The title of Environmental Practitioner of the Year 2014 has been awarded to Su Wild-River, Director of the Canberra-based consultancy Wild-River & Associates, at the Annual Conference of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand. The award was granted to Ms. Wild-River by the Certified Environmental Practitioner (CEnvP) Scheme during a gala dinner at the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Hobart, Tasmania.
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Alan Chenoweth, Chair of the CEnvP Board, said:
"Su has worked for over 20 years as a leading and innovative environmental practitioner. She has contributed to the environmental field as a scientist, manager and educator on a range of projects relating to water catchments and rivers, biodiversity, emissions reduction, climate change resilience, environmental strategy and risk and natural resource management. Experienced and capable practitioners of Su’s calibre deserve our appreciation of their efforts to make our planet greener, cleaner and more sustainable, and by inspiring others to enter and commit to the environmental field."
Ms. Wild-River’s academic credentials as a scientist, teacher and mentor are illustrated by comments from her students, who have said that she has “an amazing ability to mentor, motivate and educate” and is “gifted with the ability to teach…she keeps me on track, especially at times when I am lost and overwhelmed. Her positive attitude and accomplishments give me inspiration and keep my motivation high.”
Ms. Wild-River has won many other awards for her work on promoting sustainability, including with the Australian National University Sustainability Program, which she has co-led for 14 years. She also makes science accessible to the public through her blogs that translate technical writing into plain English and is a Visiting Fellow at the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science.
The title of Environmental Practitioner of the Year is awarded annually by the CEnvP Board, to an environmental professional who has demonstrated excellence in their field and made an outstanding contribution to the environmental profession.
Ms. Wild-River received the award during the Annual Conference of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ). This year’s conference ‘Living on the Edge’ explores 21st century solutions to environmental challenges, providing an opportunity for academic and professional exchange between environmental practitioners and featuring a range of professional perspectives from environmental management and policy to tourism and communications.
