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The AEWA Waterbird Conservation Award
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The AEWA Waterbird Conservation AwardThe AEWA Waterbird Conservation Award was established in 2005 by the AEWA Standing Committee in order to recognize and honour individuals, as well as government and non-government organizations and enterprises. Recipients should have made a significant contribution towards long-term conservation and sustainable use of waterbirds in the African-Eurasian region, especially pioneer initiatives or ones that serve as models for others.

The Award is conferred every three years, at each ordinary session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP) and is presented in two categories, institutional and individual. It is endowed with prize money of US $ 5,000, in each of the two categories.

In May 2012, the AEWA Waterbird Conservation Award was presented for the third time. The Award ceremony took place during the 5th session of the Meeting of the Parties, in La Rochelle, France.

In the individual category, the late Dr. Brooks Childress, former Chair of the IUCN/SSC/WI International Specialist Group on Flamingos, was chosen as the winner.

The International Wader Study Group (IWSG) won the Award in the institutional category, having facilitated the work of AEWA through its ongoing research, data synthesis and educational activities. It was honoured, in particular, for its development of a strategic approach to flyway conservation in the 1990s.

Dr. Brooks Childress was posthumously awarded the 2012 AEWA Waterbird Conservation Award in the individual category.
Mrs. Sandra Childress, accepting the 2012 Award in the individual category from the AEWA Standing Committee Chair Mr. Øystein Størkersen, on behalf of her late husband, Dr. Brooks Childress. In addition to US $ 5,000 in prize money, the award consisted of a painting by the noted Belgian painter,Yves Fagniart.
Mr. Gregor Scheiffarth (left), accepting the 2012 Award in the institutional category from the AEWA Standing Committee Chair, Mr. Øystein Størkersen, on behalf of the International Wader Study Group.

The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat warmly thanks all award winners, past and present, for their contributions to waterbird conservation in the AEWA region, and hopes that this award will continue to serve as an inspiration for all the many conservationists working together towards the protection of AEWA species.

The next round of the AEWA Waterbird Conservation Award will be launched in 2014, when detailed information on the nomination procedure as well as nomination forms will be made available on the AEWA website.

 

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