Barbara Ehringhaus

Laureate

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ProMONT-BLANC

president

Switzerland

Sustainable Land Management, Biodiversity / Nature Conservation, Education / Communications

Trophée de femmes, 2010

Terre de Femmes Schweiz

Barbara Ehringhaus had been working with and in developing countries (Brazil, Colombia, Kenya, Madagascar and India). After that she served as consultant for environmental education and programmes for the World Scout Bureau, for WWF-Switzerland and WWF-International. During the 90’s she set up the internship for young indigenous leaders with the UN Human Rights Committee liaising them with environmental and development organizations. Since 1997 she presides a tri-national umbrella NGO for alpine protection in cooperation with the Alpine Convention, IUCN, UNESCO, CIPRA and the Mountain Partnership.