21 September 2014
Newsdesk
Robert Redford received the Walden Woods Project’s 2014 Global Environmental Leadership Award last night during a fundraising event at the Citi Performing Arts Center in Boston.
Eagles co-founder, and Walden Woods Project founder, Don Henley presented Redford with the award for his enduring commitment to a wide range of environmental initiatives. This was the second time the award has been bestowed. The first recipient was President Bill Clinton in 2012.
The presentation ceremony was preceded by a fundraising dinner attended by 600 Walden Woods Project supporters. Immediately following the awards ceremony, the Eagles performed an intimate concert in the Wang Theatre. More than $1.6 million was raised for the Walden Woods Project.
In granting the award, the Walden Woods Project seeks to recognize significant achievement in the areas of climate stability, biodiversity, natural resource protection, human understanding, and environmental policy. It draws inspiration from the foundational thinking of Henry David Thoreau and builds upon his ageless principles of environmental stewardship, global interconnectedness, and personal responsibility.
In addition to the Global Environmental Leadership Award, the event honored four organizations/individuals with Environmental Challenge Awards, highlighting efforts that have allowed the recipients to create new opportunities and solutions to specific pressing issues. Their work has focused on unique environmental challenges at a local, regional or national level. They represent many others who are engaged in similar endeavors. This year’s recipients are the Student Conservation Association (Charlestown, NH/Arlington, VA), Sky Island Alliance (Tucson, AZ), Deepika Kurup (Nashua, N.H.) and Gardens for Health International (based in Boston and doing work in Rwanda).
