Dani Alves Teams Up With Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala, Others For Earthshot Prize Council

The world's most decorated footballer, Dani Alves has teamed up with Nigerian economist and international development expert, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and other big names like Shakira, Cate Blanchett, Queen Rania for Prince William's $65 million Earthshot environmental prize.

AllNews reports that Prince William - the elder son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales - brought together a list of global leaders from the worlds of sports, entertainment, and philanthropy to assemble a 13-strong council for his environmental prize.

Familiar faces on the influential and diverse panel include Cate Blanchett, Shakira, Queen Rania of Jordan, and basketball star Yao Ming, all of whom are currently engaged in environmental activism.

The Earthshot Prize prize council members, who represent six continents, will sit alongside the Duke of Cambridge and Sir David Attenborough as they are supported by a scientific advisory panel to select five winners each year for the next ten years to provide at least 50 solutions to the world’s biggest environmental problems by 2030.

Reacting to the development, Alves, a former Barcelona, Juventus, and PSG defender (now of  São Paulo) wrote on his verified Twitter handle on Thursday: "Today, I am proud and honored to announce that I have joined the Council of #EarthshotPrize. Because to change the world you need a great team!"

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Hoje, tenho o orgulho e a honra de anunciar que me juntei ao Conselho do #EarthshotPrize Porque pra mudar o mundo precisa-se de uma grande equipe!
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— Daniel Alves (@DaniAlvesD2) October 8, 2020

Nominations for the first Earthshot awards ceremony, which is taking place in London, United Kingdom in the fall of 2021, will open on November 1, with over 100 nominating partners invited to cast their entries.

Nominees can be communities, businesses, organizations, towns, cities, or even individuals.

The group will be supported by a Global Alliance featuring a network of organizations around the world which have a shared goal of repairing the planet.

Partners include WWF, Greenpeace, and Conservation International.

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