United Kingdom, Nov. 6 -- Prince William has revealed the five winners of this year's Earthshot Prize.

The Prince of Wales described their environmental work as "proof that progress is possible" during Wednesday's (05.11.25) ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The winners included a project to make South America's Atlantic Forest financially viable as well as a global ocean treaty initiative that aims to conserve marine life.

Football icon Cafu, Olympic gymnast Rebeca Andrade and ex-F1 driver Sebastian Vettel were among those presenting awards at the ceremony - which featured musical performances from Kylie Minogue, Shawn Mendes and Brazilian pop sensation Anitta.

Addressing attendees, William said: "When I founded the Earthshot Prize...