Saturday, 20 May 2017

Who has won the Whitley Award 2017?

Who has won the Whitley Award 2017?

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1) Purnima Barman

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3)Purnima das

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1) Purnima Barman

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Purnima Barman, has won the Whitley Award, a prestigious international nature conservation prize, in honour of her work to protect the greater adjutant stork and its wetland habitat

The Whitley Awards are awarded annually by the Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) to recognise and celebrate effective national and regional conservation leaders across the globe.

The awards are worth £35,000 and are now amongst the most high profile of conservation prizes - they have been called the "Green Oscars"

The Whitley Awards were established in 1994 by Edward Whitley