Uttarakhand Ranger Mahinder Giri Wins International Ranger Award 2021

Uttarakhand Ranger Mahinder Giri Wins International Ranger Award 2021

• Mahinder Giri, a range officer at Rajaji Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand has been honored with the prestigious International Ranger Award for his contribution towards conservation.
• He is the only ranger from Asia to win the prize.
• A total of 10 professionals from across the world have been awarded the International Ranger Award for 2021.
• All the winners will receive a uniform patch and their employing organisations will receive US $10,000 (Rs 7,26,150) as prize money, which can be used to support the winner and their team to conduct their work.
• International Ranger Award was created in 2020 through a collaboration between the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), the International Ranger Federation, Global Wildlife Conservation, and Conservation Allies.
• The award aims to highlight and felicitate the extraordinary work that rangers do in protected and conserved areas worldwide.
• It aims to improve rangers’ capabilities, raise awareness about the critical role they play in conservation efforts, and help share rangers’ unique stories and perspectives.