BIJI ALAM AWARDS
The Biji Alam Awards 2024 round will consist of two awards of RM25,000, each enough to make a significant difference to a mid-career Malaysian conservationist. The distribution of awards will be balanced between Peninsular Malaysia and the Borneo States of Sarawak and Sabah.
These Awards will recognise mid-career passionate conservationists and leaders from across Malaysian society, often people who are pioneering new approaches and little known by the public.
AWARDEES
Awardees could be individuals, teams, or groups with outstanding, proven achievement in Malaysian conservation. They will have already demonstrated an ability to make change on the ground, and will now be on their way to bigger and longer term dreams.
DEFINITION OF CONSERVATION
The definition of conservation used by this Award is broad and include work on threatened species, biodiverse habitats, landscape integrity, and marine, terrestrial or freshwater systems (and the connections between them).
We recognise that there are many different approaches to doing conservation work and we will be open to innovative work that demonstrate the ways conservation is now growing within Malaysian society such as community engagement, applied research, public education, policy reform, habitat management, law enforcement, ecological restoration, improved land-use and the revitalisation of cultures that respect nature.
TIMELINE FOR BIJI ALAM AWARDS 2024
1 JUNE 2024
Applications open
31 JULY 2024
Applications close
END AUGUST - to be extended
Applicants will be informed if they have been shortlisted.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
Further information will be requested
31 OCTOBER
Winner to be announced
28 NOVEMBER 2024
Award ceremony