Earth Institute Director Jeffrey Sachs awarded Blue Planet Prize

(The Earth Institute at Columbia University) Jeffrey Sachs, director of Columbia University's Earth Institute, has been awarded the 2015 Blue Planet Prize. The prize is presented each year to two individuals or organizations worldwide to recognize major efforts to solve global environmental problems. The other recipient this year is Cambridge University economist emeritus Sir Partha Dasgupta. The prize is given by Japan's Asahi Glass Foundation.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news