# GAEA Awards Inspiring innovative collaboration and fostering transformative partnerships, one cohort at a time. [Explore the winners](https://initiatives.weforum.org/giving-to-amplify-earth-action/gaea-awards-winners) ## Individual efforts cannot meet the scale of the climate and nature crises. The GAEA Awards recognize the innovative collaborations leading the way on systems change, beyond traditional celebrations of individual efforts. We help accelerate and scale successful collaborations in climate and nature by building a cross-sector community tailored to supporting our awardees. [Read on Forum Stories](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/12/effective-climate-collaboration/) ## Key focus areas The GAEA Awards aim to fast-track innovative partnerships across and within sectors and industries to drive systems change for ambitious climate and nature goals.To do this, we will build: ### Greater awareness Celebrating exemplary partnerships and demonstrating the value of innovative collaboration, while promoting new models of action ### Strengthened community Creating a dynamic cross-sector community that fosters collaboration, resource exchange and shared insights to spark bold ideas and forge impactful partnerships ### Smarter action Providing awardees with greater networks and opportunities to enhance their capabilities through a tailored journey, to help scale their impact *Interactive visualization or embedded content* ## The 2026 GAEA Award winners Now in its second year, the GAEA Awards celebrate collaborations transforming global action on climate and nature. ## Across the five categories below, the Awards recognize partnerships that turn shared ambition into measurable progress, proving how collective innovation, finance, and leadership can drive lasting, systemic change toward a just and nature-positive future. ### Bridging Evidence to Action Awardee - The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate ChangeA global collaboration of 300+ scientists from 100 institutions worldwide, the Lancet Countdown draws on world-leading science to track the evolving links between climate change and health. Its data informs COP negotiations and national health strategies, with 2400+ policy citations. With six regional centres translating global data into locally relevant insights, the Lancet Countdown connects evidence to decision-makers—making climate change a health priority worldwide. [Explore](https://lancetcountdown.org/) ### Enabling Innovation Breakthroughs Awardee - Plastics Pact Network Uniting 900+ organizations across 19 countries, this network is building a circular economy for plastics. Together, its national and regional Pacts have eliminated 33 billion single-use items, redesigned 850,000 tonnes of packaging, and improved livelihoods for waste workers worldwide. A model of collective accountability and impact at scale. [Explore](https://www.wrap.ngo/take-action/plastic-pact-network) ### Unlocking Capital at Scale Awardee - Sustainable Sovereign Debt HubTransforming the $92 trillion sovereign debt market by embedding climate and nature resilience into finance. Through tools and partnerships with governments and investors, it has enabled countries like Slovenia and Côte d’Ivoire to issue sustainability-linked bonds and debt-for-development swaps - building a fairer, resilient financial architecture for the future. [Explore](https://www.ssdh.net/) ### Moving Business for Climate Impact Awardee - CanopyPartnering with 1,000+ brands worth US $2.1 trillion in revenue, Canopy is transforming the paper, packaging and textile industries.By scaling circular “Next Generation” materials made from agricultural and textile waste, it has protected 16.6 million hectares of forests and catalysed US $78 billion in investment potential - proof that business collaboration can drive systemic change. [Explore](https://canopyplanet.org/) ### Empowering Voices to Shape Action Awardee - Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA)In Gujarat, India, SEWA through its Building Cleaner Skies Campaign is enabling thousands of low-income women salt-farmers to lead a clean energy transition.By transitioning to clean, green solar pumps, undergoing training on Solar PV and by designing and forging innovative financial partnerships, poor grassroots women have become solar engineers and entrepreneurs, cutting 18900+ tonnes of CO2 annually and raising incomes by up to 500%. A powerful example of gender equity and Women-led Climate Action. [Explore](https://www.sewa.org/) ## Featured insights ## Discover the insights behind the GAEA Awards' latest white paper Drawing on dozens of interviews and case studies of winners and finalists in the inaugural World Economic Forum GAEA Awards, the report written in collaboration with global consulting firm Kearney offers practical insights and tested approaches to building strong collaborations that deliver tangible results for nature and climate. [Read more](https://www.weforum.org/publications/making-collaboration-work-for-climate-and-nature-practical-insights-from-gaea-award-winners/) ### The 5 essential ingredients to unlock the power of climate collaboration Insights on climate collaboration from André Hoffmann, Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum. [Read more](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/12/effective-climate-collaboration/) ### Pioneering climate and nature partnerships honored at inaugural GAEA Awards Press release: Announcing the 2024-2025 GAEA Awards and celebrating the five winners. [Read more](https://www.weforum.org/press/2025/01/pioneering-climate-and-nature-partnerships-honoured-at-inaugural-giving-to-amplify-earth-action-awards/) ### Three proven ways to collaborate better on climate action Three inaugural awardees were spotlighted by TIME as part of a feature on the bold solutions needed to address climate and nature crises at a system-wide level. [Read more](https://time.com/7271157/ways-to-collaborate-better-on-climate-action/) ### Get involved! Do you want to learn more about the GAEA Awards, help us identify groundbreaking partnerships, or partner with us to support our awardees and community? [Contact us](https://initiatives.weforum.org/giving-to-amplify-earth-action/get-involved)