Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy
Honoring World Leaders in Environmental Law and Diplomacy
The Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy is the world’s most prestigious award in the field of environmental law recognizing the innovation, skill, and accomplishments of lawyers, diplomats, international civil servants and other advocates who work to create the world environmental order. The Award has a distinguished history since 1979 shaped by progress in the field of environmental law and policy, and through collaborations with the Universite libre du Bruxelles and the International Council of Environmental Law. Chosen annually by an esteemed jury, the Award honors the late Elisabeth Haub, a noted philanthropist and environmental advocate.
2024 Laureates
The 2024 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy will be jointly awarded to Singapore’s Ambassador for International Law, Rena Lee, and Senior High Seas Adviser to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Kristina Maria Gjerde, for their unwavering commitment to ocean conservation and their instrumental roles in the 2023 UN Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement).
2024 Haub Award Ceremony
Please join us for the conferring of the 2024 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy on Ambassador Rena Lee and Kristina Maria Gjerde on Thursday, October 24 at 6:15 p.m. EST.
2023 Ceremony Video
The 2023 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy honored Ambassador Marja Lehto of Finland and Former Ambassador Marie Jacobsson of Sweden for their pivotal roles advancing environmental law and policy to protect the environment in times of armed conflict. Watch the ceremony and panel discussion with the Laureates, along with Dr. Nilufer Oral and moderator Professor Nicholas A. Robinson.
About Elisabeth Haub (1899–1977)
Elisabeth Haub was a tireless environmental advocate and philanthropist with an extraordinary legacy supporting the progress of environmental law, with particular emphasis on activities that impact policy, promote a balanced approach to sustainable growth and reflect the global nature of environmental issues. She devoted much of her life to the stewardship of sustainability, forming the first foundation dedicated to establishing laws for nature conservation and environmental protection. The Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy, as it is known today, was named in her honor.
