Indian Bureaucracy News | Senior Forest Service officer Ramesh Kumar Pandey IFS (Uttar Pradesh 1996) has been selected for the prestigious Asia Environmental Enforcement Award by the UN Environment Programme and shall be receiving the award on 13th November at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok . Shri Pandey, presently as Chief Conservator Forests in Lucknow and Secretary- UP State Bio-diversity Board, is known for his investigation and intelligence gathering on poachers and the citation states “Your excellent work in combating trans-boundary environmental crime has been recognised by the selection panel. The purpose of the Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards are to publicly recognise outstanding achievements by public organisations and individuals in Asia to combat transboundary environmental crime.”
Government of India had picked him as one of the founder officers to be part of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau and during his stay at the Centre, Ramesh Pandey busted several tiger poaching gangs and ensured a strict vigil on the airport to restrict wildlife smuggling. Recently, he was in the news as Field Director of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve for coordinating arrest of renowned golfer Jyoti Randhawa for alleged poaching in the protected area of Katarniaghat. He had also busted infamous tiger poaching gang of Lambu Fariyad who had been flagged by Interpol as well.
IndianBureaucracy.com wishes him the very best – For the UN Award as well as keeping the environment ecosystem in check so that our future generations are secure too. Sir , we are proud of you !!