H.S.H. Prince Albert of Monaco II is being honoured with a prestigious conservation award at a gala that has been delayed for the second year running due to the COVID pandemic. History is repeating itself after his Great, Great Grandfather H.S.H. Prince Albert I of Monaco had the presentation of an Oceanography award delayed due to the Spanish Flu pandemic in 1918.

The Perfect World Award has previously been presented to legends such as Sir David Attenborough, Dr Jane Goodall, Miss Greta Thunberg, and Dr Sylvia Earl. This year, a new icon is Awarded The Perfect World Award “The Conservationist of the Year” – Dr Dian Fossey.

To stress the extreme urgency and add pressure on global politicians at the COP26 Climate Change Conference, Bindi Irwin now sends a message to remind leaders about the Australian bushfires in 2020. The message was released together with hundreds of testimonial videos from young people around the world, each telling a story about how climate change affects their lives. Behind the initiative is the Climate AID World Forum, by The Perfect World Foundation, which channels the voices of the youth and mobilises them to pressure the politicians to stop talking and start acting.

– I stand with the Climate AID World Forum, says Bindi Irwin.

IPCC has released yet another alarming climate report which confirms that politicians have not done enough. The Perfect World Foundation and Climate AID World Forum is releasing hundreds of testimonials from worried young people all over the world. The clear message to global politicians: Act now! Stop Talking!

50 years ago, our politicians, governments and the United Nations were informed of the climate problems. At the Stockholm Climate Conference in 1972, alarming scientific reports on dramatically raising CO2 levels in the atmosphere were presented to the UN and global politicians. Maybe they listened, but they obviously didn’t hear!

The BBC profile and legend Sir David Attenborough was one of the voices behind the need for a neutral, independent, action-oriented Nordic Climate Forum, when visited Gothenburg, Sweden as a speaker and guest at The Perfect World Foundation Climate Conference in 2018. The Gothenburg community now stands behind The Perfect World Foundation’s initiative; Climate AID World Forum, represented by Volvo Cars, Business Region Göteborg, EY (Ernst & Young), Göteborg & Co and many others.

Beluga whales, Little White and Little Gray, gained international attention when they were rescued in 2019 from a water park in Shanghai. The whales then flew 9,600 kilometers to their new home in Iceland, where they last year became the first guests to the world’s first open-sea sanctuary for beluga whales. The Perfect World Foundation works together with the haircare brand Maria Nila to support the whales and to give them a second chance. Until today, World Whale Day, over half a million SEK has been raised in favour of the belugas.

In 2004, environmental activist Wangari Maathai became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2011, she died of cancer. Now, nine years after her passing, the legacy of Maathai is honoured with the prestigious Swedish honorary award, The Perfect World Award, which goes to The Green Belt Movement, The Wangari Maathai Foundation and The Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace & Environmental Studies. The prize is awarded annually by the animal and nature organization The Perfect World Foundation. Previous awardees include, among other, Greta Thunberg, Sir David Attenborough, Dr Sylvia Earle and Dr Jane Goodall.

Wildlife rescue- and conservation projects are in an urgent need of support due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Perfect World Foundation is now launching the Corona AID fundraising campaign, where 100% of the funds raised go directly to the animal projects that have been affected by the crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A life in captivity is miserable for these wonderful, social and intelligent white whales. In the wild, beluga whales live in flocks, sometimes in groups of over 100 individuals. The whales’ natural habitat is mainly areas with Arctic sea ice. Swimming around, around in shallow, small pools with far too hot water is a painful fate for these fantastic animals… where their only task is to entertain visitors by balancing balls on their noses and jumping through rings. Worldwide, more than 300 beluga whales are kept in marine parks and aquariums as tourist attractions.

Bonobos are closely related to humans and therefore risks being infected by the new coronavirus, COVID19. Bonobo projects are now being quarantined to protect the animals. The economic crisis also contributes to fewer donations that affect animal and nature projects all over the world.

Avoiding palm oil products can be a first important step in creating better conditions for human and nature. This week’s challenge in GONNA! comes from The Perfect World Foundation and is about actively choose products that do not contain palm oil.

Greta Thunberg will be the first Swedish person to be awarded the nature and animal organization The Perfect World Foundation’s honorary award, The Perfect World Award, “The Conservationist of the Year”. The prize is awarded annually and among previous award winners are Dr. Jane Goodall and BBC producer Sir David Attenborough. – Greta receives the award for having succeeded in creating global awareness of the climate issue, says Ragnhild Jacobsson, CEO of The Perfect World Foundation.

Sir David Attenborough is possibly the world’s most famous presenter of nature documentaries. On September 6th. The Perfect World Foundation will be hosting a gala in Gothenburg, in support of earth’s nature and wildlife. Sir Attenborough, the evening’s guest of honour, will be awarded the foundation’s honorary prize presented by the Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson.