Future for Nature Foundation
The goal of the Future for Nature Foundation is to protect species of wild animals and plants. In pursuit of this goal, the Foundation has established the Future for Nature Award. The prize rewards and funds individuals for their internationally outstanding species protection efforts.
The Future for Nature Awards is awarded annually during the Future for Nature Conference at Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem, the Netherlands. A sponsor market for species protection will follow after the conference in order to create the opportunity for networking.
2011
The winners of 2011 are:
Ofir Drori (Cameroon)
Barbara Galletti (Chile)
Corneille Ewango (DR Congo)
Click here to view their profiles and all other presentations of this year's Award Event on our youtube channel.
2010
Please also refer to Sir David Attenborough's speech on Youtube.
Click here for an impression of last years ceremony
See here profiles of last year's winners
13 September 2011
The nominees for the Future for Nature Award 2012 have been selected!
Out of 60 applications, we have nominated ten outstanding conservationists who could be one of next year's Award winners! The nominees are:
1. Shivani Bhalla (Kenya)
2. Vuthy Choun (Cambodia)
3. Patricia Davis (UK/Ireland)
4. Jeong Dong-Hyuk (South Korea)
5. Shaleyla Kelez (Peru)
6. Andrea Marshall (USA)
7. Ana Oposa (Phillipines)
8. Zoltan Szekely (Romania)
9. Daniel Wilcox (UK)
10. Patience Zisadza (Zimbabwe)
Soon we will post more information about the nominees, including a video!
9 September 2011
The application round for the Future for Nature Award 2012 is closed now!
We have received 60 applications from motivated conservationists coming from more than 30 different countries! Despite the new age criteria to apply, many people around the globe took the opportunity again to subscribe. Soon we will give you an update about who will be nominated, so keep an eye on this website!
18 July 2011
Future for Nature is partner in the Emerging Nature Photographer Award, initiated by National Geographic.
One of the Future for Nature winners of 2012 will be the inspiration for a photo-reportage on location for the winner of the Emerging Nature Photographer Award, initiated by National Geographic. The reportage will be published in National Geographic Magazine (The Netherlands/Belgium). Seriously talented photographers with proven contributions to nature conservation and awareness raising can send in their application. The prize is meant to stimulate photographers in their professional career. For this year’s award, candidates can apply between 1 May and 1 September. In line with criteria of the Future for Nature Award, candidates up to 35 years old can apply.
22 June 2011
All videos of the Future for Nature Event 2011 are online now! Please follow the link indicated above to view them on our youtube channel!
Moreover, Future for Nature, KlasseTV, Leopold and
Burgers' Zoo are partners in a joint project for children.
KlasseTV offers a schoolprogram which stimulates pupils to protect their environment. All classes can submit a video to KlasseTV to show how they do this. The best pupils will win a trip to Burger's Zoo. Moreover, they will be awarded during the Future for Nature Awards!
At the same time, the winning class and all other classes are invited to vote for their favourite Future for Nature winner on http://klassetv.nl/pakket/dierenredders/. This year they can vote for Corneille Ewango and the Okapi, Barbara Galletti and the bluewhale or Ofir Drori and his battle against the illegal bushmeat trade in Cameroon. The one with most votes will be the inspiration for a children's book, published by Leopold.
This year's winning class is from O.B.S. de Piramide, located in Heerlen. They were awarded on stage and enjoyed the rest of the day at the Zoo. Since the project started this year, no book could be handed over at the Event yet. Not to leave the winning class empty-handed, they received a dummy of Karen van Holst Pellekaan's book on otters: 'In de val' (Trapped).
1 June 2011
The application round for the Future for Nature Award 2012 is now open!
You can send in your application form until the 31st of August 2011. Please don’t forget to check the criteria on this website before submitting. Press the button ‘apply now’ to fill out your application and send it to info@futurefornature.net.
Note: Future for Nature uses a new category! The three Future for Nature Awards in 2012 will be given to one Dutch speaking winner and to two internationals.
15 April 2011
Future for Nature is proud to announce the three winners of 2011:
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Ofir Drori
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Barbara Galletti
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Corneille Ewango
During the inspiring and festive Event, the three winners were awarded. Please refer to 'Conference' and 'Winners' for more information about this year's Event, the winners and speakers.
