Mehregan Prize of Science (Science for All)

The Mehregan Prize for Science was granted to the best ecological-scientific work on October 2000.
In later years, two other sections were added; Mehregan Prize for Science for “A life-time attempt in the field of Ecology” is usually granted to the most active writer or influential and prominent activitist in the field of Ecology; Mehregan Prize of Science is given to the “most superior NGO” in Iran. The objective of this prize is to encourage Iranian NGO’s to promote their educational and distributive activities to attract corporation of local communities and contribute to formation of more advanced NGO’s.

Mehregan Prize Selected Winners of Science (Science for All) in the field of Ecology:

The First Course | 2000:

Best Book Section:
The Selected Book:
Hayat-e Vahsh-e Iran, Mohrehdaran by Engineer Eskandar Firouz.

The Second Course | 2001:

Best Book Section:
The Selected Book:
Khoshksali va Rahhaye Moghabeleh ba Aan by Dr. Parviz Kardovani.

The Third Course | 2002:

Best Book Section:
The Selected Book:
Eghtesad-e Zistmohiti; (Lester Brown); translated by Dr. Hamid Taravati.

The Fourth Course | 2003:

Best Book Section:
The Selected Book:
Oloom-e Zistmohiti; (Daniel Chiras); translated by engineers Mohammad Reza Dahi and Bahram Moalemi.

The Fifth Course | 2004:

Best Book Section:
The Selected Books: (Jointly to)
Tagheer-e Aab va Hava va Asarat-e Zistmohiti-e Aan by Dr. Nastaran Rahimi | Jangalhaye Bastani-e Shomal dar Astane-ye Veda by Engineer Nasrindokht Khatibi.

The Sixth Course | 2005:

Best Book Section:
The Selected Book:  
Tanavoe Hayat (by Edward Wilson); translated by Dr. Abdolhossein Vahhabzadeh.

The Seventh Course | 2006:

Best Book Section:
The Selected Book: 
Rahnamaye Sahraei Pestandaran-e Iran (New edition and revision); Engineer Hooshang Ziaei. (Hooshang Ziaei was also praised for his years of decades of services and researches in the fields of Iran’s Wilderness.)

Years 2007-2008:

In these years due to the limitations of book titles in the field of ecology and with the recognition of the board of the Jury, this prize was not presented. Mehregan Prize for science have resumed biannually since 2011.

The Eighth and Nineth Courses | 2011-2012 (biannual):

Best Book Section:
Considering all the published first-print books, The Jury found none of the edited or translated works deserving Mehregan Prize in these years.

• With regard to previous experience and this course of Mehregan Prize which signified the limitation of the book titles and low quality of the published books, Mehregan Prize secretariat, for the continuation and development of books as such, proposed, that along with election of the best scientific book, there would be the election of the most outstanding ecological figures and NGO’s, in respect with the impact of their efforts in preserving eco-system. This proposal was endorsed by the board of the Jury and is to be executed ever since and awards will be granted in these two respects too.

The Tenth and Eleventh Courses | 2013-2014 (biannual):

Best Book Section:
After considering all the published edited and translated books in these years, the Jury found no work worthy of Mehregan Prize.  
A Life-time Attempt in the Field of Ecology:
The Selected Figure:
Dr. Seyyed Ahang Kosar, an influential character in the sphere of Iran’s eco-system,  and for the collection of his works 
Best NGO Section:
The Selected NGO:
None Selected in this Couses
The Praised NGO:
Mashhad’s KaviKonj Nature School (directed by Simin Ziaei); the center of Ashnaei ba Hayate Vahsh (directed by Engineer Dena Ziaei); Kanoon-e Sabz-e Fars (directed by Engineer Bahman Izadi )
The Appreciated NGO:
Khazandeh Shenasan-e Pars Foundation; (directed by Hanieh Ghaffari) | Afshin Zarei and Mohammad Ali Allahgholi for Havaye Tazeh television show

Twelfth and Thirteenth Courses | 2015-2016 (biannual):

Best Book Section:

The Selected Book:
Ecology va Mohyt-e Zist-e Khodemooni; Dr. Nosratollah Safaeian
The Praised Book:
Rahnemaye Meidani-e Tabiaatgardi ba Gyahan-e Iran; Majid Eskandari
A Life-time Attempt in the Field of Ecology:
The Selected Character:
Dr. Bahram Hassanzadeh Kiabi, a prominent figure in Ecology for his collection of works and services.
The Praised Figure:
Seyyed Bagher Mousavi, the influential figure, ecologist and photographer of wilderness
Best NGO Section:
The Selected NGO:
Anjoman Sabzgostaran Paghalat, an NGO near Lamerd in the South of Fars Province
The Praised NGO:
Gorouh-e Mardomi-e Dideban Estahban-e Fars, an NGO in Estahban of Fars Province

The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Courses | 2017-2018:

Best Book Section:
The Best Book:
Marhaye Iran; Mehdi Rajabi Zadeh
The First Praised Book:
Divar ha ra Bardarim ..., a collection of photographs of children and nature in two languages Persian-English; Pourya Ghelichkhani
Second Praised Book:
Favayed-e Talabha; Henrik Majnoonian, Nahid Ahmadi, Zahra Ghelichipour and Nazanin Jamei
The First Appreciated Book:
Ghorogh Shekasteh Jangal haye Hirkani Kaspiani-e Iran, Hanif Reza Golzar
The Second Appreciated Book:
Dar Jostojooye Tabiaat - Gharizehye Zistgeraei; (Edward Wilson); translated by Kaveh Feizollahi.
A life-time Attempt in the Field of Ecology:
Selected Figure:
Dr. Ali Yakhkeshi
The Praised Character:
Dr. Hayedeh Shirzadi
Best NGO Section (Superior NGO’s):
The Selected NGO:
Jameiat-e Didehban Tabiaat-e Shahrood
The First Praised NGO:
Anjoman-e Doostdaran-e Mohyte Zist va Tabaat-e Kalmorz
The Second Praised NGO:
Anjoman-e Sabz-e Chia
The First Appreciated NGO:
Anjoman-e Doostdaran-e Damavand Kooh
The Second Appreciated NGO:
Jameiat-e Doostdaran-e Mohyte Zist— Tabiaat Yaran-e Esfahan

Sixteenth and Seventeenth Courses | 2019-2020 (biannual):

The evaluation process of these courses has terminated in spring of 2022 and the list of pre-final nominees in the best selected books, a life-time Attempt in the field of Ecology and the best NGO’s have been announced.
According to the pre-determined schedule, the final ceremony was supposed to be held in October 2022, but due to the present gloomy and bitter social circumstances, whose description was rendered, in October 2022, in the statement of the director and 24 members of the Jury, it was postponed to another occasion.  

The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Courses | 2021-2022 (biannual): 

The first-print books, the characters’ activities and NGO’s in the field of Iranian Ecology in 2021 and 2022 are being considered by the Jury board of Mehregan Prize of Science.