Press Releases

Indonesia’s Farwiza Farhan and HAkA Win 2026 Whitley Gold Award to Accelerate Community Protection of Globally Significant Leuser Ecosystem

30th April 2026

Dr Paola Sangolquí Wins 2026 Whitley Award to Save Critically Endangered Galápagos Petrel, Protect Nesting Sites from Invasive Species

30th April 2026

Dr Marina Kameni Wins 2026 Whitley Award for “Frogs and Farmers” Work in Southwest Cameroon, Home to World’s Largest Frog

30th April 2026

Zimbabwe’s Moreangels Mbizah Wins 2026 Whitley Award to Scale Protection of Lions via Data-Driven, Coexistence Model

30th April 2026

Parveen Shaikh Wins 2026 Whitley Award to Expand Community-led Riverine Protection for the Indian Skimmer to Prayagraj on Ganga

30th April 2026

Ghana’s Dr Issah Seidu Wins 2026 Whitley Award for Pioneering Work with Guitarfish, to Advance Plans for Locally Managed Marine Area

30th April 2026

India’s Dr Barkha Subba Wins 2026 Whitley Award to Lead First Grassroots Protection for Himalayan Salamander, Wetlands Habitat in Darjeeling

28th April 2026

Rwanda’s Dr Olivier Nsengimana Wins 2025 Whitley Gold Award to Lead Protection for Grey Crowned Crane and its Wetland Habitat Across East Africa

30th April 2025

Indonesia’s Rahayu Oktaviani Wins 2025 Whitley Award for Ensuring Continuous Canopy for Endangered Javan Gibbons

30th April 2025

Nepal’s Reshu Bashyal Wins 2025 Whitley Award for Addressing Poaching of Orchids, Yews

30th April 2025

Brazil’s Dr Yara Barros Wins 2025 Whitley Award for Jaguar Revival in Iguaçu National Park

30th April 2025

Malaysia’s Dr Farina Othman Wins 2025 Whitley Award for Work with Bornean Elephants in Palm Oil Landscape

30th April 2025