he Green Star Awards recognize outstanding individuals or
organisations that have made remarkable efforts to prevent, prepare for,
and respond to environmental emergencies – as well as to
integrate environment with humanitarian action across the world.
Environmental emergencies are disasters (such as industrial
accidents, earthquakes, or conflicts) where there is both severe
environmental damage as well as harm to human health and/or livelihoods.
The biennial Green Star Awards, first presented in 2009, are a
collaborative initiative between the UN Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Green Cross International (GCI), and the
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Moreinfo: http://www.gcint.org/green-star-awards
