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- Indian wildlife biologist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman is among the honourees of this year’s Champions of the Earth award.
- Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with United Nation’s Champions of the Earth Award 2018.
- PM Modi is the third Indian to receive this award after Tulsi Tanti, Chairman of the Suzlon Group, and Afroz Alam, a lawyer who led the clean-up at Mumbai’s Versova beach.
About Champions of the Earth award
- UNEP’s Champions of the Earth honours individuals, groups, and organizations whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment.
- The annual Champions of the Earth award is the UN’s highest environmental honour.
- It recognizes outstanding leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector.
- Since its inception in 2005, the annual Champions of the Earth award has been awarded to trailblazers at the forefront of efforts to protect our natural world.
- The Champions of the Earth award will celebrate visionaries in three categories:
- Inspiration and action
- Entrepreneurial vision
- Science and innovation
Source: TH
