The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

The Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards for 1999

The Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards

The Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards were established in 1996 by Resolution VI.18 of the 6th  Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) in order to recognize and honor the contributions of individuals, organizations, and governments around the world in promoting the conservation and wise use of wetlands.

Each of the three Awards for 1999, which were presented by the President of Costa Rica at the opening ceremonies of the 7th Meeting of the COP in San José, Costa Rica, in May 1999, were accompanied by the Evian Special Prize, generously provided by the Danone Group (France), of US$ 10,000.

The Ramsar Bureau has commissioned journalists and writers in the regions to interview and write background material, and provide photographs, on the winning individuals and representatives of the winning organizations. 

Photos of the Award ceremonies.

Note on languages: the Profiles below are also available in French and Spanish -- Aussi disponible en français -- Disponible también en español.

Individual Category, shared with Mr Victor Pulido, Peru.

Prof.Vitaly G. Krivenko

Russian Federation

Individual Category, shared with Prof. Vitaly G. Krivenko, Russian Federation.

Peru

NGO Category, shared with the Society for the Protection of Prespa, Greece.

Lake Naivasha Riparian Association

Kenya

Greece

Government/Non-governmental Coalition Category

Pacific Estuary Conservation Program

Canada

Acknowledgements: The Bureau wishes to acknowledge the assistance of authors and photographers Alexandra Chaini (Greece), Guillermo Giacosa (Peru), Geoff Gilliard (Canada), Catherine Mgendi and Susan Matindi (Kenya), and Katerina Pavlova (Russia), as well as the collaboration of Environment Canada, Wetlands International - Russia Programme, and WWF-Greece, in the preparation of this material.

 For further information about the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, please contact the Ramsar Convention Bureau, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland (tel +41 22 999 0170, fax +41 22 999 0169, e-mail ramsar@ramsar.org). Posted 2 February 1999, updated 15 July 2001, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.