15/06/2022
Source: Blue planet prize.
[Announcement of the 2022 Blue Planet Prize Winners]
His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, Fourth King of Bhutan
His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth King of Bhutan, is the visionary leader who introduced the development philosophy of Gross National Happiness (GNH) which places the well being of the people at the heart of development activities and programmes. GNH gives importance to environmental conservation, sustainable and equitable development, and promotion of culture and social values which contribute to collective happiness. Using happiness as a social indicator was taken on by the United Nations and OECD also employed it in their reports, giving inspiration for an alternative paradigm to modern society.
Stephen Carpenter (USA)
Emeritus Director of the Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Professor Stephen Carpenter has conducted research on lake ecosystems for more than 40 years. Through his research on lake eutrophication, from nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen, he studied the resilience of lakes using mathematical models, providing a new perspective on social-ecological systems. He also worked on the environmental pollution from phosphorus and nitrogen through land use, showing the critical state of the global phosphorus cycle and the need to review human activity from a broad geochemical viewpoint.
Major achievements and statements from the award recipients upon notification of selection are available on our webpage:
https://www.af-info.or.jp/en/blueplanet/introduction.html