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    Question

    Which prestigious award did Ramanathapuram district

    forest officer (DFO) Jagish S Bakan from Tamil Nadu receive for his work in Biosphere Reserve Management?
    A UN Environmental Award Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Ramon Magsaysay Award Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Nobel Peace Prize Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D UNESCO's Michel Batisse Award for Biosphere Reserve Management Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Global Environmental Leadership Award Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    As per the information given below, the correct answer is option D. Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin lauded Ramanathapuram district forest officer (DFO) Jagish S Bakan for bagging Unesco’s 2023 Michel Batisse Award for Biosphere Reserve Management. "By bagging the 2023 Michel Batisse Award for Biosphere Reserve Management from Unesco, Jagdish Bakan has brought pride to the state forest department and for the state government. I am proud when Bakan said all these became possible due to the marine elite force of the state government," Stalin tweeted. Unesco on Monday announced the 2023 Michel Batisse Award for Biosphere Reserve Management for Bakan, who is also the director of Gulf of Mannar biosphere reserve. Bakan will receive the award from Unesco in Paris on June 14. At the function, he will present a report on the conservation measures taken to preserve the natural resources in the Gulf of Mannar biosphere reserve.

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