2021 Rolex Awards for Enterprise Laureate: Rinzin Phunjok Lama

Local people from one of the world’s wildest and most isolated places, the mountainous Himalaya region of Humla in Nepal, are being enlisted as frontline conservators to rescue dwindling wild animal populations – from snow leopards to wild yaks. Driving the scheme is an energetic young ecologist, Rinzin Phunjok Lama, who is convinced that only local commitment and know-how can make the real difference. Discover more https://on.rolex.org/3zKaYjp #Rolex #PerpetualPlanet #RolexAwards