The 2007 Whitley Awards Ceremony was held on 10th May at the The Royal Geographical Society in London. We had a turnout of more than 350 people and would like to thank all of our Friends and supporters who came to the Ceremony and made it a great evening enjoyed by all.  Sir David Attenborough kindly hosted the Ceremony.  In total ten awards, plus the Whitley Gold Award, were presented by WFN Patron, HRH The Princess Royal.  Attendees met the Finalists, heard the Award Winners speak on stage, and viewed footage of their work.

For some of these national champions, the Whitley Awards will have been their first foray into the international conservation arena. We do all that we can to ensure it is the start of a new chapter in their blossoming careers by working with winners to raise their profile at and following the Awards Ceremony and providing ongoing support.

Photographs of the Whitley Awards 2007

Dr  Fernando Trujillo from Colombia receives the Whitley Gold Award from HRH The Princess Royal.  Dr. Trujillo also received the Whitley Award donated by HSBC.

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Dr. Karen Aghababyan from Armenia receives the Whitley Award donated by the Friends of WFN from HRH The Princess Royal.

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Dr Luis Aguirre from Bolivia receives the Whitley Award in memory of Daniel Kelly donated by the Rufford Maurice Laing Foundation from HRH The Princess Royal.

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Sandra Bessudo from Colombia receives the Whitley Award donated by George and Natasha Duffield from HRH The Princess Royal.

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Dr Guo Yu Min from India receives the Whitley Award donated by the William Brake Charitable Trust from HRH The Princess Royal.

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Erika Cuellar from Bolivia receives the Whitley Award donated by Sting & Trudie Styler from HRH The Princess Royal.

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Dr Bohdan Prots from Ukraine receives the Whitley Award donated by the Shears Foundation from HRH The Princess Royal.

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Emilian Stoynov from Bulgaria receives the Whitley Award donated by WWF-UK in memory of Sir Adrian and Lady Holman from HRH The Princess Royal.

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Dr Cristian Bonacic from Chile receives a Whitley Commendation from HRH The Princess Royal.

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Silvio Marchini from Brazil receives a Whitley Commendation from HRH The Princess Royal.

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Speeches from the Whitley Awards 2005

Read the speeches delivered by HRH The Princess Royal and Sir David Attenborough at the Ceremony at the Royal Geographical Society on 20th April 2005.

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Photographs of the Whitley Awards 2005 

Dr Charudutt Mishra from India receives the Whitley Gold Award from HRH The Princess Royal.  Dr. Mishra also received the Whitley Award sponsored by HSBC.

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Nicole Auil from Belize receives the Whitley Award for Rivers and Wetlands from HRH The Princess Royal.

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Dr Hem Baral from Nepal receives the Whitley Award in memory of Daniel Kelly sponsored by the Rufford Maurice Laing Foundation from HRH The Princess Royal.

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Didiher Chacón-Chaverri from Costa Rica receives the Whitley Award for People and the Environment sponsored by WWF-UK from HRH The Princess Royal.

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Alberto Gómez-Mejía from Colombia receives the Whitley Award sponsored by the William Brake Charitable Trust from HRH The Princess Royal.

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Gonzalo Merediz-Alonso from Mexico receives the Whitley Award sponsored by Sting & Trudie Styler from HRH The Princess Royal.

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Andrés Novaro from Argentina receives the Whitley Award sponsored by the Sigrid Rausing Trust from HRH The Princess Royal.

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Romulus Whitaker from India receives the Whitley Award sponsored by the Friends of WFN from HRH The Princess Royal.

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Photographs of the Whitley Awards 2004 

Randall Arauz from Costa Rica receives the Gold Award from HRH The Princess Royal.

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Achilles Byaruhanga from Uganda receives The Whitley Award for Birdlife Conservation sponsored by the Studs Trust.

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Jargal Jamsranjav from Mongolia receives the Whitley Award for International Nature Conservation given in memory of Daniel Kelly by the Rufford Maurice Laing Foundation.

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Dr Rodrigo Medellin from Mexico receives The Whitley Award for International Nature Conservation sponsored by the Friends of WLF.

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Alifereti Tawake from Fiji receives The Whitley Award for People and the Environment sponsored by WWF-UK.

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Ka Hsaw Wa from Burma receives the Sting and Trudie Styler Award for Human Rights and the Environment.

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