1st November 2010
The 10 nominees for this year are known! They are:
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Angela Randazzo
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Anne-Marie Stewart
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Barbara Galletti Vernazzani Munoz
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Caleb Boateng Ofori
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Corneille Ewango
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Gabriella Frederiksson
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Merlijn van Weerd
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Noga Shanee
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Ofir Drori
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Zhang Fang
Please refer to 'Winners/Award Nominations' for further information regarding the nominees.
22 September 2010
The conservation leadership programme is offering Conservation Awards for 2011, varying between $12500 and $50000. The deadline for application is the 15th of November. For more information please see the website:
13 September 2010
2 September 2010
27th August 2010
TWO DAYS REMAINING!! The deadline for applications is approaching fast! 29th August all applications have to have been received in our inbox at: info@futurefornature.net.
The application forms are available at: www.futurefornature.net/apply. Press the blue 'apply now' button to the below right and it will appear!
23rd July 2010
Please do not forget to apply for the Award via the 'Apply now' button under 'Award'!!!
One of the winners of last year recently informed us that he has benefitted greatly from winning this prize. Mohammad Farhadinia was selected in Iran to win the National youth award in 2010, which he received from the Iranian vice-president. He writes: "The selection was due to various activities to save the wildlife in Iran as well as a number of awards, particularly Future for Nature Award." Please refer to the documents under 'conference' for further information.
1st July 2010
We have posted the presentations of the winners of 2010 on the website, for you to get an impression of their work. They can be found under 'conference - documents', in pdf format.
Furthermore, we are pleased to announce that we have received the first applications for the FFN Award 2011. Please do not forget to send yours as well!!
18th June 2010
The Future for Nature Award 2011 is open for applications. From today until the 29th of August the application is open. Be sure to send in your application before the deadline!
1st June 2010
The Gieskes Strijbis Fonds has decided to support Future for Nature for the coming three years with funding for the Awards, as well as funding for an educational project. We are delighted about this wonderful news!
19th March 2010
17th March 2010
A few days remain until the Award Event! On the 19th of March the Award winners will be announced at the Future for Nature Award Event. You can find a general agenda under 'Conference invitation'.The entrance cards will be sent at the end of this week.
12th February 2010
At the FFN Award Event 2010, we will be joined by Ms. Saba Douglas-Hamilton , internationally renowned nature documentary producer and chair of the international selection committee. She has made documentaries for eg Animal Planet and BBC and is a fervent conservationist.
Furthermore, we are delighted to announce that Ms. Angela Cropper, Deputy Executive Director of the UNEP, will be present at the Award Event as well. Specifically in this UN International Year of Biodiversity, this is a great honour. Ms Cropper was instrumental in the drafting of the Convention on Biological Diversity and was interim Executive Secretary of the Convention.
For further information on the Award Event, please refer to 'Conference'.
January, 2010
October 20, 2009
The ten nominees have been selected! At the moment, the international Selection Committee of Future for Nature is reviewing the applications. Please see 'Award Nominations' under winners for more information. The winners will be announced at the Future for Nature Award Ceremony on Friday the 19th of March 2010! Please make a note of this in your agendas!
August 17, 2009
The deadline for application has passed. We have received close to a hundred applications and will now apply ourselves to the handsome task of selecting this years nominees!
July 30, 2009
The deadline for application is approaching fast! Please send in your applications by the 16th of August!
www.futurefornature.net/apply
June 5th, 2009
New call for candidates!For the 2010 Future for Nature Award we are looking for talented young people who have achieved outstanding species protection results. Are you, or do you know an outstanding, talented, young or mid-career conservationist? You may then be eligible for the Euro 50,000 Future for Nature Award. Please apply via the link 'apply now' under the heading 'Award' on this website, before August 16th 2009!
March 20, 2009
Winners Future for Nature 2009!The winners of the 2009 Future for Nature Award are Mohammad Farhadinia (Iran), Maggie Muurmans (The Netherlands) and Inza Koné (Ivory Coast). On the 20th of March, they received the Future for Nature Award from the chair of the Future for Nature Foundation, Herman Rijksen, and the guest of honour, David Attenborough.
