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Assam ’ s leading conservationist Purnima Devi Barman has been awarded the United Nation's highest environmental honor, ‘ Champions of the Earth ’ , for 2022 in the Entrepreneurial Vision Category, for leading the ‘ Hargila Army ’. As per the United Nations Environmental Program, Barman who is a wildlife biologist won the award along with four others from different countries for their transformative action to prevent, halt and reverse ecosystem degradation . • The other recipients of the UNEP award are : 1. Lebanon ’ s environmental enterprise Arceniel 2. Peru ’ s Constantino ( Tino ) Aucca Chuta for pioneering a community reforestation model driven by a local community 3. Sir Partha Dasgupta of the UK in the Science and Innovation Category 4. Cameroon ’ s Cecile Bibian Ndjebet for advocating the rights of women in Africa to secure land tenure . About UNEP ’ s Champions of the Earth UNEP ’ s Champions of the Earth honors groups, individuals, and organisations whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment . The annual Champions of the Earth award recognizes outstanding leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector . Champions of the Earth 2022 honours a conservationist, an enterprise, an economist, a women ’ s rights activist, and a wildlife biologist for their transformative action to prevent, halt and reverse ecosystem degradation .
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