Environment and Energy Minister of Costa Rica Receives First Annual Global Ocean Conservation Award

U.S. Newswire › June 08, 2005

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WASHINGTON, June 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, the environment and energy minister of Costa Rica, received the first annual Global Ocean Conservation Award this evening from six organizations promoting marine conservation.

Rodriguez, 45, was honored on World Ocean Day for his work in the past year advancing the global marine conservation agenda. The six groups presenting the award at the National Press Club were Conservation International, IUCN-The World Conservation Union, the Marine Conservation Biology Institute, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Ocean Revolution, and the World Wildlife Fund.

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Environment and Energy Minister of Costa Rica Receives First Annual Global Ocean Conservation Award

The Global Ocean Conservation Award is given annually on World Ocean Day (June 8) to an individual who makes globally significant contributions in ocean use p...

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