The St Andrews Prize for the Environment is a prestigious international environmental award funded and administered by the

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. Prior to 2020, the American exploration and production company

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sponsored the prize. The award recognises significant contributions to environmental issues and concerns aligned to the

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. 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. The current Chair of the eight-person judging panel is CEO of the

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List of Winners

List of winners has been taken from the St Andrews Prize website:

2019—Present

2009—2018

1999—2008

References

Environmental awards Prize for the Environment, St Andrews Scottish awards 1998 establishments in Scotland Awards established in 1998 Nature conservation in Scotland {{environment-stub

List of Winners

2019—Present

2009—2018

1999—2008

See also

References