Eco-Logic Award winners announced

David Parry-Davis, publishing editor of The Enviropaedia

The awards focuses on Eco-Logic - a mind-set and value system that goes beyond products and manufacturing to include how we run our businesses, how we live in society and our communities and the application of natural law to our politics and economy.

Dr Guy Preston received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr Preston has made a substantial commitment to conserving South Africa's water resources and biodiversity. Guys work in establishing the Working for Water programme has set world standards for eradicating invasive alien plants to improve water conservation, and today is responsible for 14 environmental programmes within the Department of Environmental Affairs.

The winners are:

• The Biodiversity Award (Sponsored by Exxaro) - North Durban Honorary Rangers
  
• The Climate Change Award (Sponsored by the Department of Environmental Affairs) - Pick n Pay
  
• The Eco-Innovation Award (Sponosred by EcoAfrika Coatings) - City of Cape Town & Shark Spotters
  
• The Energy Saving Award (Sponsored by NBI) - Hotel Verde
  
• The Recycling Award (Sponsored by Collect a Can) - The Wattville Ithuseng Recycling Co-op Ltd.
  
• The Transport Award (Sponsored by SANRAL) - Blendwell Chemicals
  
• The Water Conservation Award (Sponsored by TCTA) - DUCT KZN
  
• The Municipalities Award (Sponsored by Santam) - City of Cape Town
  
• The Eco-Youth Award (Sponsored by Pick n Pay) - John Lucas
  
• The Eco-Angel Award (Sponsored by ACSA) - Annie Beckhelling
  
• The Eco-Warrior Award (Sponsored by City of Tshwane) - Kelvin Cochraine
  
• The Eco-Community Award (Sponsored by SABC3) - Miss Earth South Africa
  
• The Lifetime Achievement Award (Sponsored by Paarl Media) - Dr Guy Preston

"The principles of Eco-Logic and the eco-logic awards event are designed to introduce a new approach to addressing our current environmental challenges . The old ways have not been working well enough - so it is time to address these challenges differently. We have created the world as it is today and we can therefore create a better world tomorrow. But it is up to each one of us to play our part. I am deeply grateful to each of these winners , for being the leaders and showing us the way forward to creating this better more eco-logical world," said David Parry-Davis, publishing editor of The Enviropaedia.

For more information on The Enviropaedia and the Eco-Logic Awards, go to www.enviropaedia.com.