Artists play a critical role in generating dialogue about particular environmental issues. The “Green Leaf Awards” celebrate artistic excellence in inspiring and engaging the public in environmental awareness and action. Rewarding excellence in creativity as a tool to communicate the importance of conservation is the essence of these awards. The Green Leaf Awards are presented to artists whose works appear in the "Art for the Environment" exhibition, and demonstrate the featured environmental topic for each UN World Environment Day. Creative excellence is honored in the following five categories:

		Painting and Drawing Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick EISBERGFREISTADT, 2007 watercolor on paper
		Sculpture David Trubridge On Thin Ice, 2007 steel
		Multi-Media The Icelandic Love Corporation Ladies on Ice, 2007 (7) c-prints and 10-minute video
		Photography Chris Jordan Denali/Denial, 2006 digital photography
		Conceptual Installation Lucy + Jorge Orta Orta Water - Fluviale Intervention Unit, 2005 Canadian maple wood canoe, iron structure, water network, gloves, 4 buckets, 4 crates, 4 water drums, 2 water tanks, taps, CD player, speakers, 24 bottles, 4 flasks