Prizes & Celebrations

Prizes & Celebrations

Awards and Prizes

Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science More
Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation More
UNESCO/Institut Pasteur Medal for an outstanding contribution to the development of scientific knowledge that has a beneficial impact on human health More
L'Oreal-UNESCO Prize for Women in Science More
ERAIFT regional postgraduate school Prize More
MAB Young Scientists Awards More
Michel Batisse Award for Biosphere Reserve Management More
Mercosur Award in Science and Technology More
Mondialogo Engineering Award More
Research Grants for Young Scientists specialising in Great Apes of Africa More
UNESCO-Obiang Nguema Mbasogo International Prize for Research in the life sciences More

UN International Days and Weeks

6 November: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict More
10 November: World Science Day for Peace and Development More

UN International Years

2007-2009: International Polar Year More
2009: International Year of Astronomy More
2009: Year of the Gorilla (More)
2008: International Year of Planet Earth More
2008: International Year of Sanitation More
2010: International Year of Biological Diversity (General Assembly of the United Nations Resolution A/RES/61/203 [PDF format - 105 KB])
2011: International Year of Chemistry More
2005-2014: International Decade for Action "Water for Life" More
2005-2014: Second International Decade of the World's Indigenous People More
2005-2014: United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development More