Ms. Tilotama Varma, Additional Director, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) received prestigious AsiaEnvironmentalEnforcementAward 2020, awarded by United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) in ‘Innovation category’, in a virtual ceremony held on 17th Feb, 2021.
This is the second time WCCB has bagged Asia Environmental Enforcement Award. Earlier it had received this award in 2018 in the same category.
The Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards publicly recognize and celebrate excellence in enforcement by government officials and institutions or teams combating transboundary environmental crime. The Awards are given to individuals and/or government organizations/teams that demonstrate excellence and outstanding leadership in enforcement of national laws to combat transboundary environmental crime.