Two champs of Amazon Rainforest preservation haveactually been granted the inaugural Thomas E. Lovejoy Prize at the United Nations biodiversity top, COP16, presently underway in Cali, Colombia.
The money reward of $250,000 was granted Oct. 29 to agronomy and forest engineer Marc Dourojeanni from Peru and Indigenous supporter Belén Páez from Ecuador.
The reward is in honor of popular ecologist Thomas Lovejoy, called “the dad of biodiversity.” Both award winners gotten a framed plaque with a unique bow tie under glass, a preferred device of the late Lovejoy’s when he wasn’t using muddy field clothing throughout his years of Amazon researchstudy.
Dourojeanni won the award for his 50 years of work developing Peru’s safeguarded location system, consistingof the renowned Manu National Park. He hasactually been a coach to 2 generations of conservationists in the area and has served in management functions with the University San Martín de Porres, ProNaturaleza, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the World Commission on Protected Areas, and the Inter-American Development Bank.
“Life is just beneficial and intriguing if it is about combating for something more than simply yourself,” Dourojeanni said in his approval speech. “It is just beneficial if you feel helpful and… w