Tuenjai Deetes

Tuenjai Deetes
Born Tuenjai Kunjara na Ayudhya
(1952-04-08) 8 April 1952
Thailand
Spouse(s) Thanuchai Deetes
Children 2
Parent(s) Khap Kunjara
Urai Peramatsathian

Tuenjai Deetes (Thai: เตือนใจ ดีเทศน์; RTGS: Tuenchai Di-thet, born 8 April 1952), formerly Tuenjai Kunjara na Ayudhya (Thai: เตือนใจ กุญชร ณ อยุธยา; RTGS: Tuenchai Kunchon Na Ayutthaya), (Thailand) received the Global 500 Roll of Honour in 1992,[1] and was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1994.[2] Deetes has been working with the Thai hill tribes since the early 1970s.[3] She co-founded the Hill Area Development Foundation in 1986.

References

  1. ↑ "Adult Award Winner in 1992 - Tuenjai Deetes". Global 500 Forum. November 15, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Tuenjai Deetes". Goldman Environmental Prize. November 15, 2007.
  3. ↑ Ethirajan Anbarasan (November 15, 2007). "Tuenjai Deetes: a bridge to the hill tribes (interview)". UNESCO.


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