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Sep 7, 2022 - Arturo González’s expeditions through the flooded labyrinths far beneath the jungle covering Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula are shedding light on the origins...

Sep 7, 2022 - Archaeologist Catherine Abadie-Reynal faced a race against the clock when the construction of a dam in Turkey was set to flood two ancient cities.

Sep 7, 2022 - Palaeontologist Elizabeth Nicholls overcame numerous obstacles to extract the fossilized remains of a 220 million year-old, giant marine reptile in a remote...

Sep 7, 2022 - Appalled by the deaths of thousands of children from preventable diseases in her country, an Ethiopian schoolteacher invented an entertaining way to inform...

Sep 7, 2022 - The unflagging efforts of Mario Robles del Moral to reforest his native Spain have gone global, with a path of forest worldwide being the ultimate ambition.

Sep 7, 2022 - IT specialist Arthur Zang has used his technological know-how to invent and manufacture Africa’s first computer tablet to diagnose people with heart disease.

Jul 4, 2024 - Biologist Constantino Aucca Chutas is mobilizing local communities as part of his massive reforestation efforts in the Andes. Watch the video on rolex.org.

Sep 28, 2021 - Since the Rolex Award in 2000, Rohan Pethiyagoda has stepped up his initiative to restore Sri Lanka's unique ecosystem. Watch the video on rolex.org.

Sep 7, 2022 - French glaciologist Bernard Francou extracted an ice core from deep inside an Andean glacier to provide an archive of climatic change over thousands of years.

Feb 15, 2023 - Rolex Awards Laureate and speleologist Francesco Sauro explores the world's deepest caves to uncover previously unknown life forms. More on rolex.org.

May 24, 2022 - Since winning a Rolex Award in 1996, condor conservationist Luis Jácome has reared 79 Andean condor chicks in captivity. Watch the video on...

Sep 7, 2022 - German veterinary surgeon Ilse Köhler-Rollefson works with camel herders in India’s remote Thar Desert and champions traditional pastoralist communities...

Sep 7, 2022 - Locust swarms are capable of devouring vast fields of crops within hours. Geographer Frithjof Voss used satellite image mapping to detect locusts before they...

Sep 7, 2022 - For Martha Ruiz Corzo, conservation and economic development for the poor go hand in hand, an ethos she made real in the mountains of central Mexico.

Feb 19, 2024 - Discover the 2023 Rolex Awards Laureates, five pioneers striving to improve lives while protecting the planet for future generations. More on rolex.org.

Oct 12, 2021 - Andrew Bastawrous has deployed an easy-to-use mobile phone-based technology to test the eyesight of people across Africa and Asia. More on rolex.org.

Dec 16, 2022 - Passionate about the natural world, Romulus Whitaker has gone from conserving reptiles to saving India’s rainforests through a network of research stations.

May 22, 2024 - A descendent of Quechuan farmers, biologist Constantino Aucca Chutas has dedicated his life to reforesting the high Andes. Watch the video on rolex.org.

Sep 7, 2022 - The Q Drum invented by South African architect Hans Hendrikse has improved the lives of many thousands in developing countries, providing a simple, easy means...

Jun 17, 2024 - Entrepreneur Beth Koigi is combating water scarcity in Kenya’s most arid regions with her social enterprise Majik Water. Watch the video on rolex.org.

Jul 4, 2024 - 2023 Rolex Awards Laureate Liu Shaochuang is working to scale up his model for endangered species protection using satellites. Watch the video on rolex.org.

May 22, 2024 - Biologist Constantino Aucca Chutas is safeguarding the wider Amazonian water cycle by reforesting Andean Polylepis forests. Watch the video on rolex.org.

Mar 19, 2024 - Entrepreneur Denica Riadini-Flesch is empowering rural Indonesian craftswomen through her farm-to-closet clothing brand, SukkhaCitta. More on rolex.org.

Sep 7, 2022 - Preserving the world’s natural heritage for future generations is part of what drives Amanda Vincent in her quest for the conservation of marine fish – and...

Sep 7, 2022 - Brazilian ecologist João Campos-Silva is working to protect the largest scaled freshwater fish in the world. Discover how doing so is lifting up local...

Sep 7, 2022 - Rejecting the modern farming techniques he had studied at university, Zenón Porfidio Gomel Apaza turned to ancient agricultural traditions to transform the...

