30,000 hectares in four states and planting over 6 million native trees.
- Bogotá is recognized for policies that cut citywide air pollution by 24%, with plans to expand ZUMA clean air zones in the southwest.
- The High Seas Treaty establishes a legal framework to protect nearly 60% of the global ocean, with prize funds supporting implementation and enforcement efforts.
- The ceremony at Rio’s Museum of Tomorrow featured presenters Cafu, Rebeca Andrade and Sebastian Vettel, performances by Kylie Minogue and Shawn Mendes, and attendance by Keir Starmer, Ed Miliband and Sadiq Khan, following a shortlist of 15 finalists from 72 countries.