The Future For Nature Award Ceremony 2011 took place on Tuesday, 5th of April.
About 400 people attended the Award Ceremony and listened to all the amazing stories, with Frans de Waal as the Guest of Honour.
This year’s Future For Nature Award winners were again true conservationists, believing in preserving the earth and making real changes on the ground. These people are: Barbara Galletti (Chile), Ofir Drori(Israel/Cameroon) and Corneille Ewango (DR Congo). Due to serious bureaucratic problems, Corneille Ewango unfortunately couldn’t make it to the ceremony. His professor at Wageningen University, Frans Bongers, received the prize on his behalf and gave an excellent presentation on Corneille’s work.
Check out the aftermovie here:
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