Awards Event 2025
On Friday, May 16th, we celebrated the 18th Future For Nature Awards event. This year promising conservationists Ruthmery Pillco from Peru, Kumar Paudel from Nepal, and Anthony Waddle from Australia were honoured. The spotlight was on them, and their stories in yet another optimistic and hopeful ceremony, launching them into the Future For Nature Family.
From a pool of over two hundred and fifty international candidates, three young leaders in nature conservation have been selected to receive this year’s Future For Nature Award. They stood out for their persistence, commitment, and impactful initiatives.
Anthony Waddle (34 years old) is a conservationist based in Australia, who dedicates his work to saving amphibians from one of the most devastating diseases known to amphibians: chytrid fungus.
Ruthmery Pillco (33 years old) is a Peruvian conservation biologist who works to protect the fragile cloud forest of the Andes and all species that call it home.
Kumar Paudel (33 years old) is a conservationist from Nepal who dedicates his work to one of the world’s most trafficked yet often overlooked species—the pangolin.
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