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| Samson Parashina (Photo courtesy of unep.org) |
The Kenyan Maasai
conservationist was named among the six winners of the United Nation’s
Champions of Earth 2012 award, which is awarded to leaders who have had a
positive impact on the environment. The ceremony took place in Rio, Brazil on June 4, 2012 and
Mongolia’s President Tsakhia Elbegdorj was among the six who included renown
scientists and a banker.
Samson Parashina is a Maasai warrior and a respected safari
guide at Campi ya Kanzi. He’s the President of the Maasai Wilderness Conservation
Trust (MWCT), a grass-roots community trust that works to conserve the wildlife
and cultural heritage of the Tsavo-Amboseli ecosystem, a key tourist attraction.
Parashina's nomination was by British actor Edward Norton,
who serves on the of MWCT and also a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for
Biodiversity. MWCT runs Campi ya Kanzi hotel, which was named by CNN as one of 10
top luxury eco-hotels in the world.
MWCT is also among 25 organizations to win the 2012 Equator
Prize awarded by the United Nations Development Programme.
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