Chennai Youth gets UN Award for work on environmental sustainability
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SALEEM Khan drew bemused looks from fishermen whenever he took walks through the slush in the mangroves at Ururkuppam near Besant Nagar beach, scooping up soil. There was a method to his muddiness. The United Nations has acknowledged it.
Khan, who completed M.Sc. in Biotechnology from New College in April 2007, has received the Outstanding Youth Campaign Award from the fifth Annual Youth Assembly of the UN for his campaign on preserving and planting mangroves at Urur kuppam. The award recognises 24year-old Khan’s contribution to one of the Millenniu m Development Goals of the UN.
“This soul should work only for world peace” is the prayer Khan lives by. The award is an answer to the prayer, he says.
He was chosen for the award signed by Secretary General Dr Elaine Valdor and the Friendship Ambassadors Foundation Executive Director, Patrick Sciarratta from among 70 contestants worldwide.
This is the first Youth Campaign Award and the lone award for India is Khan’s. However, his visa to the United States was not approved and he could not make it to the awards function in Manhattan on August 12. His brother, in New Jersey , received the award and delivered the acceptance speech on his behalf.
Khan said the UN had seven thematic goals for the millennium and one was to ensure environmental sustainability.
His study on the role of mangroves, particularly in the context of the tsunami came under environmental sustainability. He focussed on a highly endangered species of mangroves known as Avicinnia Marina.
Khan’s research involved taking soil samples to study the microbiology aspect at the Ururk uppam.
His vision was to take his biotechnology knowledge to the people and his desire was to unite his work with the UN bods. He came across the announcemnet of the submissions for the awards and participated.
Khan thanks his parents, teachers for his success. He doesn’t forget to make a special mention of fisherman Karuna karan of Ururkuppam, without whose help he couldn’t have navigated through the slush in the mangroves.
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SALEEM Khan drew bemused looks from fishermen whenever he took walks through the slush in the mangroves at Ururkuppam near Besant Nagar beach, scooping up soil. There was a method to his muddiness. The United Nations has acknowledged it.
Khan, who completed M.Sc. in Biotechnology from New College in April 2007, has received the Outstanding Youth Campaign Award from the fifth Annual Youth Assembly of the UN for his campaign on preserving and planting mangroves at Urur kuppam. The award recognises 24year-old Khan’s contribution to one of the Millenniu m Development Goals of the UN.
“This soul should work only for world peace” is the prayer Khan lives by. The award is an answer to the prayer, he says.
He was chosen for the award signed by Secretary General Dr Elaine Valdor and the Friendship Ambassadors Foundation Executive Director, Patrick Sciarratta from among 70 contestants worldwide.
This is the first Youth Campaign Award and the lone award for India is Khan’s. However, his visa to the United States was not approved and he could not make it to the awards function in Manhattan on August 12. His brother, in New Jersey , received the award and delivered the acceptance speech on his behalf.
Khan said the UN had seven thematic goals for the millennium and one was to ensure environmental sustainability.
His study on the role of mangroves, particularly in the context of the tsunami came under environmental sustainability. He focussed on a highly endangered species of mangroves known as Avicinnia Marina.
Khan’s research involved taking soil samples to study the microbiology aspect at the Ururk uppam.
His vision was to take his biotechnology knowledge to the people and his desire was to unite his work with the UN bods. He came across the announcemnet of the submissions for the awards and participated.
Khan thanks his parents, teachers for his success. He doesn’t forget to make a special mention of fisherman Karuna karan of Ururkuppam, without whose help he couldn’t have navigated through the slush in the mangroves.
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