BNHS AWARDS TO ARMED FORCES, CONSERVATIONISTS & CORPORATES FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
BNHS Green Governance Programme was initiated on the principle that business cannot afford to overlook ecological parameters. The aim was to integrate ecological findings with project designs to avoid economic losses, environmental degradation and conflicts with communities. BNHS believes that good environmental governance makes good business sense. BNHS has found a perfect partner in ICICI Bank which supports this entire programme.
In order to provide impetus to sustainable development and to encourage the environmental protection initiatives among the corporate as well as government sector including the armed forces, the BNHS instituted the Green Governance Awards. The purpose of this award is to recognize and appreciate the participant organisation's efforts beyond meeting the statutory compliance for protection and conservation of the environment. The first BNHS Green Governance Awards were given in 2005 at the hands of the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
This year the BNHS Green Governance award winners are the Armoured Corps Centre and School, Indian Coast Guard and Tata Power Co. Ltd. The special citations of recognition of their contribution for nature conservation will be given to 127 Infantry Battalion (TA) Ecological, Garhwal Rifles and 3 RR Battalion (J&K Rifles).
Maj. Gen. Ashok Sheoran, Armoured Corps Centre and School, Ahmednagar
Ins. Gen. SPS Basra, Indian Coast Guard
Mr Banmali Agrawala, Executive Director, Tata Power Ltd.
During this function, a second set of awards instituted by the BNHS were also presented. These are the Sálim Ali National Awards given to individuals or groups for outstanding contribution and achievement in the field of protection, management and conservation of natural resources including population, wildlife, pollution, and hazardous materials control, education, information and legislation. The two award winners are Mr. Romulus Whitaker and Dr. Ullas Karanth for their outstanding work in the conservation of India’s biodiversity. The award is bi-annual consisting of Rs.100,000/- and a citation.
Mr. Romulus Whitaker
Dr. Ullas Karanth
Both BNHS Green Goverance Awards and the Sálim Ali National Awards for 2008-09 were given away at the hands of his Excellency, the Honourable Governor of West Bengal, Shri Gopalkrishna Gandhi at the Raj Bhavan, Kolkata on 3rd January, 2009.
Asad R. Rahmani
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