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Whitley Fund for Nature - Call for applications for the Whitley Awards 2012
31 Aug 2011

Deadline for applications: 31 October, 2011

The Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) is a UK registered charity offering “Whitley Awards” to outstanding nature conservation leaders around the world. Whitley Awards are both an international profile prize and a form of project grant (currently £30,000 over one year).

The application process for the Whitley Awards 2011 is now open – the deadline for applications is Monday October 31st 2011.

Please visit www.whitleyaward.org to download an application form and find guidance on how to apply.

The Awards will be presented by WFN Patron, HRH The Princess Royal, at the annual Whitley Awards Ceremony in May 2012 and successful applicants will receive funding in June 2012.

Whitley Awards are open to conservation leaders working in countries or regions of which they are nationals and that are not defined as a HIGH-INCOME ECONOMY by the World Bank (with exceptions).

For full eligibility criteria, please visit http://whitleyaward.org/faq.php

To contact WFN, please email

Last Date: 31 Oct 2011

Today we see more commitment to protect nature, but the understanding of the real and long term risks to environment is still poor. Many 'celebrity activists' get hyper on issues with little or temporary impact like use of fire-crackers on Diwali but feign ignorance of dangers of deforestation for 'development' projects or widespread mining in green areas. There is no dearth of 'green campaigners' who cry hoarse over occasional offering of flowers and ash to holy rivers, but never utter a word against tonnes of hazardous industrial waste released daily into water bodies and air. Such selective approach will not help environment, on the contrary it will create doubts in the minds of people about the real intentions of the activists.

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