Oct 12, 2021 - Laury Cullen Jr. has set up community tree nurseries and employed local people to restore 60,000 hectares of forest in Brazil. More on rolex.org.

Mar 22, 2022 - Rolex Award winner Vreni Häussermann has been exploring, documenting and protecting Patagonia's fjords for over 20 years. Watch the video on rolex.org.

Sep 7, 2022 - Since 1991, palaeoanthropologist David Lordkipanidze has led an international team excavating one of the world’s foremost prehistoric sites where the bones...

Sep 7, 2022 - Children in the wilds of Siberia no longer have to be separated from their parents to get an education thanks to Alexandra Lavrillier, who has established a...

Jun 29, 2021 - Rolex Award for Enterprise Laureate Shafqat Hussain has developed an innovative project for snow leopard conservation. Watch the video on rolex.org.

Sep 7, 2022 - More than 22,000 women in India’s rugged Kutch region in the state of Gujarat have seen their lives transformed thanks to Chanda Shroff who revived the...

Nov 22, 2022 - Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim uses her experience and indigenous knowledge to map resources to prevent conflict in the Sahel. Watch the video on rolex.org.

Sep 7, 2022 - Nancy Jones Abeiderrahmane opened Africa’s first camel milk dairy in Mauritania, bringing a paradigm shift for livestock husbandry and improving the quality...

Sep 7, 2022 - To help protect the charismatic whale shark, the world’s biggest fish, Brad Norman created an identification system based on its celestial markings.

Sep 21, 2022 - British climate researcher Gina Moseley seeks clues about climate change in the planet’s northernmost caves. Discover more on rolex.org

Sep 7, 2022 - Biologist Karina Atkinson has spent more than six years helping to transform a little-known reserve in Paraguay into a model of scientific conservation and...

Sep 7, 2022 - Rwanda’s turbulent history has meant wildlife conservation has not always been able to be a priority, but the situation has improved over recent years....

Nov 14, 2023 - Rolex Awards Laureate Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu is developing projects to strengthen Nigeria's food systems and eliminate wastage. Watch the video on rolex.org.

Jun 29, 2021 - Scientist Michel André’s concern for marine life led to the development of an underwater network of microphones. Discover the video on...

Sep 7, 2022 - By studying caves for traces of ancient seismic activity, French geologist Eric Gilli developed a new method to predict earthquakes.

Sep 7, 2022 - Glacial microbiologist Joseph Cook says the top few metres of the Arctic’s ice are like a “frozen rainforest”. His research is a journey of discovery...

Dec 20, 2022 - Since winning a Rolex Award in 2008, conservationist Romulus Whitaker has founded three rainforest research stations across India. More on rolex.org.

Sep 7, 2022 - Through her environmental theme park, the visionary Mexican environmentalist Maritza Morales Casanova hopes to teach a generation of young people to care for...

Mar 22, 2022 - Scientist Michel André’s concern for marine life led to the development of an underwater network of microphones. Discover the video on...

Sep 7, 2022 - Saving the lives of mothers and babies who lack emergency obstetric care is the life’s calling of Aggrey Otieno, who is empowering impoverished Nairobi...

Sep 7, 2022 - In many cities worldwide, rain is regarded as a nuisance to be quickly drained away. But not in Tokyo, where, thanks to a retired civil servant, people see...

Jan 13, 2022 - Since 1990, biologist Anita Studer has launched a variety of programmes to protect Brazil's forests and bird population. Watch the video on rolex.org.

Apr 24, 2024 - Rolex Awards Laureate Inza Koné is involving local communities in his efforts to preserve Côte d'Ivoire's Tanoé-Ehy...

Sep 7, 2022 - French explorer Luc-Henri Fage discovered prehistoric cave paintings in Kalimantan nearly 30 years ago and campaigned to save these artistic treasures.

May 17, 2022 - Laureates of the Rolex Awards are continuing to make the world a better place. Discover what new directions their projects are taking on rolex.org.

Sep 7, 2022 - Topher White is offering scientists a way to study the health of rainforest wildlife populations. Discover how old technology is leading to innovative...

Sep 7, 2022 - Rory Wilson has developed a revolutionary device that employs mobile technology to track how animals, including humans, use energy.

Sep 7, 2022 - Recognizing the magic and the science that exploring the heavens brings to school children, Gilbert Clark’s virtual observatory links hundreds of schools to...