ArmInfo. In early November, the Caucasus Nature Fund's (CNF) Executive Director Geof Giacomini was in London to accept the one-of-a-kind Marsh Marjan Award - which recognizes the contributions of individuals or organizations for their work on conservation issues in conflict areas, the press release received by ArmInfo, reports.
Sponsored by the Marsh Christian Trust (MCT) in partnership with the Marjan Center for the Study of Conflict and the Environment at King's College's Department of War Studies, the award was established 8 years ago to call attention to an underrepresented but important field - nature protection in the midst of conflict.
The Caucasus Nature Fund's (CNF), the 2019 recipient, has been providing financial support for operational costs of Protected Areas in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia for over 10 years. An independent German foundation, CNF seeks to conserve the unique flora, fauna and ecosystems of the Caucasus for future generation while at the same time improving the lives of local people today.
We add that over 10 years of activity in Armenia, the Caucasus Nature Fund has allocated more than 4.5 million euros for the needs of the specially protected natural territories of the country.