The Lifetime Achievement Award is not the only UNEP award given out annually. To date, the UNEP have honored "106 laureate, ranging from world leaders to technology inventors. They include 26 world leaders, 64 individuals and 16 groups of organizations." The categories and 2021 winners are as follows, and you can learn more about them here. Each award winner has a short video along with a tribute to their activities at the links listed below.
- Inspiration & Action Award: Nonprofit Group Sea Women of Melanesia
- Entrepreneurial Vision: Maria Kolesnikova from the Kyrkyz Republic
- Science & Innovation: Uganda's Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
- Policy Leadership: Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley
Check out this UNEP link to see the Laureates across all categories since 2018. Further filtering can get you to individual laureates dating back to 2005.
Image from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/04/movies/david-attenborough-a-life-on-our-planet-review.html; Video from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlvn23rSt0M
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