David Obura chairs the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES, 2023-2026), is a Founding Director of CORDIO East Africa, a knowledge organization supporting the sustainability of coral reef and marine systems in the Western Indian Ocean, and is on the Earth Commission (2019-2026). David’s primary research has been on coral reef resilience, biogeography…
Brigitte Baptiste is a Colombian ecologist, academic, and one of Latin America’s most prominent voices in biodiversity conservation and environmental science. Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Baptiste is widely known for her interdisciplinary approach to ecology, blending science, culture, and social justice. She has long advocated for sustainable development, the protection of Colombia’s rich biodiversity, and the…
In the 1980s and 1990s, John D. Liu worked as a television producer and cameraman with CBS News, RAI and ZDF covering geo-political events including the rise of China from poverty and isolation and the collapse of the Soviet Union. In the mid-1990s the World Bank asked John to document the rehabilitation of the Loess…
Pavan Sukhdev is a scientist by education, an international banker by training, and an environmental economist by passion. His connection to both the business and the conservation world made Pavan the perfect Guest of Honour for the 2023 FFN Awards. Years of work in sustainability and the invisible economics of nature led to Pavan’s appointment…
As 2022 celebrated the 15th anniversary of Future For Nature, there were not one but two Guests of Honour at the award ceremony. Both Frans Timmermans and Razan Al Mubarak graced the stage and told us about their experience and views on the world of nature conservation. Frans Timmermans is the Executive Vice President of…
At the Virtual Future For Nature Award event in 2021, world renowned nature photographer and conservationist Frans Lanting was the Guest of Honour. Born in the Netherlands, but currently settled in California, US, Frans is hailed as one of the great photographers of our time and his work has appeared in books, magazines and exhibitions…
As Covid-19 took hold of the world, the Future For Nature Award event in 2020 was postponed and ultimately it was decided to transform into a virtual event. It took place on October 30th 2021 through the Hopin platform and it was another wonderful and inspiring virtual event, with the ability to connect people from…
Russell A. Mittermeier is Chief Conservation Officer of Global Wildlife Conservation. He is a primatologist and herpetologist by background, and was named a “hero for the planet” by Time magazine in 1999 and also won the prestigious Indianapolis Prize in 2018. Therefore, he couldn’t be a better fit to be the Guest of Honour during…
At the Future For Nature event in 2018, Holland’s internationally well known topmodel Doutzen Kroes, was the Guest of Honour. She spoke of her youth in the North of the Netherlands, growing up on a secluded farm and learning to be environmentally conscious. She later visited Saba Douglas-Hamilton, Chair of the Advisory Board of Save…
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