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Achim Steiner, under-secretary general of the United Nations and executive director of the UN environment programme (UNEP), addresses the awarding ceremony of Champion of the Earth in Paris, on April 22, 2009. The annual prize, established in 2004, rewards individuals who have made a notable contribution to the protection and sustainable management of the Earth's environment and natural resources.

Achim Steiner, under-secretary general of the United Nations and executive director of the UN environment programme (UNEP), addresses the awarding ceremony of Champion of the Earth in Paris, on April 22, 2009. The annual prize, established in 2004, rewards individuals who have made a notable contribution to the protection and sustainable management of the Earth's environment and natural resources. [Xinhua]

 
Achim Steiner(R1), under-secretary general of the United Nations and executive director of the UN environment programme (UNEP), and Chinese artist Yuan Xikun(L1), designer of the 2009 trophy, award Norwegian Environment Minister Erik Solheim with Policy Leadership Prize during the awarding ceremony of Champion of the Earth in Paris, on April 22, 2009.

Achim Steiner(R1), under-secretary general of the United Nations and executive director of the UN environment programme (UNEP), and Chinese artist Yuan Xikun(L1), designer of the 2009 trophy, award Norwegian Environment Minister Erik Solheim with Policy Leadership Prize during the awarding ceremony of Champion of the Earth in Paris, on April 22, 2009. [Xinhua]

 
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