10 Day IUCN World Congress 2016.
10-day IUCN World Conservation Congress begins
- News: The opening ceremony of the 25th World Conservation Congress of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) took place at the Neal Blaisdell Center in Hawaii
- Theme: Planet at the crossroads
- Hawaii is the endangered species capital of the world.
- Islands are the frontlines of biodiversity loss and most vulnerable to climate change
Indian representation at IUCN Congress
- Three Indian conservationists will be felicitated for their work on nature conservation
- Kolkata-based ecologist Dhrubajyoti Ghosh will be awarded the prestigious Luc Hoffmann Award
- He is being recognized for his pioneering work on the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW), which have been designated a Ramsar Site (Wetland of International Importance)
- Bibhuti Lahkar from Assam is one of the three persons to be receive the IUCN Heritage Heroes Award
- Lahkar, a grassland specialist working in Manas National Park, is the only Asian to get nominated
- The International Brandwein Medal will be awarded to Kartikeya V. Sarabhai, for his lifetime work in creating an exemplaryeducation movement focused on nature, the environment, and sustainability across India
- Sarabhai is the founder director of Centre for Environment Education (CEE), Ahmedabad
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