Awards and Distinctions
Grupo Lobo Awards & Distinctions
Throughout its existence, the work developed by Grupo Lobo has been recognized and considered worthy of several awards and honorable mentions.
1987
Honorable mention in the international competition "The Rolex Awards for Enterprise", with the presentation of the Signatus Program.
2001
Awarded first place, jointly, of the "Ford Motor Company" Prize for Nature Conservation.
2010
Awarded the "BES Biodiversity 2010" Prize for the project "Conserving the Wolf in Portugal – from theory to practice."
2011
Award of 2nd place in the "Terre de Femmes" Prize, organized by the Yves Rocher Foundation, to a researcher from the Lobo Group, for her effort and commitment to the development of the Livestock Guardian Dog Program.
2015
Awarded 1st place in the "Art & Tur – International Tourism Film Festival" awards, in the Ecology and Biodiversity category, with the crowdfunding campaign film "Don't Let Our Wolves Become Homeless – Last Push".
Livestock Guardian Dog Awards & Distinctions
"Terre de Femmes" Award
The work developed by biologist Silvia Ribeiro, within the scope of the Livestock Guardian Dog Program, was recognized with the awarding of 2nd place in the Terre de Femmes 2011 Prize.
A well‑deserved recognition of the commitment shown since 1996 and the success of the aforementioned Program, which to date has allowed the delivery of more than 250 dogs to flocks in Northern and Central Portugal, and has contributed to demonstrating that coexistence with wolves is possible.
The Terre de Femmes Award is organized in 15 countries, including Portugal, honoring eco‑citizen women in Europe. Proposed by the Yves Rocher Foundation, the Terre de Femmes Award's main objective is to reward entrepreneurial women in the environmental field who have developed projects that contribute to environmental sustainability.
Learn moreBES Biodiversity Award
In 2010, the work carried out over 25 years by Grupo Lobo in favor of the conservation of the Iberian wolf in Portugal, namely through the Livestock Guardian Dog Program, was recognized with the awarding of the BES Biodiversity Prize, which distinguished the project: Conserving the wolf in Portugal: from theory to practice.
The support obtained allowed us to maintain some practical wolf conservation measures, in addition to the aforementioned Program, such as the development of an Educational Package about the wolf, to be made available to schools, and the continuation of wolf monitoring actions in the central region of the country, where the wolf population is particularly threatened.
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