CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The awards are also referred to as the Green Oscars. Church worker Nuklu Phom belongs to the Phom indigenous community in Nagaland in northeast India. He is noted for his work in connecting communities to conserve biodiversity and switch to sustainable livelihoods in his ancestral village.

Detailed explanation-2: -Beginning with his own village of Yaongyimchen in Nagaland, India, Nuklu Phom is leading efforts to establish a Biodiversity Peace Corridor with support from the Whitley Awards. The Naga conservationist won the prestigious award in 2021.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nuklu Phom, an environmentalist from Nagaland’s rural Longleng area, received the Whitley Award 2021, often referred to as the Green Oscar, this year.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Whitley Awards are held annually by the Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) to recognise and celebrate effective grassroots conservation leaders across the Global South.