Hans Herren
Laureate
- Organisation
- Millennium Institute in Washington DC and Biovision Foundation
- Function
- President/CEO
- Country
- Switzerland
- Awards
- Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, 2003
- Right Livelihood Award, 2013
Hans Herren’s main interests and experience are in agriculture, food systems, ecologically, socially and economically sustainable development and cover research, capacity development and management of international research organizations (IITA, ICIPE, Millennium Institute). The latter empowers countries and development partners with modelling tools and knowledge to inform integrated national and global sustainable development policies and contributes effectively to sustainable and equitable development, peace and security. Herren is President of the Biovision Foundation and Co-Chair of the IAASTD.