Duke will honor Robert Redford for his environmental work

Actor, director and environmentalist Robert Redford will receive the inaugural Duke LEAF Award, for lifetime environmental achievement in the fine arts. The award will be presented to Redford April 18 at Duke University.

Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment established the annual award this year to honor artists whose work inspires environmental awareness and stewardship in others.

Redford was selected by the executive committee of the Nicholas School’s Board of Visitors “for his unique and central role as an artist, his moving portrayal of the natural world as an integral character in his films, and his strong and effective environmental advocacy.” He will be presented the award in a public ceremony at Page Auditorium during Duke Alumni Reunion Weekend.