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Award-winning conservationist to speak at DePauw
Amanda Vincent, marine conservationist and the 2021 recipient of the Indianapolis Prize — the world’s leading award for animal conservation — will speak at DePauw University on Thursday, Sept 23.
The free event will take place at 11:30 a.m. in the ballroom of the Memorial Student Union. Lunch will be served with vegetarian and vegan options.
Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP at https://depauw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/7343255 in order to sustainably plan for the event. RSVPs are encouraged but not required.
This event is open to the public.
Vincent is the director and co-founder of Project Seahorse, an international organization committed to conservation and sustainable use of the world’s coastal marine ecosystems. Project Seahorse undertakes biological and social research, empowers local communities, establishes Marine Protected Areas, manages small-scale fisheries, restructures international trade, promotes integrated policy and advances environmental understanding.
She is the leading authority on the ecology and conservation of seahorses and a guardian of marine life.
“It is a great honor to be named the 2021 Indianapolis Prize Winner,” Vincent said. “This prestigious global award allows me to advocate for vastly more attention to the ocean — which accounts for 99 percent of the living space on Earth — and all the species on which the marine ecosystem depends. Through the perspective of seahorses, we have inspired many, many people globally to safeguard ocean life. The Indianapolis Prize now gives us an even bigger platform to invite and empower people to take meaningful conservation action.”
Vincent is the eighth winner of the Indianapolis Prize and the first to focus exclusively on marine conservation.
Created in 2006 and awarded on a biennial basis, the Indianapolis Prize recognizes and rewards conservationists who have achieved major victories in advancing the sustainability of an animal species or group of species. Recipients receive $250,000, the largest international amount awarded for the successful conservation of endangered or threatened species.
Previous winners include George Archibald, George Schaller, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Steven Amstrup, Patricia C. Wright, Carl Jones and Russ Mittermeier.