Jagdish S Bakan bagged Michel Batisse award 2023

Jagdish S Bakan bagged Michel Batisse award 2023

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Category : Awards Published on: June 12 2023

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  • An IFS officer, Jagdish S Bakan has won the prestigious UNESCO Michel Batisse Award 2023 for biosphere reserve management.
  • The 2017 batch officer of the Indian Forest Service is currently the director of the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve.
  • He will receive the award from UNESCO in Paris on June 14, 2023.
  • The USD 12,000 award is given in memory of Dr. Michel Batisse for outstanding achievement in the management of biosphere reserves in line with the recommendations of the Seville Strategy.
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