Two grassland conservationists Bibhuti Lahkar and Nuklu Phom from Northeast India have been shortlisted for the prestigious Whitley Awards 2021.

Every year six grassroots conservationists are honoured with Whitley Awards. “This year we received 106 applications of an exceptionally high standard, representing diverse approaches across a broad range of countries, habitats and species in the global south,” Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) said on its website. The grassland conservationists Bibhuti Lahkar belongs to Assam, while Nuklu Phom belongs to Nagaland. 

Bibhuti Lahkar who done PhD on the grasslands of Manas National Park with special reference to Pygmy hog is a senior scientist at Aaranyak, a society for biodiversity conservation in Northeast India. He has researched grassland ecosystems in Assam.

A leading conservationist in Nagaland, Nuklu Phom is the team leader of Lemsachenlok, an organization that has been working for bio-diversity conservation since 2007. Phom led  Lemsachenlok organization was honoured with India Biodiversity Awards in 2018 for their work in the conservation of wild species.

The winners of this year’s Whitley Awards will be announced on May 12 (Wednesday).

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