The Government of India in collaboration with United Nation
Development Programme (UNDP) announced Biodiversity award 2012 in
Hyderabad on 17 October 2012.
The winners of the awards were: Pir Jahania Jungle Suraksha Samiti
from Odisha in the community stewardship category, Shankarpur Village
Gram Panchayat from Maharashtra in the category of decentralised
management, Van Utthan Sansthan from Rajasthan in the category of
co-management and Periyar Tiger Reserve in the protected areas
category.
The programme was hosted by the Ministry of Environment and
Forests.The award recognizes the outstanding models of biodiversity
governance across the country. The award was actually presented at
ministerial reception of Eleventh Conference of the Parties to the
Convention on Biological Diversity.
With the presentation of
Award, the Minister of Environment and Forests Jayanthi Natarajan
announced that the India Biodiversity Awards will now be given annualy,
to mark International Biodiversity Day on 22 May each year.
The
winners of the India Biodiversity Awards represent innovative approaches
that combine the basic needs of livelihoods, wellbeing and dignity
while respecting biodiversity conservation and the earth’s limits.
The
India Biodiversity Awards was declared after short listing people from
150 received nominations from across the country. A six-member jury for
the awards was made which was headed by eminent agriculture scientist M S
Swaminathan.
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