Deadline: 1 June 2024
To support the critical efforts, Global Humane – the international brand of American Humane, the United States’ first national humane organization – has established The Wolfgang Kiessling International Prize for Species Conservation.
This award is created in honor of Wolfgang F. Kiessling, the founder of Loro Parque and globally acknowledged leader in the field of conservation. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding living individuals who have achieved significant positive change in the field of conservation practice, theory and research and will be awarded annually.
Awarding Events
- The Wolfgang Kiessling International Prize for Species Conservation will be awarded each year in a globally spotlighted press event and award ceremony designed to capture media attention throughout the world.
- The winner of the Kiessling Prize will travel to the designated award ceremony in the United States to participate in a presentation of their work to the world, receive the award and an unrestricted grant of US$80,000. The winner will also take part in a major media campaign carrying news of the award and the prize-winning conservation work around the world.
- Winners and their work will be promoted in international news stories, feature stories, opinion editorials in key media, and through reporters focusing on environmental, animal, and conservation issues. The Kiessling Prize webpage will serve as a public-facing, ongoing focal point promoting the Wolfgang Kiessling International Prize for Species Conservation and its winners, serving as a source of information about the crucial work being done across the globe to counter the Sixth Mass Extinction threatening Earth’s animals.
Criteria
- All applicants for the Kiessling Prize must be self-nominated; nominations by third parties will not be accepted.
- The winning award recipient will be a credentialed conservation scientist who can proactively and profoundly make the case for zoos and aquariums working to fight the Sixth Mass Extinction. Applicants must be individual living persons, not an organization, program, or group of individuals.
- The candidate’s work should be innovative, demonstrating an ability to develop creative solutions that could be implemented on an international scale.
For more information, visit American Humane.