Top Ten nominees for the 2024 and 2025 Diane Skinner Award for the Unsung Hero in Conservation.

We are proud to announce our shortlists of deserving individuals who have been nominated for the 2024 and 2025 Award.

The winner for each year will be selected from our Top Ten nominee selections and announced in Nairobi, Kenya in March 2026 at the African Leadership University Business of Conservation Conference.

Watch the short videos or read the bios of our Top Ten nominees below. Click on each bio for an enlarged version.


The Diane Skinner Award for the Unsung Hero in Conservation 2025

Watch this short video and Meet our Top Ten 2024 Candidates