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7 conservationists win Whitley Awards
mongabay.com
April 30, 2015
Seven conservationists have taken home Whitley Awards for their efforts to protect wildlife in developing countries.
The awards, presented at a ceremony today by HRH Princess Anne, were given to conservationists in six countries:
Panut Hadisiswoyo for his efforts to protect Sumatran orangutans in Indonesia's Leuser Ecosystem;
Pramod Patil for community conservation of the great Indian bustard in the Thar Desert, India;
Rosamira Guillen for cotton-top tamarin conservation in northern Colombia;
Arnaud Desbiez for giant armadillo protection in the Brazilian Cerrado;
Inaoyom Imong for protecting Cross River gorillas in Nigeria's Mbe Mountains;
Jayson Ibañez for helping protect the Philippine eagle on Mindanao Island; and
Ananda Kumar for developing communication systems to reduce human-elephant conflict in southern India.
Each award is worth £35,000 in project funding. The Whitley Fund for Nature together with other foundations, individuals, and organizations provide the prize money.
Whitely also bestowed the £50,000 Whitley Gold Award 2015 to Dino Martins for his work to encourage small farmers to adopt pollinator-friendly farming approaches in East Africa. Martins was a 2009 Whitely Award winner.
"Although they each face remarkable and different challenges in their home countries, these exceptional individuals are passionate about securing a better future for both people and wildlife," he said in a statement. "The Whitley Awards are a celebration of their efforts and achievements."
Source: news.mongabay.com/2015/0429-whitely-awards-2015.html#ixzz3ZbE306nQ
mongabay.com
April 30, 2015
Seven conservationists have taken home Whitley Awards for their efforts to protect wildlife in developing countries.
The awards, presented at a ceremony today by HRH Princess Anne, were given to conservationists in six countries:
Panut Hadisiswoyo for his efforts to protect Sumatran orangutans in Indonesia's Leuser Ecosystem;
Pramod Patil for community conservation of the great Indian bustard in the Thar Desert, India;
Rosamira Guillen for cotton-top tamarin conservation in northern Colombia;
Arnaud Desbiez for giant armadillo protection in the Brazilian Cerrado;
Inaoyom Imong for protecting Cross River gorillas in Nigeria's Mbe Mountains;
Jayson Ibañez for helping protect the Philippine eagle on Mindanao Island; and
Ananda Kumar for developing communication systems to reduce human-elephant conflict in southern India.
Each award is worth £35,000 in project funding. The Whitley Fund for Nature together with other foundations, individuals, and organizations provide the prize money.
Whitely also bestowed the £50,000 Whitley Gold Award 2015 to Dino Martins for his work to encourage small farmers to adopt pollinator-friendly farming approaches in East Africa. Martins was a 2009 Whitely Award winner.
"Although they each face remarkable and different challenges in their home countries, these exceptional individuals are passionate about securing a better future for both people and wildlife," he said in a statement. "The Whitley Awards are a celebration of their efforts and achievements."
Source: news.mongabay.com/2015/0429-whitely-awards-2015.html#ixzz3ZbE306nQ