Who among the following is honoured with the UN Environment Programme'

Who among the following is honoured with the UN Environment Programme’s 2022 Champions of the Earth Award in the Entrepreneurial Vision category?

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Purnima Devi Barman

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Purnima Devi Barman, a wildlife biologist from Assam, India, was honoured with the UN Environment Programme’s 2022 Champions of the Earth award in the Entrepreneurial Vision category. She was recognized for her work in leading the ‘Hargila Army’, an all-women grassroots movement dedicated to protecting the Greater Adjutant Stork (Hargila) and its wetland habitats.

The Champions of the Earth award is the UN’s highest environmental honour, recognizing outstanding leaders from government, civil society, academia, and the private sector whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment.

The 2022 awards recognized five recipients in four categories: Inspiration and Action, Entrepreneurial Vision, Policy Leadership, and Science and Innovation. Other winners included Constantino Aucca Chutas (Peru), Cécile Bibiane Ndjebet (Cameroon), Fadia Ghanem (Syria), and the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Directorate of Food & Technology (Bolivia).

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