In its 40th year, the Bruno H. Schubert Foundation on the 6th of November presented one of the most highly endowed German environmental prizes, the Frankfurt Conservation Award 2023 (Bruno H. Schubert Prize). At an evening event at the Goethe University in Frankfurt, the prize in the three categories of teaching, research and applied nature conservation was awarded to Prof. Dr. Meike Piepenbring (Goethe University Frankfurt), Prof. Dr. Beth Kaplin (University of Rwanda) and José Carlos Nieto Navarrete (Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado – SERNANP, Peru).
The award categories reflect the focus of the three partner institutions: teaching and research on nature conservation and environmental protection as well as applied nature conservation. Each award category is endowed with 15,000 euros.
Category 1 (Teaching)
Prof. Dr. Meike Piepenbring is honoured for her outstanding personal achievements in academic teaching of nature and environmental protection. She is Professor of Mycology at the Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity at the Goethe University Frankfurt.
Category 2 (Research)
Prof. Dr. Beth Kaplin is honoured for her outstanding personal achievements in research on nature conservation and environmental protection. She is Acting Director at the Center of Excellence in Biodiversity and Natural Resources Management (CoEB) and Professor at the College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, as well as Affiliated Research Professor of Biodiversity at the School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts-Boston, USA.
Category 3 (Applied nature conservation)
José Carlos Nieto Navarrete is honoured for his outstanding personal achievements in practical work in nature and environmental protection. He is the Director of the Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado – SERNANP, Peru.
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Background on the Frankfurt Conservation Award (Bruno H. Schubert Prize)
Since 1983, the Bruno H. Schubert Prize has been awarded to deserving individuals for their exceptional commitment to the conservation of our planet’s biodiversity. Since 2018, the established prize has also been known as the “Frankfurt Conservation Award” to reflect the international context of the prizewinners, who come from a wide variety of countries and are engaged in conservation worldwide.
Previous winners include big names such as Frenchman Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1983), American Prof. Edward O. Wilson (1996) and German Prof. Klaus Töpfer (2002). The Frankfurt Conservation Award (Bruno H. Schubert Prize) is presented in three categories and is endowed with 15,000 euros each.