Congratulations to these outstanding individuals!
A report of the proceedings of the Award Event will become available soon. An impression of the work of the winners in pictures can be found under 'conference - conference - documents'.
February 16, 2009
Future for Nature Award Event 2009!
On the 20th of March, 2009 the winners of the 2009 Future for Nature Award will be announced. At the Award Event, various lectures will be given in the morning, by Wouter Veening, Albert de Haan and Marielos Pena Claros. In the afternoon, the three winners will be announced. Under the heading 'Winners - Award nominations' you can find out who is nominated for the Award. For more information regarding the Award event please refer to the heading 'Conference'.
Please send an email to: info@futurefornature.net if you want to attend the award event.
January 28, 2009
The three Future for Nature Award winners have been selected!Three impressive people have been selected as winners of the Future for Nature Award, from a total of 148 applicants. On the 20th of March 2009, Future for Nature will present the winners to the public, at the Future for Nature Award Event. This takes place in Burgers' Zoo, Arnhem (the Netherlands).
At the event various lectures will be given by some of the top names in the field. Furthermore, the three winners will be announced. They will give a presentation about the work they do, for which they will be given the Future for Nature Award. We are also delighted to announce the presence of Sir David Attenborough, as a guest of honour. Throughout the day it will be possible to meet and talk with the people involved, and with the winners.
Please send an email to: info@futurefornature.net if you want to attend the award event.
November 24, 2008
12 nominees for the Future for Nature Award 2009!The nominees for the Future for Nature Award 2009 are known. In the coming months the international selection committee will choose the three winners and propose these to the Board for formal approval. Please see 'award nominations' under 'Winners' for more information.
September 23, 2008
148 applicants from 56 countries!For the Future for Nature Award 2009 we received 148 applications from 56 countries. This is an enormous increase since last year, when we received 68 applications from 40 countries. In the coming months the best twelve applicants will be selected. These twelve nominees will then be requested to provide further evidence on performance and on their projects. On the basis of this evidence, the three winners will be selected before the end of the year. In the spring of 2009 an award ceremony, including a conference on a related topic, will take place at the Burgers Zoo in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
August 22, 2008
We launched a final call for applicants for the 2009 Future for Nature Award. If you think you are eligible, or you know someone else who qualifies as outstanding nature conservationist, please press the button 'Apply now' and fill in the application form. The deadline for applications is August 31, 2008.
June 25, 2008
Our oganisation has changed its name into the Future for Nature foundation. The Award is renamed accordingly into Future for Nature Award. The prize will continue under the name 'Future for Nature Award'. The reason being that many people associated the former Golden Ark Award with the Golden Ark decoration initiative by late His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard and with an end of career prize. The name Future for Nature more distinctly and unambiguously expresses our purpose: an award for talented, internationally outstanding nature conservationists making the difference for nature.. The Foundation considers the prize as a twofold investment: in young nature conservationists and in the future of nature. In order to avoid confusion, we have systematically used the new names, also in former news items.
14 March 2008
Patricia Medici (Brazil), dr. Charudutt Mishra (India) and Michiel Hötte (The Netherlands) received the Future for Nature Awards 2008. Dr Vivek Menon (Member International Selection Committee) and Saba Douglas-Hamilton (the new Chair of the Intl. Selection Comittee, see also news item below) issued to each winner € 50,000 and the Future for Nature Award sculpture. For more information, please click on winners.
14 March 2008
New Chair of the International Selection Comittee for the Future for Nature Award: Saba Douglas-Hamilton
At the occasion of the first Future for Nature Award event, Future for Nature, Saba Douglas-Hamilton became the new Chair of the International Selection Committee for the Future for Nature Award. As such she will lead the selection process for next years' Future for Nature Awards.
Saba was born in Kenya , educated as Social Anthropologist in the United Kingdom and active as professional conservationist for, amongst others, Save the Rhino Trust in Namibia and Save the Elephants (STE, Kenya ). She is Trustee of STE and patron of the Wolf Trust. Nowadays Saba presents wildlife documentaries for amongst others BBC and Animal Planet, and is a successful wildlife film-maker (including Rhino Nights, Unknown Africa, Heart of a Lioness, Big Cat Diary, Elephants of Sambura, and Search for Polar Bears).
