Pope Francis has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, joining Sir David Attenborough and the World Health Organisation on the list of this year's candidates.
They were chosen for "their efforts to inform about, and protect, Earth's natural diversity, a prerequisite for sustainable and peaceful societies," said Norwegian Green Party leader, Une Bastholm.
Pope Francis was nominated for his efforts to help solve the climate crisis as well as his work towards peace and reconciliation.
Prominent dissidents, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya of Belarus and jailed Russian opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, are also included in the list, as is the Myanmar National Unity Government, formed by opponents of last year's coup.
Tuvalu's foreign minister Simon Kofe, who highlighted the threat of climate change to his low-lying Pacific Island nation by recording a speech for the United Nations climate conference standing knee-deep in seawater, has also been nominated.
Attenborough, 95, whose TV nature programmes have won him worldwide acclaim, and Ms Tsikhanouskaya, who is in exile in Vilnius, are being backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner.
Attenborough, best known for his landmark TV series illustrating the natural world, including Life on Earth and The Blue Planet, was nominated jointly with the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), which assesses the state of biodiversity worldwide for policymakers.
'Brave, tireless and peaceful'
Ms Tsikhanouskaya was denied power by what Sky's Moscow correspondent Diana Magnay called "a blatantly rigged election" in August.
Norwegian parliamentarian Haarek Elvenes recognised her "brave, tireless and peaceful work" for democracy and freedom in her home country.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny looks at a camera while speaking via a video link from prison during a court session in Petushki, Vladimir region, about 120 kilometres (75 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022
Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a court hearing via video link
Mr Kofe was nominated by the leader of Norway's Liberal Party, Guri Melby, for his work in highlighting climate change issues.
The World Health Organisation, which has been at the forefront of the global response to the coronavirus pandemic, is nominated for the second year running.
Other nominees revealed
Henrik Urdal, director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo, said the organisation is "likely to be discussed in the Committee for this year's prize".
Other nominees revealed by Norwegian lawmakers are the International Criminal Court in the Hague, WikiLeaks and Chelsea Manning, NATO, aid organisation CARE, Iranian human rights activist Masih Alinejad, and the Arctic Council, an intergovernmental forum for cooperation for Arctic nations, Reuters said.
Last year's winners were Filipino democracy campaigner Maria Ressa and Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, a vocal advocate for a free press who has exposed abuses of power.
Nominations do not imply an endorsement from the Nobel committee. The new laureate will be announced in October.