Right Livelihood Award

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environmental award human rights award international award peace award social justice award

The Right Livelihood Award is an international honor often called the “Alternative Nobel Prize,” recognizing individuals and organizations for practical and exemplary solutions to global problems in areas such as human rights, environmental protection, and social justice.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	environmental award → human rights award → international award → peace award → social justice award →
alsoKnownAs	Alternative Nobel Prize →
awardCeremonyLocation	Stockholm →
awardFor	environmental protection → human rights → peace and disarmament → practical and exemplary solutions to global problems → social justice →
countryOfOrigin	Sweden →
distinguishedFrom	Nobel Prize →
firstAwarded	1980 →
focusesOn	global South initiatives → grassroots solutions → systemic change →
founder	Jakob von Uexkull →
frequency	annual →
hasLaureate	Amnesty International → Asha Hagi Elmi → Bill McKibben → Edward Snowden → GRAIN (organization) → Greta Thunberg → Herman Daly → International Baby Food Action Network → Kailash Satyarthi → Memorial (human rights group) → Nnimmo Bassey → Sima Samar → Sulak Sivaraksa → Vandana Shiva →
hasPart	award ceremony → cash prize → honorary award →
hasTagline	The Alternative Nobel Prize →
headquartersLocation	Stockholm →
inception	1980 →
languageOfWorkOrName	English → Swedish →
motto	for the courage to uphold human rights and fundamental freedoms →
namedAfter	concept of right livelihood in Buddhist ethics →
presentedBy	Right Livelihood Award Foundation →
selectionProcess	jury decision → public nomination process →
typicalNumberOfLaureatesPerYear	3–4 →
website	https://rightlivelihood.org →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Amory B. Lovins → Arne Næss → Bill McKibben → Ela Bhatt → Greta Thunberg → Herman Daly → Herman Daly ("Honorary Right Livelihood Award") → Jakob von Uexkull ("Honorary Right Livelihood Award") → Nnimmo Bassey → Ralph Nader → Seán MacBride → Sima Samar → Sulak Sivaraksa → Vandana Shiva →	awardReceived
Jakob von Uexkull → Jakob von Uexkull ("Right Livelihood Award Foundation") →	founded
Alternative Nobel Prize →	alsoKnownAs
Alternative Nobel Prize ("Right Livelihood Award Foundation") →	awardedBy
Right Livelihood Award ("The Alternative Nobel Prize") →	hasTagline
Jakob von Uexkull →	notableWork
Right Livelihood Award ("Right Livelihood Award Foundation") →	presentedBy