Awards

Through her leadership of the Australian Rainforest Conservation Society Inc, Aila Keto has received numerous awards for her contribution to nature conservation.

UNEP Global 500 Laureate Roll of Honour

IUCN’s Fred M Packer Parks Merit Award

BHP Bicentennial Award for the Pursuit of Excellence

Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) 1994

Centenary Medal 2000

Premier’s Millennium Award for Excellence 2000

Queenslander of the Year 2000

Honorary Doctor of Science (Hon. DSc) University of Queensland 2003

Queensland Great 2005

Volvo Environment Prize 2005 link to web page

Honorary Life Membership of IUCN 2012 link to web page

Womens International League for Peace & Freedom — Peacewomen Award 2013

Aila’s work has also been recognised by awards from other conservation groups including Honorary Life Membership of the Australian Conservation Foundation and The Wilderness Society.


	Queensland Premier, Peter Beattie, presenting the Queensland Great Award 2005 to Aila Keto	ARCS National Liaison Officer, Virginia Young, accepting Honorary Life Membership of IUCN on behalf of Aila, Jeju, Korea 2012