Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 Young Conservationist Award. Co-sponsored by the International Ranger Federation on protected Areas, in collaboration with Parks Visctoria and the George Wright Society, the award aims to recognize and raise awareness of the outstanding contributions made to the management of protected areas, and leadership shown, by young conservationists . It also seeks to encourage young professionals and help them develop networks by inviting winners to attend one of the global conservation events and become a member of the Young Conservationists Global Community. For the 2010 award , the winner will have his/her travel, accomodation and conference fees fully paid to attend the “Healthy Parks – Healthy People ” Conference, April 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.
Nominations/applications are invited for/from: young people (under the age of 35) working in conservation and actively managing protected areas. This includes all people working in protected areas, such as (but not limited to) rangers, interpreters, people working for government agencies, the private sector, non-government organisations, local communities, etc, who deal directly with protected area management and policy.
For more information on the Young Conservationist Award, including a link to the online application form, goto
Http://www.georgewright.org/yca
The deadline for applications is December 1st, 2009.
If you wish to nominate a young person for this award, please contact The Sabah Society Secretariat before Friday 27th November, 2009.
