Dr. Sonali Ghosh Wins Kenton R. Miller Award -First Indian Honoree

• Categories: Environment / Awards 2025 Current Affairs.
• Grant: Kenton R. Miller Award in Innovation in the Management of Protected Areas.
• Recipient: Dr. Sonali Ghosh
• Job Title: Director, Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, Assam.
• Event Location: Abu Dhabi
• Co-Recipient: Roque Simón Sevilla Larrea (Ecuador)

About the Award:

• WCPA (World Commission on Protected Areas) introduces this classification under IUCN.
• Rewards leadership and innovation in the management of protected areas, national parks and biodiversity hotspots.
• It is named after conservationist Kenton R. Miller.

Importance of the Dr. Ghosh Work:

• The first Indian to get this foreign award.
• Known conservation theories on community-based conservation.
• Combines folk wisdom + research techniques.
• Effects in delicate environments such as Manas and Kaziranga (Assam).

Importance:

• Showcases the contribution of India in preserving biodiversity in the world.
• Promotes sustainable and inclusive management of wildlife.