The Future For Nature Award Ceremony 2009 took place on the 22nd of March. Many enthusiastic visitors came to listen to the inspiring presentations.
Saba Douglas-Hamilton and Sir David Attenborough, our Guest of Honour, handed over the Future For Nature statuettes to the FFN winners: Inza Koné, Maggie Muurmans, and Mohammad Farhadinia.Â
Updates from the field
The Tale of the People of Amedzofe and the Slippery Frog That Didn’t Slip Away
In Amedzofe, Ghana, protecting a critically endangered frog has gone hand in hand with restoring forests, improving livelihoods and creating new opportunities for local people. What began with a species on the brink…
‘Water Woman’ Wants to Save the Nigerian Killifish: ‘It’s Now or Never’
Olabisi Atofarati conducts scientific research into killifish and pufferfish in southern Nigeria. When she discovered that these freshwater fish were threatened with extinction, due to exploitation for the international ornamental fish trade, she…
