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The person from India selected for the Whitley Award(2017) known as Green Oscar for her efforts towards protecting the Greater Adjutant Stork (leptoptilos dubius) and the wetlands it inhabits. 1. Purnima Barman2. Medha Patkar3. Vandana Shiva4. Shehla Masood

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Purnima Barman

The Correct answer is Purnima Barman. 

Whitley (Green Oscar) Awards:

  • The awards were established in the year 1993 by Edward Whitley OBE and are one of the most prestigious conservation prizes known in the world today.
  • The first Whitley award worth was £15000 was given in the year 1994.
  • The awards are run by the 'Whitley Fund for Nature' and honor those who have made an exceptional contribution to the field.
  • The award is an international prize and a form of project funding and is currently around £40,000 over one year.
  • Two Indian activists, Sanjay Gubbi and Purnima Barman were awarded the annual Whitley Awards, also known as Green Oscars, 2017.
  • Sanjay Gubbi was awarded for his efforts to protect Karnataka's tiger corridors.
  • Purnima Barman was awarded for saving the Greater Adjutant stork, known as Hargila in India, and its wetland habitat in Assam.


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