THE BRUCE TRAIL CONSERVANCY
Environment Committee
2003 Calypso Orchid Environmental Award
George Francis, the recipient of the 2003 award, is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Environment and Resource Studies at the University of Waterloo. George has had a long association with the Canadian National Committee for the UNESCO “Man and the Biosphere” Program where he has at various times helped with the establishment of new biosphere reserves in Canada, carried our periodic reviews of them as are required by UNESCO, and participated in various UNESCO-sponsored meetings. He maintains this interest as an Honorary Director of the Canadian Biosphere Reserves Association, an organization he helped to found in 1997. It was through these affiliations that he was able to facilitate a biosphere reserve designation for the Niagara Escarpment in 1990. Thus through his activities, Dr. Francis was instrumental in getting the Niagara Escarpment designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1990, and in the recent renewal of this designation. He has contributed numerous articles to academic journals and popular publications, including articles on the Niagara Escarpment to Bruce Trail Magazine. George is a strong supporter of the Bruce Trail Conservancy and has acted as a resource person to the Conservancy on several occasions.
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