The prize aims to discover and scale up ground-breaking solutions to repair the planet
Winners not only get the prize money but also mentorship, resources and technical support from The Earthshot Prize Fellowship Program, a year-long programme for the 15 finalists to accelerate the growth of their groundbreaking solutions.This year’s finalists are:Accion Andina – Peru: working to protect native forest ecosystems across the Andes.
Belterra – Brazil: A start-up working with farmers to transform forests and degraded land through regenerative agricultural practices.Polish Smog Alert – Poland: A campaign group to improve the air quality across Poland.GRST – Hong Kong: A start-up which developed a process for making and recycling lithium-ion batteries.
WildAid Marine Program – Global with US-based headquarters: A non-profit combining to support the planet’s ocean conservation needs.S4S Technologies – India: An agritech start-up using its solar-powered dehydration equipment to cut food waste Colorifix – UK: A company finding colours created by an organism in nature and using online DNA sequencing to create sustainable pigments and dyes.Sea Forest – Australia: A Tasmanian biotech company which has created a seaweed-based livestock feed to reduce the production of methane pollution from cattle and sheep.