Global Winner
2004 Reuters-IUCN Environmental Media Awards
 Bangkok, Thailand, 18 November 2004 (Reuters/IUCN) – Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado, Honorary President of BirdLife International, today awarded the global 2004 Reuters-IUCN Award for Excellence in Environmental Reporting to Mr Tom Knudson of the United States.
| Article: |
State of Denial
California’s environmental legacy of conserving resources at home is on a collision course with its habit of consuming them in record quantities from abroad. And often the losers are impoverished citizens and communities – and spectacular ecosystems - in remote parts of the globe, where money speaks louder than the land. |
| Journalist: |
Tom Knudson |
| Nationality: |
United States |
| Publication: |
The Sacramento Bee |
| Type of Media: |
Daily Newspaper |
| Date: |
27 April 2004 |
| Read: |
state-of-denial.htm |
The Reuters – IUCN
Media Awards
is a worldwide
contest in environmental journalism to
recognise excellence in professional reporting on environmental
and sustainable development issues; and foster a dialogue
between journalists and experts to encourage informative
reporting based on sound scientific data. The Awards are
open to journalists in print and online news services
throughout the world. Journalists are invited to submit
entries related to environment and sustainable development.
The global winner, selected from six regional winners,
receives a cash prize of US$5,000. The six regional winners
receive a trophy and a travel grant to attend the global
awards ceremony to be held during the Third IUCN World
Conservation Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, in November
2004. |
