The Whitley Award is called the “Green Oscar Award.” In 2021, Nuklu Phom of Nagaland won the Whitley Award. He is the only Indian to get the award.

Nuklu Phom is creating a ” peace corridor”. The main goal of expanding the Yaongyimchen Community Biodiversity Zone. In addition to protecting wildlife and environmental protection, he also expanded his work to Health, Education and microfinance.

He founded the Lemasachenlok Society. It strives to make locals sensitive to Amur Falcons. It has established three Protected Areas to help increase the number of falcons in its habitat. Nuklu Phom is known as the “Amur Falcon of Nagaland”.