Wessa Annual Awards 2018 – Celebrating “People who care for the Earth”
The awards, which have been presented since 1974, enable Wessa to recognise and honour those who have made a significant contribution to the environmental conservation or environmental education sector in South Africa, in a sustainable manner.
Nominations are now open for the 2018 Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (Wessa) Annual Awards. The Wessa Awards pay tribute to a wide range of outstanding environmental champions and will be presented at this year’s 92nd AGM in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, September 15.
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The Wessa Awards, which have been presented since 1974, enable Wessa to recognise and honour those who have made a significant contribution to the environmental conservation or environmental education sector in South Africa, in a sustainable manner.
The goal of the awards is to give appropriate, high level recognition to people, groups or institutions for advancing the cause of environmental conservation and/or education in South Africa in an exceptional and sustained manner and to provide an opportunity for Wessa to increase public awareness of local or national achievements in environmental conservation and/or education.
Nominations are open for the following categories:
WESSA AWARD FOR INDIVIDUALS
An award to an individual. The person nominated must be considered to have made an outstanding contribution to environmental conservation and/or education in South Africa over a sustained period and at a national level.
WESSA AWARD FOR YOUTH
The Youth Award acknowledges a young person, under the age of 35 years, who has committed him or herself to environmental conservation and/or education.
WESSA AWARD FOR CORPORATES
This award is made to corporations or institutions for outstanding contributions to environmental conservation and/or education in South Africa over a sustained period and at a national level.
WESSA AWARD FOR GROUPS
This award is made to any group of volunteers (e.g. community, educational, environmental) who have done outstanding work for the benefit of environmental conservation and/or education over a sustained period.
For more information on how you can nominate your environmental champion for 2018, please visit www.wessa.org.za
About WESSA:
WESSA (the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa) is a leading implementer of high-impact environmental and conservation initiatives in Southern Africa. With a remarkable history of 92 years, WESSA is an NGO with a proud track record of enabling individuals and organisations to use natural resources sustainably, and is a trusted and effective project partner. The organisation is driven by the critical focus areas of its work which include the international eco-labels of Eco-Schools, Blue Flag and Green Key; environmental education and skills development training; ecological infrastructure and sustainability; climate change mitigation and adaptation; and environmental governance. www.wessa.org.za
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