Category Archives: Press and Awards
Partying for Conservation: High School Grad Throws Fundraiser for CP
Where can you find the average California teen on a Saturday night? For Kate Harrison, it’s not hanging with friends, blowing off homework or seeing the new band that’s in town: instead, this young conservationist spent a recent Saturday night … Continue reading
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Thomas Lovejoy Awarded the Blue Planet Prize
During the Rio+20 summit, Conservacion Patagonica’s very own Scientific Advisory Board member Dr. Thomas Lovejoy was honored with the Blue Planet Prize. Awarded by the Asahi Glass Foundation, thee Blue Planet Prize celebrates individuals and organizations who have made major … Continue reading
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Kris and Doug Tompkins Receive the New Species Award from African Rainforest Conservancy
Kris Tompkins, Conservacion Patagonica’s founder and president, says this is “the coolest award she’s gotten:” a newly discovered species of frog now bears the Tompkins name. This frog lives in the rainforest of Tanzania’s Nguru South and Nguu North Mountains. … Continue reading
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