Tusk Conservation Award Nominations

Nominations for the 2023 Tusk Conservation Awards are now open and will close on 6th April 2023.

Nominees should have no knowledge of their nomination. Please ensure that the details of your application and the references remain strictly confidential and that you don't reveal to the candidate that he/she is being considered for an award.

How to complete the Nomination Form:

You will be asked for details on your nominee including their personal details and impact in the conservation world. In addition you will be required to upload three local references along with your application.

Overall Eligibility Criteria

Nominees that meet the following eligibility criteria will be considered for the Tusk Conservation Awards

Proven positive conservation impact for wildlife and communities. Their work must be based in Africa.
People who act as a role model and provide a level of mentorship.
People whose ideas are replicable or scalable in-country and across the continent.
Country nationals with the exception of long-term residency (15+ years) or commitment to country/region/ building capacity of local team members for future leadership.
People and projects that will continue into the future and are sustainable.
People who take a grassroots approach to their work and are inclusive of local communities.
Proven collaboration amongst peers and within Government structures.
Work that needs to be recognised and given publicity in order to thrive.
People that can prove ‘value’ for money and have the ability to manage grants and reporting requirements.

For the Ranger Award there are specific eligibility criteria

The nominee must be an active ranger and a citizen of an African country.
The nominee must have worked as a ranger for more than ten years.
Team nominations will not be eligible.

Awards are not made for:

Self-applications.
Posthumously.
People who are undertaking pure academic research.
Individuals working for themselves (not part of a team).
Individuals working in animal welfare or the rehabilitation of captive animals.

If you choose to Save and Resume this form, you will receive a new link to resume the nomination. Please do not click the original link you received as this will render a new response for your nomination.The resume link for this nomination will be sent to your inbox.

Please Select an Award Type

Prince William Award for Conservation in Africa

Completing this form will enable you to nominate someone for the Prince William Award for Conservation in Africa 2023.

A lifetime achievement award, which recognises outstanding dedication and exceptional continued contribution to conservation in Africa.

Please make sure you have reviewed all the eligibility and criteria for this award prior to completion, and that you have all the required information to hand.

Deadline: Please submit the nomination form no later than 6th April 2023. If you have any queries contact info@tuskawards.com.

Prince William Award Criteria:

An inspiring individual with 20+ years experience in the field
Continues actively to advance conservation in Africa through innovation and leadership
Proven conservation legacy
Evidenced replicability of work
Leader in field of expertise
Proven impact supported by examples
Instigated change at a country-wide and/or continent-wide or international level
Source of inspiration for young conservationists
Evidence of clear succession planning
Minimum of two strong local references
This is not an end of career or retirement award

The Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa

Completing this form will enable you to nominate someone for the Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa 2023.

This is to award an individual judged to be emerging as a leading conservationist, in recognition of their outstanding contribution to conservation and considerable success shown in their chosen field.

Please make sure you have reviewed all the eligibility and criteria for this award prior to completion, and that you have all the required information to hand.

Deadline: Please submit the nomination form no later than 6th April 2023. If you have any queries contact info@tuskawards.com.

Tusk Award Criteria

Mid-career conservationists (minimum of 8 to 10 years experience)
Proven impact to date
Evidence of potential for future scalability
Proven perseverance to overcome challenges
Ability to develop and expand work using a Tusk Award
Grassroots approach
People undertaking pragmatic work that is both realistic and innovative/ambitious
Previous Finalists will be reconsidered for the Tusk Award after 5 years

The Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award

Completing this form will enable you to nominate someone for the Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award for Conservation in Africa 2023.

This award is to recognise the dedication and commitment of an individual who works in the field on a daily basis to protect Africa’s wildlife.

Please make sure you have reviewed all the criteria for this award prior to completion.

Deadline: Please submit the nomination form no later than 6th April 2023. If you have any queries contact info@tuskawards.com.

