British nature broadcaster David Attenborough, the World Health Organization and Belarusian dissident Svyatlana Sichanovskaya are among the nominees for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of choosing winners.
Thousands of people, from members of parliament around the world to former winners, are eligible to propose candidates.
Norwegian lawmakers have named one final peace prize winner every year since 2014 with the exception of 2019, which also includes Maria Rassa, one of the two laureates last year.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which decides who wins the prize, does not comment on the nominations, keeping the names of the nominees and unsuccessful nominees a secret for 50 years.
However, some nominees, such as the Norwegian MPs, choose to disclose their choices. Attenborough, 95, is best known for his historical television series featuring the natural world, including “Life on Earth” and “The Blue Planet”.
They were named jointly with the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Forum on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), which assesses the state of biodiversity around the world for policymakers.
They were nominated for “their efforts to inform and preserve the Earth’s natural diversity, a prerequisite for sustainable and peaceful societies”, said nominee Une Bastolm, leader of the Norwegian Green Party.
Environmentalists have won the Nobel Peace Prize in the past, including Kenyan activist Wangari Maathai, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and former US Vice President Al Gore.
Still, “there is no scientific consensus as to an important driver of the violent fight over climate change,” said Henrik Urdal, director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo, who warned against a “too simplistic relationship between the two”.
In the last two years, the corona virus epidemic has been the center of public concern and this year the international organization fighting it, WHO has been re-named.
“I think WHO is likely to be discussed in the committee for this year’s award,” Urdal said.
The exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikanauskaya was nominated for the second year in a row for her “brave, tireless and peaceful work” for democracy and freedom in her country, MP Harek Elvens said.
Other nominees revealed by Norwegian lawmakers include Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the International Criminal Court in The Hague, WikiLeaks and Chelsea Manning, NATO, aid organization CARE, Iranian human rights activist Masih Alinejad and the Arctic Council, an intergovernmental organization for cooperation in the Arctic. Forums included. Nation’s.
The nomination, which closed on Monday, does not reflect support from the Nobel committee.
The 2021 award winner will be announced in October.
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