Heidi Kuhn, who received the 2023 World Food Prize for her work to remove landmines from war-ravaged areas and restore the land for agriculture, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Kuhn is the founder of Roots of Peace, an organization she started in 1997. She has traveled the world, removing mines in Afghanistan, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Croatia, Iraq, Israel, Palestinian territories and Vietnam.

Earlier this week, Kuhn visited the minefields of Karabakh, a region in Azerbaijan known for its high-quality grapes that is now marred with an estimated 1.5 million landmines.

“Each landmine removed, each fruit tree planted, is a step towards feeding future generations and combating climate change,” Kuhn said in a news release. “With an estimated 110 million landmines in over 60 countries and 30% of Ukraine contaminated, our work is far from over.”

The work of Roots of Peace has also led to the creation of jobs for women in countries where they have been oppressed. Kuhn was also awarded the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice in November 2023.

Her nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize was announced by Umud Mirzayev, president of the International Eurasia Press Fund, based in Baku, Azerbaijan. During the International Mine Action Conference in Baku, Kuhn and Mirzayev launched a pilot project to clear the land mines and restore the land to sustainable vineyards.

This year’s Nobel Prize announcements will be made Oct. 7-14.

To read an interview Kuhn did with the Business Record in the weeks leading up to last year’s World Food Prize ceremony, click here.