Head of Communications, Paul Daphne, says the Environmental Media Contribution to Conservation Award category of the Kudu Awards – is presented to conservation and environmental journalists and media entities that have been considered to have conducted their reporting in a socially responsible manner and have also given extensive and balanced reporting on conservation related matters.
According to Daphne the Environmental Media Contribution to Conservation Award category forms part of the annual SANParks Kudu Awards – designed to recognise external stakeholders for their contributions and efforts in making South African National Parks the custodian of choice for the national parks system in South Africa.
He said the event, now in its 10th year, has seen good interest from members of the public in the last few years and in 2014 saw a massive contribution of R200 000 for the prizes from First National Bank and Total SA. “This shows that there is a lot of passion for our parks from our patrons and all have a need to be recognised as the best in conservation of our biodiversity.”
All members of media institutions are invited to submit their nominations for Environmental Journalist of the Year for the Kudu Award by Friday, 31 July.
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