Pablo Canevari Award
For Shorebird Research & Conservation
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Pablo Canevari was the first Director of the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network (WHSRN), a scientist, a colleague, and a dear friend. In March of 2000, Pablo died suddenly.The annual Award, established by the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences, gives recognition to Latin American biologists and conservationists who reflect the values and contributions of Pablo Canevari in their work.
[English is below]LLAMADO PARA NOMINACIONES MARZO DE 2008
Cada dos años, Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences premia con US $2.000 a particulares u organizaciones de Latinoamérica que demuestren su trabajo a favor de la conservación de las aves playeras; el camino transitado por Pablo Canevari antes de su fallecimiento en el año 2.000.
Él es recordado por su extraordinaria dedicación y pasión, tanto personal como profesional, por la conservación de aves playeras a lo largo de toda su carrera.
Lo invitamos a nominar a individuos u organizaciones para este premio como reconocimiento y auspicio al trabajo ejemplar en el campo de la conservación de las aves playeras. Simplemente complete el formulario de nominación y envíelo por correo electrónico antes del 15 de marzo del 2008 (fecha límite).
Los premios serán anunciados a mediados de abril 2006.
CALL FOR MARCH 2008 NOMINATIONS
Every two years, The Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences presents a US $2,000.00 award to a nominee or organization from Latin America that demonstrates an outstanding commitment to shorebird conservation - much the way Pablo Canevari did before he died in 2000.
The Award recognizes and supports exemplary work in the field of shorebird conservation. Pablo is remembered for his extraordinary dedication and passion - personally and professionally - to the conservation of shorebirds throughout his career.
You are invited to recommend an individual or organization for this award. Please fill out a simple nomination form and submit it no later than March 15, 2008. The Award will be announced in mid April.
Pablo Canevari Award Recipients
Xicoténcatl Vega Picos
Xicoténcatl Vega Picos is Director of Conservation in Sinaloa, México, for Pronatura Noroeste Mar de Cortés, and Associate Professor of Ecology and Sustainable Development at ITESM Campus Sinaloa. He has been instrumental in promoting conservation and research interest in shorebirds in Mexico, and has been the moving force behind the nomination and designation of two WHSRN sites in Sinaloa state (Playa Ceuta and Bahía Santa María). He has been a central figure in the delivery of 5 training workshops in Sinaloa and Baja California. These and other aspects of Xico's tireless work have helped create broad political support for shorebird and wetland conservation. As an example of not only "acting locally" Xico has been "thinking globally" and has built links, all revolving around shorebird and wetland conservation, with academic, governmental and non-government organizations in the U.S., Canada, Panama, and even Spain.
Daniel Blanco
Heidi Luquer
Daniel Blanco is from Buenos Aires, Argentina and has worked on shorebird monitoring and ecology since 1987 when he received a grant from The William Belton Award of ICBP-PACS (now Birdlife International). Daniel worked together with Pablo Canevari for nine years. He helped support the three WHSRN Sites in Argentina, carried out shorebird research and helped with research on potential WHSRN sites throughout South America. Now working for Wetlands International, Daniel continues his work in waterbird monitoring and conservation. He recently carried out shorebird research specially on grassland shorebirds like the Buff-breasted Sandpiper mainly in Samborombón Bay and its surroundings in central-east Buenos Aires province. Currently Daniel is studying shorebird distribution and habitat use in coastal environments. [this was updated Feb. 2004]
Betty Petersen
Patricia Gonzalez is from San Antonio Oeste, Argentina and has been instrumental in shorebird monitoring and research along the Atlantic Coast of Argentina from the San Antonio Bay to Tierra del Fuego. Originally a student of Pablo Canevari, her many years of hard work have been vital to understanding the biology of shorebirds in South America and were the basis for identifying the San Antonio Bay as a WHSRN site. Currently, Patricia is intensely studying shorebirds from Tierra del Fuego to Delaware Bay (USA) and the Canadian Arctic as a member of the International Shorebird Team coordinated by Dr. Allen Baker of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada. Further, she has successfully involved the local schools in her projects and works tirelessly to educate the public about the importance and beauty of shorebirds.
This page was last updated April 2006
