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🚨 Applications for the 2027 Whitley Awards are now open!
Grassroots conservationists who are looking to scale up their impact, apply now: bit.ly/apply-whitley-award-g…
Win ⬇️
£50k in project funding
International recognition
PR Training
Access to a global network
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⏰ 6 weeks left to apply for the 2027 Whitley Awards!
Grassroots conservationists who are looking to scale up their impact, apply now: bit.ly/apply-whitley-award-g…
Win ⬇️
£50k in project funding
International recognition
Access to a global network
Deadline 30 Oct 2026 23:59 GMT
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Whitley Fund for Nature retweeted
Indian conservationists Barkha Subba and Parveen Shaikh are among 6 winners recognised by the prestigious ‘Green Oscars’ aka the #WhitleyAward.
Barkha and Parveen received their awards from Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, a patron of the Whitley Awards in London.
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Whitley Fund for Nature retweeted
Whitley Fund for Nature, a UK charity, has announced the 2026 @WhitleyAwards for Barkha Subba to lead the first grassroots protection effort for Himalayan salamanders and their wetland habitat in the Darjeeling Himalaya, West Bengal.
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Whitley Fund for Nature retweeted
Scientist Parveen Shaikh has been awarded a 2026 Whitley Award by the UK charity @WhitleyAwards, recognising her efforts to protect the endangered Indian skimmer along India’s rivers.
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Congratulations to 2026 Whitley Award winner Paola Sangolquí from Ecuador for rescuing the Galápagos Petrel from the brink of extinction, with Fundacion Jocotoco 🪶
📽️ Learn more and watch a short film about their work: bit.ly/Paola_Sangolqui_Whitl…
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Congratulations to 2026 Whitley Award winner Marina Kameni from Cameroon for reviving endemic amphibian populations in Mount Manengouba 🐸
📽️ Learn more and watch a short film about their work: bit.ly/Marina_Kameni_Whitley…
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Congratulations to 2026 Whitley Award winner Issah Seidu from Ghana for saving Critically Endangered guitarfish species from local extinction with @AquaLife Conservancy 🦈
📽️ Learn more and watch a short film about their work: bit.ly/Issah_Seidu_Whitley_A…
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Congratulations to 2026 Whitley Award winner Barkha Subba from India for saving the Himalayan salamander and its wetlands with FOSEP 🦎
📽️ Learn more and watch a short film about their work: bit.ly/Barkha_Subba_Whitley_…
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Congratulations to 2026 Whitley Award winner Parveen Shaikh from India for protecting Indian Skimmers and their habitats with Bombay Natural History Society 🐦⬛
📽️ Learn more and watch a short film about their work: bit.ly/Parveen_Shaikh_Whitle…
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Congratulations to 2026 Whitley Award winner Moreangels Mbizah from Zimbabwe for promoting human-wildlife coexistence with Wildlife Conservation Action 🦁
📽️ Learn more and watch a short film about their work: bit.ly/Moreangels_Mbizah_Whi…
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Congratulations to 2026 Whitley Gold Award winner Farwiza Farhan and her NGO HAkA from Indonesia for mobilising community protection of the Leuser Ecosystem 🦧
📽️ Learn more and watch a short film about their work:
bit.ly/Farwiza_Farhan_Whitle…
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Our annual awards celebrate outstanding conservation leaders driving local solutions and real change for nature and people 🌎
Our 2026 Whitley Gold Award winner is Farwiza Farhan (@wiiiiza) & @haka_sumatra
Find out more about their work: whitleyaward.org/winners-hub…
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Congratulations to the 2026 #WhitleyAwards winners!
🏆 Issah Seidu (Ghana)
🏆 Parveen Shaikh (India)
🏆 Barkha Subha (India)
Find out more about their work: whitleyaward.org/winners-hub…
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Congratulations to the 2026 #WhitleyAwards winners!
🏆 Marina Kameni (Cameroon)
🏆 Moreangels Mbizah (Zimbabwe)
🏆 Paola Sangolquí (Ecuador)
Find out more about their work: whitleyaward.org/winners-hub…
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📣 Less than 24 hours to go until the 2026 #WhitleyAwards when we announce this year’s Whitley Award winners!
This year's ceremony will be hosted by WFN Ambassadors Kate Humble & Tom Heap. Tune in via livestream on 29 April at 19.30 BST: whitleyaward.org/events/2025…
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📣 Less than 2 weeks to go until the 2026 Whitley Awards!
Do you spot some familiar faces from some of our recent ceremonies?
Tune in via livestream on Wednesday 29 April at 19.30 BST to meet this year’s inspiring winners!
whitleyaward.org/events/2026…
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⏰Less than 3 weeks to go until the 2026 Whitley Awards!
Join us via livestream on Wednesday 29 April at 19.30 BST to meet this year's winners!
Set a reminder for the ceremony livestream on 29th April: youtube.com/watch?v=m4A95tE9…
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Join the Whitley Fund for Nature team in London!
🌿 We’re currently recruiting for two roles - Deputy Director (Maternity Cover), and Head of Communications (Maternity Cover).
Apply before 27 March: whitleyaward.org/about/curre…
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From Java’s singing, swinging gibbons to Colombia’s brown spider monkeys, listen to the latest episodes of our podcast How to Save It - featuring conservationists Rahayu Oktaviani and Dr Andrés Link.
Tune in for a dose of inspiration and optimism: whitleyaward.org/2025/12/17/…
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