Originally Posted by D

His environmental work.

He's been working to educate the populace in regards to environmental issues since he was in college.

His nomination did kinda represent a shift in the traditional characteristics of what defines a Peace Prize recipient - usually it's been held for statesmen and individuals who worked in Human Rights... but I guess there's something to be said for bringing the world together in the link between peace and the state of our environment.

I mean, if we destroy the climatic balance in which we evolved and our civilizations and societies emerged, I reckon there's not much chance of peace, eh? Less area for a growing population to live on = more competition for resources = an inflated chance of war.

From a perspective, it's the promotion of peace on a grand scale. And, those that are in a place to make such decisions wanted to reward him for those efforts.

Makes sense to me.