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Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier © Peter Himsel/DBU

Steinmeier: We cannot lose sight of the other major challenges facing mankind

German President recognises German Environmental Award as “a particularly important message”
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Winner of the German Environmental Award 2020 © Peter Himsel/DBU

“Taking the climate crisis seriously despite the COVID-19 pandemic”

German President symbolically presents German Environmental Award via video message
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Environmental award winners 2020 © Trappmann: © Michael Heindrich/Blechwarenfarbik Limburg / Edenhofer: © MCC / Sorg: © Entomologischer Verein Krefeld

Bonde: Exceptional dedication to climate protection

The DBU German Environmental Prize awards climate economist Prof Dr Edenhofer and the Trappmanns, entrepreneurs in the field of metal packaging – the Honorary Award goes to entomologist Dr Martin Sorg
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"Bold decisions today will trigger positive interactions for tomorrow"

Federal President presents DBU's German Environmental Award today - Kögel-Knabner and Schneider honoured
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Winner of the German Environmental Award 2019 © DBU/Peter Himsel

DBU honours innovators in the field of environmental protection who offer solutions for the future

The German Environmental Prize was awarded to soil researcher Prof. Dr. Ingrid Kögel-Knabner and entrepreneur Reinhard Schneider
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Winner of the German Environmental Award 2019 © Prof. Dr. Ingrid Kögel-Knabner: © Andreas Heddergott / TU Muenchen; Reinhard Schneider: © 2017 Herbert Piel / P!ELmedia

German Environmental Prize awarded to soil scientist and cleaning products manufacturer

Prof. Dr. Ingrid Kögel-Knabner (Munich) and Reinhard Schneider (Mainz) honoured on 27 October 2019 in Mannheim
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group picture © Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt/ Peter Himsel

“The effects of climate change are already apparent around the world”

The German President presented the DBU’s German Environmental Prize today in Erfurt
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Preisträger 2018/Schwarzelühr-Sutter/Bonde engl. © DBU/Peter Himsel

The DBU highlights the importance of the oceans for climate, biodiversity and food supply

German Environmental Prize awarded to marine biologist Antje Boetius and a team of wastewater experts from Leipzig
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Award winners of the 2018 German Environmental Prize by the German Federal Environmental Foundation (Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, DBU) © Kerstin Rolfes/Alfred-Wegener-Institut; Sebastian Wiedling/UFZ

German Environmental Prize goes to Marine Biologist Boetius and Leipzig Waste Water Experts

German President to present prize 28 October in Erfurt – Significance of Oceans and “Clean Water for All”
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Steinmeier sees Prizewinners as Protagonists of Ambitious Future Visions for Our World

DBU: Highest-endowed European Environmental Prize presented today in Braunschweig by German President
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