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N°21,
Winter 2007 Singapore salutes five Laureates Three women and two men have won Rolex Awards for their pioneering projects. They received their Awards in Singapore, where Rolex also organised a symposium to explore the ingredients of success. Injured animals from the wild In the 1970s, an English accountant concerned about injured wild animals began providing care to them in a small shed. He is now respected worldwide as a leading authority on first aid for wild animals. New life for 100,000 bicycles David Schweidenback has reached a milestone in his U.S.-based project which improves the lives of thousands of people in the developing world by recycling unused bicycles, providing transport and jobs. Tracks from the past Fossilised animal tracks on a stretch of Argentina's coastline provide a window onto South America's prehistory. Teresa Manera de Bianco is fighting human and natural threats to record this valuable resource. Saving the snow leopard Rodney Jackson has devoted nearly 30 years to protecting snow leopards, one of the world's most elusive species. By involving the people who live in the Himalayas, Jackson is ensuring the snow leopard's future. Winning battles in Mexico For Martha Ruiz Corzo, saving one of Mexico's most biodiverse regions goes hand-in-hand with economic development. Ruiz Corzo's courageous campaign, waged nationally and internationally, is winning battles for the region. In brief In Canada and Australia, the stories of two pioneering individuals recognised by the Rolex Awards show how knowledge and culture can cross the globe, bringing huge benefits to thousands of people. |
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