BIJI ALAM AWARDS 2025
for Outstanding Malaysian Nature Conservationist
AWARDS 2025 OPEN NOW!
The Biji Alam Awards 2025 competition is open for applications between 10 March to 16 May 2025 , with an offering of two awards of RM30,000 each.
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The generosity of our donors since our award ceremony in November last year, means that we have been able to increase the total prize money offered to RM60,000 up from RM50,000 in 2024 (2 prizes of RM25,000) A big thank you to our wonderful donors for making our awards that much more impactful.
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We will continue to take donations all the way till the end of the competition period so the total awarded in the end may be even higher - watch this space. Bigger award prizes mean more meaningful funding to deserving conservationists for their work to save our wildlife and habitats.
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Let’s make it happen!
ABOUT THE AWARDS
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The purpose of these awards is to recognise the considerable contributions of Malaysian nature conservationists and to encourage local grassroots support to this essential sector.
​We seek to award individual conservationists, rather than their organisations, who work in Peninsular and East Malaysia.
​We are looking for mid-career conservationists: people with both solid achievements and further plans worthy of public support.
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AWARDEES
DEFINITION OF CONSERVATION
Our winners are individual conservationists with proven achievement in Malaysian conservation. They have already demonstrated an ability to make change on the ground, and will now be on their way to bigger and longer term dreams.
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They are dynamic leaders carrying out impactful, science based conservation of species or habitats with the resilience to carry out their long term plans.
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They use approaches that inspire and engage more people in conservation work and be able to communicate publicly the purpose and outcomes of their work in compelling ways.
The definition of conservation used by this Award is broad and we welcome innovation but activities need to address, in practical ways, the protection and/or restoration of species either directly or through, biodiversity and habitat management using a science based approach.
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We are 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 (both land and water), law enforcement, ecological restoration, improved land-use and innovative approaches eg. facilitating alternative sources of income to indigenous communities and technology in conjunction with conventional conservation solutions. ​​
TIMELINE FOR BIJI ALAM AWARDS 2025
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MON 10 MARCH 2025
Applications open
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FRI 16 MAY 2025
Closing date for applications
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​FRI 11 JULY 2025
Shortlisted applicants to be informed
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​AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2025
Judging process.
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​THURS 20 SEPTEMBER 2025
Winner informed
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​THURS 23 OCTOBER 2025
Award ceremony