We are proud to share that TBA director Rosie Trevelyan has won a major international conservation award for her focus on education and training.
The annual Bruno H Schubert Prize recognises individuals “who have made extraordinary contributions toward the protection of biodiversity on a global scale”
Previous recipients of the award – now in its 33rd year – include French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau and American biologist Edward O Wilson.
“Cousteau and EO Wilson are both people who have been inspirational to me,” says Rosie, herself a keen diver.
Rosie was awarded the prize for her dedication to the international promotion of nature conservation through the practical training and building a cross-border network of conservation experts who are now protecting biodiversity in their home countries.
Rosie was awarded the prize for her dedication to the international promotion of nature conservation through the practical training and building a cross-border network of conservation experts who are now protecting biodiversity in their home countries.
Gabriele Eick, chairwoman of the Board of the Bruno H. Schubert Foundation said: “As a foundation we are proud to award this prize to personalities whose work radiates far beyond national borders, thus sending a strong signal for international co-operation to protect nature”
At the ceremony in April, Rosie said she was “hugely honoured to be receiving this award. This is all due to the TBA’s brilliant staff and teachers and our 3 000 alumni who are having tangible impacts in conservation and in training the next generations to leave the world in a better place”.
Each year the foundation names winners for three different categories. This year the Applied Nature Conservation category was won by a TBA alumnus, Dr Ha Thang Long of the Frankfurt Zoological Society in Vietnam. The third winner – in the Research category – went to Joji Cariño of the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems.
“These awards are so important to us,” said Rosie, who was also awarded an MBE last year. “They not only raise the profile of TBA on the international stage but also recognise the crucial role that our practical education is having in conservation.”
She added “When an alumnus tells me, ‘TBA changed my life’, I know we are on the right path. Our international training is having a global impact.”
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