The Rachel Carson Prize (''Rachel Carson-prisen'') is an international environmental award, established in

Stavanger Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

in 1991 to commemorate the achievements of environmentalist

Rachel Carson Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservation movement, conservationist whose sea trilogy (1941–1955) and book ''Silent Spring'' (1962) are credited with advancing mari ...

and to award efforts in her spirit. The prize is awarded to a woman who has distinguished herself in outstanding work for the environment in Norway or internationally. The prize was established spontaneously during a 1989 meeting in Stavanger, on the initiative of speaker

Berit Ås Berit Ås ( Skarpaas; 10 April 1928 – 14 September 2024) was a Norwegian politician, social psychologist, and feminism, feminist. Ås was the first leader of the Socialist Left Party (Norway), Socialist Left Party (1975–1976), and served as ...

. The prize consists of money and the sculpture ''The Cormorant'' by artist Irma Bruun Hodne.

Awardees

* 1991:

Sidsel Mørck Sidsel Mørck (28 November 1937 – 5 March 2024) was a Norwegian poet, novelist and columnist. Her awards included the Fritt Ord honorary award and the Ossietzky Award. Background Born in Oslo on 28 November 1937, Mørck grew up in Sandefjo ...

, Norwegian author and activist * 1993: Bergljot Børresen, Norwegian veterinarian * 1995: Anne Grieg, Norwegian psychiatrist * 1997:

, Norwegian feminist and professor in social psychology * 1999:

Theo Colborn Theodora Emily Colborn (née Decker; March 28, 1927 – December 14, 2014) was Founder and President Emerita of The Endocrine Disruption Exchange (TEDX), based in Paonia, Colorado, and Professor Emerita of Zoology at the University of Florida, G ...

, American zoologist * 2001:

Renate Künast Renate Elly Künast (born 15 December 1955) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens party. She was the Minister of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture from 2001 to 2005 and subsequently served as chairwoman of her party's parliame ...

, German Federal Minister of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture * 2003: Åshild Dale, Norwegian farmer * 2005: Malin Falkenmark, Swedish professor in hydrology * 2007:

Sheila Watt-Cloutier Sheila Watt-Cloutier (born 2 December 1953) is a Canadian Inuit, Inuk activist. She has been a political representative for Inuit at the regional, national and international levels, most recently as International Chair for the Inuit Circumpola ...

, Canadian Inuit climate activist * 2009:

Marie-Monique Robin Marie-Monique Robin (; born 15 June 1960, Poitou-Charentes) is a French TV journalist and documentary filmmaker. She generally issues books and documentary films together on the topics she investigates, in order to make more people aware of the ...

, French journalist * 2011: Marilyn Mehlmann, Swedish environmentalist and writer * 2013: Sam Fanshawe, British marine conservationist * 2015: Mozhgan Savabieasfahani, Iranian environmental toxicologist *2016: Gabrielle Hecht *2017:

Sylvia Earle Sylvia Alice Earle (born August 30, 1935) is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic Explorer at Large (formerly Explorer in Residence) since 1998. Earle was the first fem ...

*2019:

Greta Thunberg Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg (; born 3January 2003) is a Swedish climate activist, climate and political activist initially known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action to climate change mitigation, mitigate the effec ...

, Swedish climate activist *2021: Maja Lunde, Norwegian author

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{{Rachel Carson, state=collapsed Environmental awards Awards established in 1991 Norwegian awards Science awards honoring women Stavanger 1991 establishments in Norway

Prize A prize is an award to be given to a person or a group of people (such as sporting teams and organizations) to recognize and reward their actions and achievements.

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