Launched by the Frontiers Research Foundation, the Frontiers Planet Prize (FPP) is a global competition that recognizes groundbreaking scientific research with the potential to drive sustainable environmental changes. It highlights solutions that help humanity remain within Earth’s safe operating space, defined by its nine planetary boundaries. The prize awards three $1 million prizes each year to scientists whose research proves innovative, practical, and scalable. ASSAf plays a pivotal role as South Africa’s National Representative Body by coordinating and aligning national submissions with the FFP requirements.