Audi Terra Nova Awards
The Audi Terra Nova Award was established in 1994 and is now regarded by many as the premier environmental award in South Africa. Its objective being to discover and encourage the many unsung, dedicated heroes who are quietly working, often against overwhelming odds, towards the Preservation or Protection of the Environment in all of its aspects, air, land, water and all living creatures including of course man thus also reflecting the four rings of Audi. During 2005, it was decided to include a second major category - that of, Environmentally Sustainable Community Upliftment.
Audi Terra Nova Award nominees are people with their feet firmly on the ground, who have devoted their lives to bringing about tangible change, and have truly made the world a better place.
In 2005, there were two awards ceremonies at which two winners from each category were awarded a prize of R15 000. In February 2006, a five person judging panel will select two overall winners (one from each category) and they will each receive an additional R15 000 from Audi of South Africa. The overall winners will be those whose work, in the opinion of the judges has achieved the most impact.
During 2006, we plan to hold three awards ceremonies where once again two winners from each category will be chosen and each receive an amount of R15 000. A final ceremony will be held in early 2007, where the two overall winners will be chosen from the final six and receive an award of R15 000.
On Friday 17th February 2006, the two overall winners were announced at a banquet at the Park Hyatt Johannesburg. The 2005 Audi Terra Nova Awards winners are Mrs Nora Kreher, Founder of the Bateleurs (Category 3) and Dr Guy Preston, the Initiator of Working for Water. (Category 1)
The Audi Terra Nova Awards are aimed at honouring those individuals who contribute immensely to both conservation and community upliftment initiatives.
THE NOMINEES IN EACH CATEGORY IN 2005 WERE:
Category 1: Environmentally Sustainable Community Upliftment
Dr Guy Preston
The Initiator of Working for Water.
Category 2: Conservation & Preservation of the Environment
Dr Peter Best
South Africa’s foremost whale scientist.
Category 3: Conservation and Preservation of the Environment
Mrs Nora Kreher
Keeping an Eagle Eye on the Environment.
(The Founder of The Bateleurs.)
Category 4: Environmentally Sustainable Community Upliftment
Her Majesty Queen Lombekiso Ma Sobhuza Sigcau,
Championing the Rights of the Pondo People.
The Wilderness Foundation of South Africa has been mandated with the ongoing management of the Audi Terra Nova Awards. Through this programme, Audi and the Wilderness Foundation hope to create awareness and public support for the work done by the nominees and to motivate people to become more aware and involved in both conservation and community upliftment matters.
We would welcome your nominations for those people you think are worthy of receiving the Audi Terra Nova Award. To download a nominaton form Click here
For further information on the awards programme Click here or contact our Project Manager, Mike van der Zee: mvdz@telkomsa.net
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