Pragati Shahi received WWF award
Environment and development reporter Pragati Shahi with her post and Pramod tandon with the scribe in Naya Patrika daily has received the Media in Conservation Award 2011 jointly.The awarded was formed with a memory of 15 conservationist died on a plane crash at Ghunsha in Taplejung on Sept. 23 2007 then the government deiced to honour all conservationists by celebrating Ashoj 7 as National Conservation Day in the country.
According to WWF, "the recipients were selected on the basis of nominations received by an independent selection panel of experts. The awards carry a purse of Rs 25,000 and citations for individuals and Rs 50,000 for organisations."
The 3rd National Conservation Day was celebrated on Saturday. WWF name other individuals and organisations of this year were:-
- Rajendra Singh Bhandari, deputy inspector general of police, Regional Police Office Pokhara
- Kalawati Chaudhary, an employee at Grameen Development Bank, Joshipur, Kailali
- Bed Bahadur Khadka, assistant conservation officer, Chitwan National Park
- Raj Bahadur Air, farmer from Dhangadhi, Kailali
- Hamro Sampada National Monthly, Kathamandu
- Shiva Community Forest, Bardiya and Alternative Herbal Products Pvt. Ltd, Bhaktapur
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