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Accolades

New Mexico Press Women Awards First Place for Best Website to Voices for Biodiversity Founder, Tara Lumpkin

- Mar 07, 2021

The New Mexico Press Women has awarded first place to Founder Tara Waters Lumpkin for the website Voices for Biodiversity being the “best website edited or managed by a nonprofit, government agency or educational organization” in its annual communications contest.


National Federation of Press Women Awards Second Place for Best Green/Environmental Article to Voices for Biodiversity Senior Editor, Debra Denker

- Apr 30, 2020

The National Federation of Press Women has awarded second place to Debra Denker for her article Protecting the Arctic Refuge: Gwich’in People Defend the Sacred in the annual contest’s Green/Environmental Specialty Articles category. The article was published by Voices for Biodiversity on August 7, 2019. The NFPW is a nationwide organization of women and men pursuing careers across the communications spectrum, including print and electronic journalism, freelancing, new media, books, public relations, marketing, graphic design, photography, advertising, radio and television.


National Federation of Press Women Awards Honorable Mention for Best Website to Voices for Biodiversity Founder, Tara Lumpkin

- Apr 30, 2020

The National Federation of Press Women has awarded an honorable mention to Founder Tara Waters Lumpkin for the website Voices for Biodiversity being the “best website edited or managed by a nonprofit, government agency or educational organization” in its annual communications contest. The NFPW is a nationwide organization of women and men pursuing careers across the communications spectrum, including print and electronic journalism, freelancing, new media, books, public relations, marketing, graphic design, photography, advertising, radio and television.


New Mexico Press Women Awards First Place for Best Green/Environmental Article to Voices for Biodiversity Senior Editor, Debra Denker

- Mar 06, 2020

The New Mexico Press Women has awarded first prize to Debra Denker for her article Protecting the Arctic Refuge: Gwich’in People Defend the Sacred in the annual contest’s Green/Environmental Specialty Articles category. The article was published by Voices for Biodiversity on August 7, 2019. 


New Mexico Press Women Awards First Place for Best Website to Voices for Biodiversity Founder, Tara Lumpkin

- Mar 06, 2020

The New Mexico Press Women has awarded first place to Founder Tara Waters Lumpkin for the website Voices for Biodiversity being the “best website edited or managed by a nonprofit, government agency or educational organization” in its annual communications contest.


Filmmaker Elke Duerr Recommends Sharing Work with Voices for Biodiversity

- Oct 22, 2019

It was a pleasure and delight to work with Voices for Biodiversity. Program Manager Kira Johnson respected my suggestions and kept in tune with the tenor or my original work. The organization has great editors as well. I can only recommend submitting your environmental creations to Voices for Biodiversity.


Voices for Biodiversity Program Manager Kira Johnson Nominated for Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award

- Sep 10, 2019

Voices for Biodiversity’s Program Manager, Kira Johnson was nominated for the Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award in the fall of 2019. She was nominated for her work “elevating diverse voices in conservation” with Voices for Biodiversity. The award is given annually to a scientist, entrepreneur, engineer, activist or artist—under the age of 40—who stands poised to make a game-changing difference.


Taos Environmental Film Festival Presents Voices for Biodiversity with the Environmental Activism in Film Award

- Apr 25, 2019

Voices for Biodiversity has been awarded the Environmental Activism in Film award at the Taos Environmental Film Festival (TEFF). Voices for Biodiversity Program Manager and Managing Editor, Kira Johnson (Sadler) was present to accept the award.


New Mexico Press Women Awards First Place for Best Website to Voices for Biodiversity Program Manager, Kira Johnson

- Mar 07, 2019

The New Mexico Press Women has awarded first place to Kira Johnson for the website Voices for Biodiversity being the “best website edited or managed by a nonprofit, government agency or educational organization” in its annual communications contest.


Voices for Biodiversity Featured Featured in the Society of Women Geographers

- Dec 18, 2018

Voices for Biodiversity and its Program Director Kira Johnson are showcased in the winter newsletter of the Society of Women Geographers (SWG). The article, part of the “My Work, My World” section of the newsletter, spreads over two full pages and includes photographs from Voices for Biodiversity publications. It features information about Johnson’s background and explores Voices for Biodiversity’s work and why it is so important. The piece closes with an invitation to all SWG members to publish with us and be a Voice for Biodiversity.


Green Fire Times Publishes Article about Voices for Biodiversity

- Sep 28, 2018

The Green Fire Times, a publication dedicated to sustainability in the southwest, published an article by Voices for Biodiversity’s director Kira Johnson. The article discusses biodiversity conservation in New Mexico and the surrounding area, showcases Voices for Biodiversity’s New Mexican contributors and puts out a call to the Green Fire Time’s readers to contribute their stories. The article shares, “The Voices for Biodiversity team helps those who do not have the writing, photography, video skills or tools needed to share their stories by providing support to structure, edit, transcribe and translate their stories. Through publication, we are raising awareness about biodiversity loss, including diverse voices in conversations about conservation and leveraging individuals into greater opportunities to work on environmental issues, particularly in their local communities.”


National Federation of Press Women Awards Honorable Mention for Best Website to Voices for Biodiversity Program Manager, Kira Johnson

- May 20, 2018

The National Federation of Press Women has awarded an honorable mention to Program Manager Kira Johnson for the website Voices for Biodiversity being the “best website edited or managed by a nonprofit, government agency or educational organization” in its annual national communications contest. The NFPW is a nationwide organization of women and men pursuing careers across the communications spectrum, including print and electronic journalism, freelancing, new media, books, public relations, marketing, graphic design, photography, advertising, radio and television.


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