Winner, Spain’s 2024 Sustainability Ambassador Award

Looking down at the river from a vineyard in Galicia's Ribeira Sacra
BBC Travel: Spain’s Spectacular Wine Region Navigated by Boat
September 18, 2024
Photos of four Indigenous winemakers next to Saveur logo
Saveur: These Indigenous Winemakers Are Making History—While Sharing Their Own
November 26, 2024
Photos of four Indigenous winemakers next to Saveur logo
Saveur: These Indigenous Winemakers Are Making History—While Sharing Their Own
November 26, 2024
Looking down at the river from a vineyard in Galicia's Ribeira Sacra
BBC Travel: Spain’s Spectacular Wine Region Navigated by Boat
September 18, 2024
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Sofia Perez saying a few words while receiving the Sustainability Ambassador Award

Photo by Chriz Ramiscal

September 25, 2024

At the “Spain Talks” Climate Week event in New York City, I was presented with the Sustainability Ambassador Award by the Spanish government. In recognition of my reporting on environmental and social sustainability issues in Spain. Here are the five pieces that were considered as part of my nomination:

  1. BBC Travel, “Spain’s Spectacular Wine Region Navigated by Boat“
  2. Condé Nast Traveler, “Traveling to the Source of Ibérico Ham“
  3. BBC Travel, “The Ingenious Wines Birthed from Black Volcanic Craters”
  4. Saveur, “The World’s Most Valuable Cheese Is at Risk of Fading Into History“
  5. Whetstone Journal, “In Asturias, Cider is Not Just a Beverage in a Bottle“