Queensland’s Indigenous women rangers given Earthshot prize for protecting Great Barrier Reef

The Queensland Indigenous Women Rangers Network received the Earthshot prize under the Revive Our Oceans category. Photograph: Jumbo Aerial Photography/AP

The Queensland Indigenous Women Rangers Network has been awarded a £1m ($1.8m) Earthshot prize for its work on protecting the Great Barrier Reef.

The network was awarded the Revive Our Oceans category of the prizes, which was launched by Prince William and David Attenborough in 2020.