<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Final chance to submit an application!
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">-Patricia</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.<br>
Botanist - Division of Scientific Authority<br>
Chair - Plant Conservation Alliance - Medicinal Plant Working Group<br>
US Fish & Wildlife Service<br>
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 110<br>
Arlington, VA 22203<br>
703-358-1708 x1753<br>
FAX: 703-358-2276<br>
Working for the conservation and sustainable use of our green natural resources.<br>
<www.nps.gov/plants/medicinal><br>
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<br><font size=5 face="Bookman Old Style"><b>Future for Nature Award 2009</b></font>
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<br><font size=4><b><i>Final Call for Candidates!!</i></b></font>
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<br><font size=1 face="Verdana">Are you or do you know a distinguished,
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2008</b>, via </font><a href="http://nieuwsbrief.tty.nl/sendlink.asp?HitID=1219395296953&StID=4735&SID=4&EmID=4476265&Link=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5mdXR1cmVmb3JuYXR1cmUubmV0"><font size=1 color=blue face="Verdana"><u>http://www.futurefornature.net</u></font></a>
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<br><font size=1 face="Verdana">Late June, the Future for Nature Foundation
(formerly called Golden Ark) announced the 2009 Future for Nature Award
for the </font>
<br><font size=1 face="Verdana">protection of species of wild flora and
fauna. The Foundation will issue three prizes of € 50.000 each to talented
persons who have </font>
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outstanding species protection efforts. </font>
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<br><font size=1 face="Verdana">Herewith, we invite you to apply for the
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August 2008. </font>
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Winners. </font>
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<p><font size=2 color=#b96816 face="Verdana"><b>The Future for Nature Award…..
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<br><font size=1 face="Symbol">· </font><font size=1 face="Verdana">Is
a reward for outstanding achievements in the protection of species of wild
flora and fauna; </font>
<br><font size=1 face="Symbol">· </font><font size=1 face="Verdana">For
2009 consists of three prizes of <b>€50.000</b>; </font>
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to stimulate award winners to sustain their dedicated work, to raise their
profile, to extend their professional network and to </font>
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leader have clear, substantial and long lasting benefits for the conservation
status of one or more </font>
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be at the end of their career; the preference is for talented, relatively
young candidates at the early of mid </font>
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<br><font size=4><b>· </b></font><font size=1>Practical conservation
relevance and long term benefits of current and future work or project
of the candidate;</font>
<br><font size=4><b>· </b></font><font size=1>Conservation leadership,
actual and potential contributions of applicant in promoting conservation.</font>
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