Dosto,
With immense pleasure, we are sharing this good news with that "Himalayan Chipko Foundation wins International Green Apple Award". Please go through the News from Press Release of the Society:
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JP Dabral of Himalayan Chipko Foundation has been notified that his organization has won the International Green Apple Environment Award. The award will be presented to them at the Green Apple Awards at the House of Commons in London on 15th. November, 2010. The award is being given to Himalayan Chipko Foundation for its exposure of the Hak Hakook scam in Uttarakhand in which thousands of trees were cut in the pretext of providing wood to the villagers whereas all the wood was sold by the timber mafia in the black market.
Himalayan Chipko Foundatin has also been invited to International Green Heroes, an elite group of environmental achievers who use their experience to help thousands of others – and the environment – around the world.
The Green Apple awards began in 1994 and attracted more than 500 nominations this year. Himalayan Chipko Foundation was selected as the winner after a thorough international selection process.
The International Green Apple Awards are organized by The Green Organisation , an independent, non-political, non-activist, non-profit environment group dedicated to recognizing, rewarding and promoting environmental best practices around the world.
JP Dabral
President
Himalayan Chipko Foundation
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