Renowned mountaineer and educationist Dr Harshwanti Bisht will be honoured with the 2025 Kedar Singh Rawat Environment Award for her efforts in protecting birch forests in the Gangotri region and other areas.
The selection committee’s decision to give Bisht the award was unanimous, said Mangla Kothiyal, secretary of the Kedar Singh Rawat Environment Award Selection Committee, on Friday.
Bisht has been active for more than forty years in mountaineering and in protecting the environment of the Greater Himalayas.
She has also served as president of major national institutions, including the Indian Mountaineering Institute, and has worked to raise public awareness about conserving Bhoj trees in the Gomukh and Bhojwasa areas, the origin of the Ganga.
Bisht is credited with creating new Bhoj forests in the Greater Himalayan region by planting fresh saplings and promoting their growth.
The award has been presented since 2014 by the Chandi Prasad Bhatt Environment and Development Centre in Rampur-Fata of Kedarghati. It honours the memory of the late Kedar Singh Rawat, a celebrated leader of the Chipko movement.
Kothiyal added that the award includes a citation, a ceremonial robe, and a cash prize of Rs 21,000.
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