December - 2008 Whitley Award winner, Ernesto Raez, named Advisor to the Minister of the Environment, Peru
Ernesto Raez has taken up a position with the Peruvian government as Advisor to the Minister's Office for the Ministry of the Environment. He has already had a meeting with the President of Peru and will be able to use his wealth of experience and determination to strengthen the Country's biodiversity conservation policy. To read about Ernesto's Whitley Award winning work, please click here.
Congratulations to the winners of the Whitley Awards 2011!
In 2011, seven Whitley Awards, worth £30,000 each, were presented to conservation leaders from Croatia, Uzbekistan, India, Argentina, Indonesia, Russia and Belize.
Please visit the Our Winners section and press room for information on all the winners and to view short films about the winning projects narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Photographs can be found here
WFN and WWF-UK - 10 years of partnership
2011 marks the 10th year of WFN's partnership with WWF-UK. Since 2001, WWF-UK have donated over £400,000 to support the work of Whitley Award winners around the world. A short film celebrating the achievements of these winners, narrated by Miranda Richardson, can be seen here |
