Sri Lankan environmental pioneer CSuriyakumaran has been selectedby the United Nations EnvironmentProgramme (UNEP), to share the1995 Sasakawa InternationalEnvironment Prize, worth US$200,000 with two others. He is thefirst Sri Lankan to have receivedsuch a major international award.
The prize. announced late 1995,is awarded annually by the UNEP toindividuals or institutions for theiroutstanding contributions to theprotection and management of theenvironment.
Suriyakumaran, a renownedresource economist and environmental management specialist, isthe chairman, Centre for RegionalDevelopment Studies in Sri Lanka,and visiting professor, LondonSchool of Economics.
The award announcementdescribes Suriyakumaran as "a pioneer in the environmental field forshaping the nature of our responsesto environmental challenges."