India-born Biologist Kamal Bawa has bagged the World's First International Award for outstanding scientifirc work that promotes sustainable development globally.
An official aanouncement has claimed that Dr. Bawa, distinguished Professor of Biology at the University of Massachusetts in Boston is to receive the Gunnerus Sustainability Award from the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (DKNVS) at a function in Norway on April 17.
Professor Kristian Fossheim, President of DKNVS said that they are very pleased to have selected such a person who is worthy of getting the Gunnerus Award.
The Gunnerus Award is the first major international prize for outstanding scientific work that promotes sustainable development globally, and will be awarded every two years starting in 2012.
Dr. Bawa is most noted for his pioneering work on population biology in rainforest areas.
His widespan of research comprises of groundbreaking biological discoveries made in Central America, Western Ghats in India and the Himalayas.
He is also noted for the establishment, and as President of Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) in Bangalore.
Until recently, he has also held Ruffolo Giorgio Fellowship in Sustainability Science and Bullard Fellowship at Harvard University.
Dr. Bawa was quoted as saying that he is very happy and pleased over the recognition that their work has attained.
The award is named after DKNVS Founder Bishop Johan zernst Gunnerus (1718-1773) and is the result of collaboration between DKNVS, Sparebank1 SMN and the society Technoport.
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