Question: Who has been selected for the prestigious Asia Environmental Enforcement Award by the United Nations Environment Programme?
(a) Ramesh Pandey
(b) Vinod Bais
(c) Rajiv Kumar
(d) Ravinder Saini
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Senior Indian Forest Service officer Ramesh Pandey has been selected for the prestigious Asia Environmental Enforcement Award by the United Nations Environment Programme.
- The 1996-batch IFS officer, posted as Chief Conservator Forests in Lucknow and Secretary, UP State Bio-diversity Board, is known for his investigation and intelligence gathering on poachers.
- He will receive the award on November 13 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok.
- This year theme for the award was “Fighting Transboundary Environmental Crime” which covers any transboundary environmental crimes, such as illegal trade in wildlife, illegal trade in chemicals or waste, including plastic.
- The purpose of the Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards is to publicly recognise outstanding achievements by public organisations and individuals in Asia to combat transboundary environmental crime.
Links:
http://newsonair.nic.in/News?title=IFS-officer-Ramesh-Pandey-selected-for-Asia-Environmental-Enforcement-Award-by-UNEP&id=372612
https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28488