Eligibility

The nominee must be an active ranger and a citizen of an African country
The nominee must have worked as a ranger for more than ten years
Team nominations will not be eligible

Criteria

Recognised leader amongst colleagues
Grassroots career – worked through the ranks
Team player
Award not defined by discipline – community-based scout, intelligence, wildlife department scout, monitoring and research based
Influenced policy for management of wildlife in-country
Influenced policy for ranger welfare
Influenced policy for wildlife status in country
Proven record in protecting/safe guarding human-rights
Role model for new recruits
Provides mentorship for new recruits
Self-sacrifice to the wildlife and therefore job
Incorruptible
Courageous
Impact on levels of poaching / illegal wildlife trade / human-wildlife conflict
Length of service
Strong local references
Not a member of a private security company

Nominee Information

Prefix

First name

Last name

Position/Job Title

Date of Birth

Email

Country Code

Telephone
(excluding country code)

Mobile
(if differs from above)

Nationality

Affiliated Organisation

African Country of
Operation

Address line 1

Address line 2

City

County/State/Region

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Please add full URLs to the fields below and not just the nominees handle.

Twitter

Facebook Page

Instagram

Website

If you choose to Save and Resume this form, you will receive a new link to resume the nomination. Please do not click the original link you received as this will render a new response for your nomination.The resume link for this nomination will be sent to your inbox.

Nominee Information

How many years has the nominee
worked in conservation?

How many years has the nominee
been a ranger?

Provide a summary of your nominee’s career – giving details on positions held and organisations worked for. Do not give details of impact here

Why does your nominee deserve to win the wildlife ranger award?

As an emerging leader in conservation what is the potential of your nominee to impact African conservation in the future? Please refer to their qualities as a person, don’t detail their impact here

Why does your nominee deserve to win this lifetime achievement award?

Conservation Impact

Please give detailed evidence of the nominee’s conservation impact including details of any challenges they’ve had to overcome. Where possible provide metrics. Please form your answer so it’s easy to see the impact.

Based on your narrative please list up to four key achievements made by the nominee

Achievement 1

Achievement 2

Achievement 3

Achievement 4

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Conservation Legacy

What is the individual’s wider conservation legacy? The judges will be looking for the sustainability, replicability and lasting impact of the nominee. Please list up to three short key points

In what way are the individual's achievements likely to be sustainable and replicable?

How does the individual go beyond the call of duty? Please detail up to three short key points.

Please comment on the personal sacrifices made by the nominee during his/her career

What would winning the Tusk Conservation Award mean to your nominee? What would our impact on him/her be? Remember this is a confidential application so please don’t ask the nominee directly how funding would be applied, concentrate on what it would mean to them personally.

Please include any other relevant information that you would like to include about the nominee which you think would help their nomination? Please don’t repeat information already given

If you choose to Save and Resume this form, you will receive a new link to resume the nomination. Please do not click the original link you received as this will render a new response for your nomination.The resume link for this nomination will be sent to your inbox.

Links and Uploads

List up to three website links to media coverage which will support your nomination

Link 1

Link 2

Link 3

Please upload a map to show area of operation of the nominee

Please attach a jpeg image of the nominee

If you choose to Save and Resume this form, you will receive a new link to resume the nomination. Please do not click the original link you received as this will render a new response for your nomination.The resume link for this nomination will be sent to your inbox.

References

Please upload three references for the nominee. Please note that a maximum of one referee should be based outside of the country of operation – the judges prefer to see evidence of impact from local referees.

Where possible do not ask for references from within his/her organisation.

Please ask the referees to focus on the following:

In what capacity have they known the nominee and for how long?
In their opinion how dedicated is the nominee to his/her chosen field of work? Please give some examples to illustrate their commitment to conservation.
In their opinion how significant is the work of the nominee?
Does the nominee have support at the local/grassroots level?
How have the nominee’s contributions served as an example/inspiration to others?

Reference 1

First Name

Last Name

Affiliated
Organisation

Email

Reference Documentation

Reference 2

First Name

Last Name

Affiliated
Organisation

Email

Reference Documentation

Reference 3

First Name

Last Name

Affiliated
Organisation

Email

Reference Documentation

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Your Contact Details

First name

Last name

Current Position/Job Title

Email

Country Code

Telephone
(excluding country code)

Mobile
(if differs from above)

Affiliated Organisation

Address line 1

Address line 2

City

County/State/Region

Zip/Postal Code

Country

How long have you known the nominee and in what capacity?

How did you hear about the Tusk Conservation Awards?

Other

If you choose to Save and Resume this form, you will receive a new link to resume the nomination. Please do not click the original link you received as this will render a new response for your nomination.The resume link for this nomination will be sent to your inbox.