In 2019, the story was shortlisted for the New Media Writing Prize (NMWP) in the journalism category. The NMWP is a Bournemouth University initiative in England.
In the same year, the story was also nominated for The Prix Europa in the " “Tv Current Affair” category.
In 2020, it won the King of Spain International Journalism Award in the Environmental and sustainable development journalism. category.
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