Prince William said on Sunday that he is excited to visit Brazil in November.
The prince’s statement was given on the way to the UN Ocean Conference, that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) will also participate.
William is scheduled to speak at the closing of the Forum of Economics and Blue Finance in Monaco.
On the way to the event, when asked if he was excited to go to Brazil in the press, William replied that “yes”.
It will bring an environmental awards to Rio de Janeiro in November.
The annual award ceremony of the Earthshot, will occur Shortly before the UN climate summit, COP30.
The awards aim to boost significant advances in solving environmental problems within a decade.
Inspired by the “moonshot” project of former US President John F. Kennedy, who led to the arrival of man to the moon in 1969, the prize seeks to find innovations to combat climate change and other environmental issues, rewarding five 1 million pound winners (equivalent to $ 1.3 million) each to develop their projects.
Previous editions of the award were held in London, Boston, Singapore and Cape Town, with the support of global organizations and philanthropists.
Engagement in environmental causes
Prince William launched in May a series of documentaries called “Guardians” about people who work as forest guardians in the struggle for nature conservation.
William is engaged in the environmental cause as well as his father, King Charles III. Charles’s history as an avid climate advocate is well known, having started talking about it in the late 60’s.
The monarch is considered a pioneer in environmental issues. “Before the climate issue is a fashion, a trend, he was already talking about it,” says Leonardo Paz, researcher at the FGV’s Prospecting and International Intelligence Center.
Charles’s first public appearance to speak on the subject was 53 years ago, on February 19, 1970, when he launched the European year of conservation in Wales.
Charles addressed problems related to the issue of conservation, such as population growth, scarcity of resources, pollution, trash, and proposed some solutions, although recognizing at another time that the human barrier can prevent them from happening.
With information from Reuters.
