Bangalore : The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), a subsidiary of the RBS Group, today awarded the RBS ‘Protect the Tiger’ award to Mr. D. V. Girish under the RBS Earth Heroes Award for 2013, for playing a crucial role in protecting Bhadra Tiger Reserve.
The RBS ‘Protect the Tiger’ Award was conferred upon Mr. D.V Girish for his untying efforts in saving biologically rich and ecologically important Bhadra-Kudremukh landscape, thereby playing a crucial role in protecting Bhadra Tiger Reserve. His contribution towards wildlife conservation and environmental protection over the past 20 years is commendable. Mr. Girish has emerged as an influential community leader and guardian of the tigers of Bhadra-Kudremukh landscape. Girish has received a certificate of appreciation in 1998 from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in New York. He has also received Carl Zeiss award (2002) and ‘Tiger Gold’ award of the Conway Foundation (2004) for his contributions to tigers in Bhadra.
Mr. Brijesh Mehra, Interim Country Executive, RBS N.V said “I am truly inspired by the dedication of the numerous nominees and winners of Earth Heroes Awards; they are actually making a difference to our vital environs. We believe that corporate should place a higher emphasis on environmental protection and spread awareness, that our long term economic growth is highly dependent on environmental sustainability. Those who have been working consistently towards saving our environment, are deserved to be recognised and will be known as Earth Heroes.”
Pankaj Phatarphod, Managing Director, RBS Business Services Pvt. Ltd. said “RBS Earth Heroes Awards recognizes and brings forth the work of individuals and institutions that have done exemplary work in the field of conservation. This is of great motivation for our very young employee work force who get to meet, interact and see the work of the award recipients. The awards also complement the work RBS does in the space of environment conservation through a robust livelihood support program through RBS Foundation India.”
Mr. N Sunil Kumar, Director, RBS Foundation India said “It has been an extremely difficult decision for the jury to identify winners from the nomination received, as each one of their efforts is remarkable and honorable. We take pride in honoring winners for their contribution towards making the environment a better place for future generations to enjoy.”
Seven individuals/ institutions from the field of wildlife and conservation, who have demonstrated exemplary work on the ground, were chosen by an independent jury, for the RBS Earth Heroes Award. The jury panel comprising of active wildlife enthusiasts, environmentalists and conservationists, reviewed nominations received from across the country.
All the winners were awarded citations and a cash prize each at the RBS ‘Earth Heroes’ Awards 2013
The categories of the 2013 RBS ‘Earth Heroes’ Awards included
1. ‘Green Warrior’ Award
2. ‘Earth Hero’ Award (Felicitation)
3. ‘Earth Guardian’ Award
4. ‘Protect the Tiger’ Award
5. ‘Inspire’ Award