The Natural World Book Prize was an award organised by The Wildlife Trusts, and presented to recognise environmental literature. Considered the premier environmental book prize in the UK, it was sometimes referred to as the 'green Booker'. It was formerly known as the BP Natural World Book Prize (after its sponsor, BP), and in origin it was a merging of two previous awards, BP's Sir Peter Kent Book Prize, and a competition run by The Natural World, the magazine of the Wildlife Trusts.
Winners
1987 - Chris Baines - The Wild Side of Town 1988 - Jeremy Purseglove - Taming of the Flood 1989 - Philip Wayre - Operation Otter 1990 - Jonathan Kingdon - Island Africa: The Evolution of Africa's Rare Animals and Plants 1991 - George Monbiot - Amazon Watershed 1992 - Iain Douglas Hamilton, Oria Douglas Hamilton - Battle for the Elephants 1993 - Edward O. Wilson - The Diversity of Life 1994 - Oliver Rackham - The Illustrated History of the Countryside 1995 - Colin Tudge - The Day Before Yesterday 1996 - David Quammen - The Song of the Dodo 1997 - Graham Harvey - The Killing of the Countryside 1998 - David Attenborough - The Life of Birds 1999 - Steve Jones - Almost Like a Whale 2000 - Brian Clarke - The Stream 2001 - No Award 2002 - Edward O. Wilson - The Future of Life
See also
List of environmental awards
Sources List of winners, from The Booklist Center, accessed 14 May 2009 Six line up for lesser-spotted Booker prize, Michael McCarthy, The Independent, 30 November 1998 , design of one of the logos, accessed 14 May 2009
References