Rachel Carson Prize (environmentalist award)

The Rachel Carson Prize is an international environmental award, which is awarded since 1991. It takes its name in honor of the American biologist and non-fiction author Rachel Carson, with her ​​book Silent Spring sparked a worldwide debate on the use of DDT in 1962 and the U.S. environmental movement had a substantial impact.

The prize is awarded every two years and consists of money and the awarding of a sculpture in the form of a cormorant, which was created by the sculptor Irma Bruun Hodne.