Nabin Aryal has won the 2008 Environmental Award which is given by Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) every year to journalists excelling in the reporting of environment. The prize carries a cash prize of Rs.25,000 and a certificate.

Working with Gorkha FM, Aryal had intensively filed reports on several environmental issues including climate change. We at NEFEJ congratulate him for his achievement. The award will be handed over to him coinciding with NEFEJ Annual General Meeting in September later this year.

 

 

 

NEFEJ Environmental Journalism Award Archrive:

1987 – Surendra Kumar Aryal, Rs. 5,000.
1988 – Rajendra Dahal, Rs. 5,000.
1989 – Gopal Guragain, editor, Samalochana. The award was for his article published in Gorkhapatra about the impact of road building on the environment. Rs. 10,000.
1990 – Sushil Sharma, The Rising Nepal, Children and Environment: An Inter-Generational Equity, The Rising Nepal, 17 September 1990. Rs. 10,000.
1991 – Ram Rijhan Yadav, editor, The Mithila Times, Biratnagar, Environmental and development reports in different newspapers in 1991. Rs. 15,000.
1992 – Jibendra Simkhada, senior sub-editor, Kantipur daily, Environmental reporting during 1992. Rs. 15,000.
1993 – Mangal Man Sakya (alias Darbey Ratna Sakya), chief correspondent, Nepal Jagaran, Environmental reporting during the year. Rs 15,000.
1994 – Binod Bhattarai, Spotlight, Environmental reporting during the year, Rs. 16,000.
1995 – Pushkar Mathema, sub-editor, Gorkhaptra, environmental reporting during the year, Rs. 16,000.
1996 – Shree Lal Shah, Environmental reporting during the year. Rs. 16,000.
1997 – Laxman Adhikary, Environmental reporting during the year, Rs.16,000.
1998 – Rajesh Ghimire and Upendra Aryal, Television reports on farmers of upper Gorkha. Rs. 16,000.
1999 – Chandra Kishor Jha, Environmental reporting during the year, Rs. 16,000.
2000 – Prateek Bhandary, Video reporting on viral influenza epidemic in Jumla, Rs. 25,000.
2001 – Madhav Nepal, station manager of Butwal FM, Butwal, Environmental reporting to local, national and international media. Rs. 25,000.
2002 – Dipak Gyawali, Environmental reporting during the year, Rs.25,000.
2003 – Bhimsen Thapalia, The Rising Nepal, Environmental writing during the year, Rs. 25,000.
2004 – Prabhakar Ghimire, Kantipur.
2005 – Ramesh Paudel, Chitwan Post. 2006 - Ram Chandra Adhikari,Freelancer Biratnagar. Rs. 25,000.
2007 - Shyam Bhatta, Samaya Weekly. Rs. 25,000.