The Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award honours the work of governments, organisations and individuals in promoting the wise use and conservation of

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s. The Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award was established in 1996 at the 6th meeting of the contracting parties to the

Ramsar Convention The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites (wetlands). It is also known as the Convention on Wetlands. It i ...

. The award has been given six times so far on the occasion of meetings of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2012, and 2015). All awardees have also received the

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Special Prize of US$10,000, donated by

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Awards

2015

* The Ramsar Convention Award for Wetland Wise Use: Ms Giselle Hazzan, manager,

Ein Afek Nature Reserve The Ein Afek Nature Reserve (also En Afek, En Afeq, Ain Afek) is a nature reserve in the Acre Valley within the Zvulun Valley, Israel. It covers the swamps and springs at the source of the Na'aman River, as well as the Tel Afek archaeological sit ...

, Israel *The Ramsar Convention Award for Wetland Innovation: Oceanium, Dakar, Senegal *The Ramsar Convention Award for Young Wetlands Champions: Fundación Humedales Bogotá *The Ramsar Convention Award for Merit: shared by Professor William Mitsch (director, Everglades Wetland Research Park, US), Professor Gea Jae Joo (Pusan University, Republic of Korea) and Tour du Valat, France

2012

* Management category: Ms Augusta Henriques, secretary general, Tiniguena (Guinea-Bissau) * Science category: Professor Tatsuichi Tsujii (Japan) * Education category: The Wisconsin Wetlands Association (US) * Recognition of Excellence: Thymio Papayannis, Greece * 40th Anniversary Honorary Ramsar Award: Dr

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, Switzerland

2008

* Science category: David Pritchard (multiregional), for supporting the development and implementation of the Ramsar Convention for two decades as a representative of

BirdLife International BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats. BirdLife International's priorities include preventing extinction of bird species, identifying and safeguarding ...

* Management category: Denis Landenbergue (multiregional), for outstanding achievements regarding the designation of Ramsar sites and other protected areas, with improved management, especially in Asia, Central and South America, and Africa * Education category: Dr Sansanee Choowaew (Thailand), for her exceptional contributions to wetland management, education, training and capacity building, in Thailand and elsewhere in Asia * Recognition of Excellence: Dr Jan Květ (Czech Republic), for his lifetime work and support for wetland science and conservation

2005

* Management category: Dr Sh. A. Nezami Baloochi (Iran), for his pivotal role in the establishment of a conservation and wise use scheme for the

Anzali Lagoon Anzali Lagoon ( fa, تالاب انزلی) (also Anzali Mordab, Anzali Bay, Pahlavi Mordab, Pahlavi Bay or Anzali Liman)< ...

site * Science category: Professor Shuming Cai (China), for his research on the

Yangtze River The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest list of rivers of Asia, river in Asia, the list of rivers by length, third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in th ...

, including the effects of the

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project on the environment * Education category: shared by: ** Ms Reiko Nakamura (Japan), for promoting wetland conservation as an environmental journalist, and creating the Ramsar Centre Japan in 1990 ** The Wetlands Centre (Australia), for its pioneering role in the restoration and management of the Hunter Estuary wetlands site, and for forging links with other centres in Australia

2002

* Banrock Station Wines (Australia), for its innovative approach and imaginative rehabilitation and management practices at the

Banrock Station Wetlands Banrock Station Wetland Complex is a wetland complex located in South Australia which has been recognised as being of international importance by designation under the Ramsar Convention. It was listed on 21 October 2002 as Ramsar site 1221. It ...

site * Chilika Development Authority (India), for its outstanding achievement in restoring the

Chilika Lake Chilika Lake is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, khordha and Ganjam districts of Odisha state on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River, flowing into the Bay of Bengal, covering an area of over . It is the bigge ...

site * NGO Trinational Initiative for the Morava-Dyje Floodplain (Austria, Czech Republic and Slovak Republic), in recognition of work carried out in three countries to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of the cultural and natural heritage of the floodplains of the Morava and

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rivers * Recognition of Excellence: Dr Monique Coulet (France), for her scientific research and commitment to making practical use of knowledge acquired in the field * Recognition of Excellence: Dr Max Finlayson (Australia), for contributions to both the progress of wetland science and the work of the Ramsar Convention, with particular regard to leadership of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel

1999

* Individual category: shared by: ** Professor Vitaly G. Krivenko (Russia), for lifetime achievement in working, in difficult circumstances, for wetland and waterbird conservation ** Victor Pulido (Peru), recognising a life of dedication to wetland conservation and wise use against a background of social and economic challenge * NGO category: shared by ** Lake Naivasha Riparian Association (Kenya), a pioneering example of a local community taking the initiative and achieving long-term conservation results with regard to the

Lake Naivasha Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake in Kenya, outside the town of Naivasha in Nakuru County, which lies north west of Nairobi. It is part of the Great Rift Valley. The name derives from the local Maasai name ''Nai'posha'', meaning "rough wate ...

site ** Society for the Protection of Prespa (Greece), for its pioneering approach at local, national and international levels towards the sustainable management of the

Lake Prespa The Lake Prespa is located on the tripoint of North Macedonia, Albania, and Greece. It is a system of two lakes separated by an isthmus: the Great Prespa Lake, divided between the three countries, and the Little Prespa Lake, mostly within Greece ...

site * Government/Non-governmental Coalition Pacific Estuary Conservation Program (Canada), for excellence in conserving and insuring long-term sustainable use of estuarine habitat along the

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n coast

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