Order of the Golden Ark | |
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Award of the Netherlands | |
Type | Order of Merit |
Awarded for | Significant contributions to nature conservation |
Grand Master | King Willem-Alexander |
Established | 1971 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Teutonic Order, Bailiwick of Utrecht |
Next (lower) | Cross for the Four Day Marches Awards of Dutch NGO's |
Ribbon of the order |
The Most Excellent Order of the Golden Ark (Dutch language: Orde van de Gouden Ark ) is a Dutch order of merit established in 1971 by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. It is awarded to people for major contributions to nature conservation.[1] Although not awarded by the government of the Netherlands, it is considered by the government as a recognized chivalrous order.[2] Since its inception, over 300 people have been recognised by the award. Now that Prince Bernhard has died, the future of the order is uncertain.
Notable recipients[]
- Tony Fitzjohn[3]
- Jane Goodall[4]
- Roger Tory Peterson[5]
- Zafar Futehally[6]
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh[1]
- Marc van Roosmalen[7]
- Lyall Watson[8]
- Gyanendra of Nepal[9]
- Suman Sahai[10]
- Carl Gustav of Sweden
- Ranjit Bhargava[11]
- Gerald Durrell[12]
- Sir Doktor Russell Betts[13]
- Sylvia Earle[14]
- Ravindra Kumar Sinha[15]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Prince Philip: Celebrating Ninety Years". Royal Collection. http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/microsites/princephilip/MicroObject.asp?item=6&themeid=1934&object=8890472&row=6&detail=about. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ↑ "The Dutch Honours System". lintjes.nl/. Chancellor of the Dutch Orders. http://lintjes.nl/files/brochure%20het%20nederlandse%20decoratiestel%20in%20vijf%20talen.pdf. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ↑ "GAWPT: Born Wild". Georgeadamson.org. http://www.georgeadamson.org/bornwild. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ↑ "Awards & Distinctions". Jane Goodall Institute of Canada. http://www.janegoodall.ca/goodall-awards.php. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ↑ Who was who in America : with world notables : Volume XII, 1996-1998.. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who. 1998. p. 193. ISBN 9780837902296.
- ↑ http://www.kolkatabirds.com/zafarinterview.htm#sthash.r6yzcHwe.FVBEbB7v.dpbs
- ↑ "Featured Scholar". Scholar Rescue Fund. http://www.scholarrescuefund.org/pages/posts/fall-featured-scholar-201025.php?act=print. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ↑ "Lyall Watson". Davidhigham.co.uk. http://www.davidhigham.co.uk/clients/Lyall_Watson.htm. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ↑ Royal Ark
- ↑ "How I made it: Suman Sahai : Aspire". India Today. 2010-04-29. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/How+I+made+it:+Suman+Sahai/1/95201.html. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ↑ "India Today". India Today. December 14, 1998. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ranjit-bhargava-awarded-the-order-of-the-golden-ark-by-prince-bernhard-of-the-netherlands/1/265757.html. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Gerald Durrell O.B.E.". Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. http://www.durrell.org/about/gerald-durrell/gerald-durrell/. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ↑ Awarded October 1995
- ↑ Society, National Geographic. "Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer Information, Facts, News, Photos -- National Geographic". http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/bios/sylvia-earle/.
- ↑ "'Dolphin Man' from Bihar gets Padma Shri". Times of India. 26 January 2016. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Dolphin-Man-from-Bihar-gets-Padma-Shri/articleshow/50727382.cms. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
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