Deadline extension for 2016 Kudu Awards

SANParks acting head of communications William Mabasa said the Kudu Awards is a vehicle through which SANParks honours and celebrates individuals and institutions which go to any length to conserve and protect our natural environment as well as the associated cultural and heritage assets for future generations.

The Kudu Awards is an initiative by SANParks that aims to recognise external stakeholders for their contributions and efforts in making it the custodian of choice for the national parks system in South Africa.

“The Kudu Awards are becoming one of the best conservation awards programmes in the country in which a lot of companies, individuals as well as community groups enter to showcase their work around environment and conservation of natural resources,” he says.

According to Mabasa, entering the awards programme holds real tangible benefits for entrants. “In addition to receiving a thorough summary of all comments by judges, whether positive or negative, finalists and winners receive a financial reward. In addition to the financial reward, winners also receive widespread media exposure which gives them a definite competitive edge to their peers, particularly around their passion for national parks. It is indeed everyone’s need to be recognised as the best in the conservation of our biodiversity and this is an opportunity for anyone to prove themselves as such.”

The awards consist of eight different categories as follows:

• Corporate Contribution to Conservation,
• Environmental Media Contribution to Conservation,
• Community Contribution to Conservation,
• Environmental Education/Capacity Building,
• Individual Contribution to Conservation,
• Professional Stakeholders;
• Associated Partners; and the
• Website Community Choice award

The final date for entries is 23 September 2016.

Entry forms can be obtained from www.sanparks.org or for more information contact Christinah Chauke on telephone 0124265020 or email gro.skrapnas@ekuahc.hanitsirhc. The award winners will be announced at a function in Gauteng in November.