Order of the Golden Ark
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| Order of the Golden Ark | |
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| File:Medal, order (AM 2014.7.62-15).jpg Kingdom of the Netherlands Commander of the Order of the Golden Ark badge of order | |
| Type | Order of Merit |
| Country | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
| Awarded for | Significant contributions to nature conservation |
| Status | Still living recipients, but no longer awarded since 1999 |
| Grand Master | Unknown |
| Grades | Commander (Dutch Commandeur) Officer (Dutch Officier) Knight (Dutch Ridder) |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Teutonic Order, Bailiwick of Utrecht |
| Next (lower) | Cross for the Four Day Marches Awards of Dutch NGO's |
| File:NLD Order of the Golden Ark bar.svg Ribbon of the order | |
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The Order of the Golden Ark (Dutch: Orde van de Gouden Ark) is a Dutch order of merit established in 1971 by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. It is awarded to people for major contributions to nature conservation.[1] Although not awarded by the government of the Netherlands, it is considered by the government as a recognized chivalrous order.[2] Since its inception, over 300 people have been recognised by the award. Now that Prince Bernhard has died, the future of the order is uncertain.
Notable recipients
[edit | edit source]- Ranjit Bhargava[3]
- Carl Gustav of Sweden
- Gerald Durrell[4]
- Sylvia Earle[5]
- Valerie Taylor[6]
- Tony Fitzjohn[7]
- Zafar Futehally[8]
- Jane Goodall[9]
- Gyanendra of Nepal[citation needed]
- Roger Tory Peterson[10]
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh[1] (awarded 1971)
- Ian Player
- Suman Sahai[11]
- Ravindra Kumar Sinha[12]
- Marc van Roosmalen[13]
- Lyall Watson[14]
- Delia Owens[15]
- Mobutu Sese Seko (awarded 1973)
- Emil Salim (awarded 1982)[16]
See also
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