Alibaba-linked Ant Forest wins top UN green award

Ant Forest, a Chinese green initiative, has won the United Nations' highest environmental honor.

Picked for the 2019 Champions of the Earth award on Thursday in the Inspiration and Action category, Ant Forest is motivating half a billion people to protect the environment by turning their green deeds into an afforestation campaign, the award says.

"It's very innovative," said UN Environment Programme Executive Director Inger Andersen.