The third Future For Nature Award Ceremony took place on Friday, the 19th of March 2010. Close to 400 people watched as the winners received their Awards from Saba Douglas-Hamilton, Dr. Angela Cropper, and Willem Ferwerda for their amazing nature conservation feats.
The winners were: Jean Thomas from Australia, working in Papua New Guinea on the Tenkile Tree Kangaroo, Alberto Campos from Brazil, working on the Manatee, and Els van Lavieren from the Netherlands, working in Morocco on the Barbary Macaque. They all presented their work to the audience before receiving the Awards.
Watch the aftermovie here:
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