Indian ecologist and international environment policy expert S. Faizi awarded the Alliance World of Scientists (AWS) 2024 Planet Earth Awards which acknowledges individuals who champion life on Earth. In this interview, he discusses the recognition and the need to focus on justice for nature.

As published in Mongabay India on 2 April, 2024.

Eminent Indian ecologist and international environment policy expert S. Faizi is among the six recipients of the Alliance World of Scientists (AWS) 2024 Planet Earth Awards.

A staunch supporter of indigenous rights, S. Faizi, who hails from Kerala, India, has made numerous significant contributions to biodiversity conservation and global policy development. He played a prominent role at the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) or the Earth Summit in 1992 and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). He has also served as an adviser for G-77 (the United Nations’ intergovernmental organisation for developing nations) and is a founding member of the CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) Alliance, encouraging community participation in biodiversity conservation. He has written and drafted several key reports and implementation plans for biodiversity conservation across India and parts of the World. His work spans over three decades.

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