Judges selected for Environmental Media & Environmentalist of the Year Awards

"It was thanks to Dr Player that these awards were started and he remains a very active environmentalist. We are honoured that he has agreed to be part of this year's proceedings," says Robyn Chalmers, head of corporate communications at SAB.

Judges

Broadcast:

• Michelle Garforth-Venter (Eco-journalist)
  
• Jeunesse Parks (Founder of Food and Trees for Africa)
  
• Derek Watts (Investigative Commentator and Reporter)

Print and New Media:

• James Clarke (Co-founder of Endangered Wildlife Trust)
  
• Monica Graaff (Environmental Journalist)
  
• Mbaweni Manqele (Environmental Educator)
  
• Peter Sullivan (Former Editor and Chairman of Birdlife South Africa)

Photography:

• Darryl Hammond (Sunday Times Picture Editor)
  
• Steve Lawrence (The Star Picture Editor)
  
• Lisa Skinner (Freelance Photojournalist)

Entries for the SAB Environmental Media & Environmentalist of the Year open at 8am on 1 August 2012 and close at 5pm on Friday 24 August 2012. Winners will be announced at an awards function on Wednesday 17 October 2012. For more information, go to www.SABenviromedia.co.za.