Edward Whitley (environmentalist)
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Edward John Whitley philanthropist.
A member of the
NM Rothschild
and as a TV presenter and Author. Edward Whitley authored two international bestsellers and was a frequent journalist for the Independent and the Times.
Whitley set up the
The Princess Royal is Patron. Starting with an annual income of some £15,000 in 1993, the Whitley Fund for Nature is now supported by many donors, both individuals and other charitable trusts, and raises and distributes some £1 million a year. The charity has funded the work of over 190 conservation leaders working in 80 countries. The Whitley Awards are given at a ceremony at the Royal Geographical Society
, London and are unofficially known as the Green Oscars.
Edward Whitley was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to wildlife conservation.[2]
Books
- The Graduates, Hamish Hamilton, 1986. ISBN 0241117887
- Gerald Durrell’s Army, John Murray, 1992. ISBN 0719549493
- Rogue Trader, co-authored with ISBN 0316879711
Footnotes
- ^ "Our Trustees". Whitley Fund for Nature.
- ^ "No. 60534". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2013. p. 14.
External links
- A book review by Edward Whitley on David Hughes' biography of Gerald Durrell, archived in 2005
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