Tibet Eco-Awards 2025
We are pleased to announce the Tibet Eco-Awards 2025
in celebration of the 90th birthday of His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, in collaboration with the Compassion Rising World Tour
His Holiness received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his environmental work, the first time the award was bestowed for environmental and cultural preservation.
This competition is a tribute to His Holiness' pioneering environmental work, so well described in his book, This Fragile Planet: His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Environment, and as inspiration for environmental activists to focus on the importance of Tibet as the world's Third Pole.
$8,000 USD in prizes
$2000 prize in each of four categories
Visual Arts / Poetry / Song / Youth Award
Sponsored by
- Sumeru Books (Canada), the publishers of This Fragile Planet
- Michael Buckley, author of Meltdown in Tibet
- International Campaign for Tibet, Compassion Rising Tour
Competition Mission
The Tibet Eco-Awards 2025 seek to raise awareness of the urgent situation in Tibet and the Himalayan region, also known as The Third Pole, because it supplies freshwater to over 1.8 billion people downstream from Tibet via its mighty rivers.
The focus is on environment issues in Tibet and the Third Pole.
These awards are global in scope, and entries should be presented in English, although entries can also be presented in Tibetan with parallel English translation.
The awards seek to encourage emerging talent, not well-established artists or creators.
Entries must be original creations, and the entrant must guarantee they own the copyright for the creation. Any attempt to use AI-generated or AI-enhanced creations will automatically be disqualified from competition.
Entrants must have a social media presence dedicated to their craft, showing not just the work presented for competition but other works. Acceptable social media presence: website/blog dedicated to craft, Instagram dedicated to craft, YouTube or Vimeo.
Tibetan Eco-Awards Categories
Visual arts = original painting or artwork. No photography. Show two visuals here, with brief descriptions
Poetry = can be a single poem or a series of poems themed around environment issues in Tibet. Presented in English, but can be translated from Tibetan. (Please ensure top-class human translation.)
Song = must be an original composition with original singer performing live. Give link to the entry on the singer/songwriter's dedicated YouTube or Vimeo channel. If presented in Tibetan, must show clear English subtitles on-screen. (Please ensure top-class human translation.) Should show 1080p video quality with stereo sound.
Youth Award = can be any of the above categories, restricted to students 21 years old or younger at end of 2025. Photo ID showing date of birth required for entry in this category.