In Memoriam Dr. Nico van Strien
Dr. Nico van Strien died on 7 February 2008. Nico was Board Member of the Future for Nature Foundation until he became the first Chairman of the International Selection Committee of the Future for Nature Award.
With Nico we lost one of the most striking personalities in our nature conservationists network. Nico was a prominent protagonist of tropical nature in Asia . He spent a lifetime and was a champion of the protection of the Asian Rhinos. His knowledge about the ecology and behaviour of the Asian Rhino was unequalled.
We miss his passionate pursuit to save the Rhino. We need heroes like Nico. Through the Future for Nature Award initiative we hope to stimulate nature conservationists to work in his spirit.
Board of the Future for Nature Foundation
24 January 2008
Future for Nature Essay Competition: Would you like to win € 2000?
Then participate in the Future for Nature Essay competition and write an essay on Globalisation and Nature Conservation. These essays will be discussed at the Future for Nature Master Class, 13 March 2008.
The Future for Nature Foundation issues three Awards, of €2000 each for winning essays.
For this first round, the Essay Award is only open to PhD and Post-doc students of the Graduate School Production Ecology & Resource Conservation, of Wageningen University , the Netherlands . For more information, please refer to: Future for Nature Master Class .
12 December 2007
10 nominees selected
The following ten candidates have been nominated for the Future for Nature Award 2008 (in alphabetical order);
1. Mr Gerardo Ceballos, PhD (Mexico)
2. Mr Ofrir Drori (Israel)
3. Mr Michiel Hötte (the Netherlands)
4. Mr Olivier Langrand (France)
5. Mr Badamjav Lkhagvasuren, PhD (Mongolia)
6. Mrs Patricia Medici (Brazil)
7. Mr Charudutt Mishra, PhD (India)
8. Mrs Elisabeth Rabakonandrianina, PhD (Madagascar)
9. Mr Claudio Sillero, PhD (United Kingdom/Argentina)
10. Mrs Astrid Vargas, PhD (Spain/USA)
Out of these ten nominees, the international Selection Committee will select three candidate winners for the Award and propose these to the Board of the Future for Nature Foundation for formal approval. The Future for Nature Award winners will receive their prize on March 14.
12 December 2007
Up to 30 September, we received 68 Future for Nature Award applications from 40 different countries. The Board of the Future for Nature Foundation and the acting chairman of the international Selection Committee will announce the 10 nominations for the 2008 Award before the end of October 2007.
3 September 2007
A final call for candidates for the Future for Nature Award will be distributed this week. Deadline for applications is 30 September.
25 July 2007
Mrs. Yolanda Kakabadse Member Selection Committe
This month, Mrs Yolanda Kakabadse joined the Selection Committee for the Future for Nature Award. Mrs Kakbadse currently is Chair of the Science and Technology Advisory Panel of the Global Environmental Facility - GEF - and Board Member of the Ford Foundation. She used to be, amongst others, President of IUCN, Minister of Environment in Ecuador, and founder of Fundacion Natura in Ecuador.
The Selection Committee now consists of ten members:
Mr Nico van Strien, Chair
1. Mrs Yolanda Kakabadse
2. Mr Vivek Menon
3. Mrs Angela Cropper
4. Mr John MacKinnon
5. Mrs Gabriella Frederiksson
6. Mr Brian Huntley
7. Mrs Annette Lanjouw
8. Mrs Masha Vorontsova
9. Mr Simon Stuart
12 June 2007
Future for Nature Award open for application
The Future for Nature Award for internationally oustanding species protection efforts is now open for applications. Apply now or notify potential candidates! The deadline for applications is September 30th 2007.
24 May 2007
Call for candidates
A call for candidates for the Future for Nature Award 2008 will be launched in May 31th 2007. The deadline for applications is September 30th 2007. The first Future for Nature Award Conference will take place 13 and 14 March 2008 at Burgers' Zoo, Arnhem, the Netherlands.
05 April 2007
