| In our search for societal
models, we should try to identify the top of the pyramid of each sector. Those peaks of
success, ethic, talent and ingenuity will serve as an inspiration for all. The future can
be more positive if we combine the contributions of both technology and the arts. It is
this aspect of the Bios Prizes that is celebrated in Mstislav Rostropovich’s award. He
stands at the peak of the pyramid of musicians and of the arts in general. With his music
and his wonderful inspiration, he has conveyed to the world the message of bios
appreciation. As an old friend of the Biopolitics International Organisation, he has
participated in the Sakharov Festival and has shown his support of the BIO by engulfing in
his music the biocentric ideals that the BIO proposes. Through the harmony of his cello,
he reaches out to every member of the universe, to every living creature, as a source of
light for the soul. This understanding of the interconnection among all living forms makes
Rostropovich a leading member of our society and a distinguished BIO friend. |
The Bios Prize
for offering us wings to enjoy the rhythm and harmony of life |
| Women make a major contribution towards
saving life. Since women give life, they understand and respect the sacred value of the
precious gift of life. They tend to be more sensitive to environmental destruction, as
they realise that the continuity of life is threatened. Aggression, destruction and
arrogance seem to be the prototypes of success in today's society. In order to challenge
those standards, the concept of profit should change. Profit should mean saving the
environment, appreciating life, ensuring good health, giving joy, sharing culture and
creating inner wealth. The two pyramids of women and business people can share their own
peak and have a common model. This model of a woman leader, a wife, a mother, a
grandmother, a business leader placing as a priority an enlightened version of profit, a
philanthropist with discretion and humility, a sensitive personality supporting the arts,
educational endeavours, health needs and family protection are found together in a rare
combination in Kitty Kyriacopoulos. |
The Bios Prize
for clarity of vision and a generous contribution to future generations |
| Bio-diplomacy is the understanding that
diversity in culture, faith, tradition and nature need to be maintained. Therefore,
barriers of state boundaries should be removed so as to allow for the protection of
biodiversity, the environment and the gift of bios. This concept serves as the pathway to
the achievement of cooperation and peace. Anton Rupert serves as a model at the peak of
the bio-diplomacy pyramid. His initiative has crossed the frontiers of neighbouring
African countries and has brought them together in the protection the environment and the
unique natural resources they share. He is a philanthropist who cares for the continuity
of bios, feels a responsibility to future generations, and believes that that our
anthropocentric orientation needs to become biocentric in the future. It is for his vision
and his practice of bio-diplomacy that Anton Rupert receives the Bios Prize. |
The Bios Prize
for enlightened leadership in safeguarding biodiversity |
| As we progress in
the new millennium, the Third World concept should be wiped out. Today there are many
opportunities and challenges, and enlightened leaders can create new models for the
appreciation of what constitutes the real wealth of our planet: the protection of nature.
With his generous donation of personal wealth to support incentives in environmental
protection and development that respects bios, Jakob von Uexkull exemplifies the
acknowledgement that the environment constitutes a basic need of society. He is awarded
the Bios Prize for his initiative and vision. |
The Bios Prize
for providing recognition to dedicated safekeepers of our planet |
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