WCPA Awards
WCPA offers 3 Awards The Packard Award the Kenton Miller Award The Youth Award
YOUNG CONSERVATIONIST AWARD
This award is now closed
The International Ranger Federation (IRF) and IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) call for nominations for the prestigious Young Conservationist Award
The award aims to recognize and raise awareness of the outstanding contributions made to the management of protected areas, and leadership shown, by young conservationists. It also seeks to encourage young professionals and help them develop networks by inviting winners to join WCPA.
Fred Packard Award
The Fred Packard Award is named for the individual who served as Secretary to the Commission in the early years, especially during the early 1970's when the Commission was hardly alive. Fred kept up the communication to members from his garage! At his death, he left a sum to establish an award in recognition of "valor" which usually came down to the recognition of game guards in Africa and Asia who have lost their lives in defense of wildlife and protected areas.
The Packard Award is now made to individuals or groups to recognise outstanding service to protected areas. This is award is directly related to IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) (formerly the Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas - CNPPA) activities and has the objective of recognizing protected area professionals and organisations.
The award includes a certificate. Cash prizes are issued in certain circumstances. Nominations can be accepted for any individual (or group of individuals) who has carried out his/her duties in the service of protected areas above and beyond the call of duty.
Previous Awardees
Kenton Miller Award for Innovation in National Parks and Protected Area Sustainability
OPEN NOW Deadline for registration 15 July 2008
Purpose of the Prize:
The Kenton R. Miller Award will recognize individuals who have clearly demonstrated innovation in relation to protected areas. Specifically, it will recognize persons who have developed and applied innovative policies, scientific knowledge, technologies, field practice or governance that hold promise to significantly increase the potential for sustainability of protected areas with demonstrable impact at local, national, or international levels.
