STORY: Chinese scientist among 2024 UNEP's Champions of the Earth Award winners
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 10, 2024
DATELINE: Dec. 11, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:39
LOCATION: Nairobi
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Lu Qi (courtesy of UNEP)

STORYLINE:

Lu Qi, a Chinese scientist, is among the six winners of the 2024 Champions of the Earth Award, announced on Tuesday by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) in Nairobi, Kenya's capital.
   
Honored in the Science and Innovation category, Lu has spent three decades working in science and policy, helping China reverse environmental degradation and reduce desertification, according to the UNEP.
   
Additionally, Lu played a pivotal role in implementing the world's largest afforestation project and in establishing expert research networks and partnerships, the UNEP said in a statement issued in Nairobi.
   
As the chief scientist at the Chinese Academy of Forestry, Lu has championed multilateral cooperation to combat desertification, land degradation and drought.

Since 2005, the Champions of the Earth Award, UNEP's highest environmental honor, has recognized trailblazers at the forefront of protecting the planet and its inhabitants.
   
The award has honored 122 laureates for their exceptional ecological stewardship, with the 2024 winners celebrated for their outstanding leadership, bold actions and sustainable solutions to tackle land degradation, drought and desertification.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nairobi.
(XHTV)