German Environmental Prize

German Environmental Prize
Native nameDeutscher Umweltpreis
DescriptionOne of Europe's most valuable environmental awards
CountryGermany
Presented byDeutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)
Reward€500,000
Websitewww.dbu.de/en/environmental-prize/

The German Environmental Prize (German: Deutscher Umweltpreis) is a government-sponsored award for protecting the environment. Worth €500,000, it is one of the most valuable environmental awards in Europe.

The sponsor German Federal Environmental Foundation (Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, DBU) is based in Osnabrück; the prize has been awarded by the President of Germany since 1993. The prize is awarded for "commitment and achievements that make a decisive and exemplary contribution to the protection and preservation of our environment now and in the future".

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