2025 Lush Spring Prize Shortlist
The Queensland Indigenous Women Rangers Network (QIWRN) has been shortlisted for the 2025 Lush Spring Prize in both the Established Award and Indigenous Knowledge and Wisdom Award Categories. Winners to be announced to be announced at the Lush Spring Prize 2025 Awards Ceremony on 29 May 2025 in Dorset, United Kingdom. Lush Spring Prize: for social and environmental regeneration
2023 Winner - WiT: First Nations Changemaker Award
Larissa Hale was recognised for her impact as a First Nations woman leading transformational change bringing together traditional knowledge and practices alongside modern science and technology to improve environmental land and sea management in Queensland – now and into the future.
2022 Revive our Oceans Winner - The Earthshot Prize
Winner of Prince William’s prestigious Earthshot Prize in the Revive our Oceans category in 2022, Larissa will leverage the QIWRN model to scale the program to provide culturally safe networking, support and opportunities that celebrates, recognises and empowers Indigenous women rangers nationally and internationally!
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“This Prize is a game changer. We’re going to create a global groundswell of First Nations female-led conservation programs, a network of women helping to repair the planet fuelled by ancient knowledge and new technology. Our planet needs us, and it isn’t too late.”
“The message of the Earthshot Prize is that with hope and action we can feel hopeful about the future of our planet.”
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~CEO, Larissa Hale
