South Africa, Nov. 14 -- Dr John Kani

Dr John Kani received the award for his work as the longest-serving trustee of the WWF Nedbank Green Trust, and for his donation of time and famous voice (whom many will remember as the voice of Rafiki in the remake of The Lion King) in support of WWF's work.

This is the first time that Kani's contribution to the environmental cause has been acknowledged.

Over the course of a long and prestigious career, Kani has received many awards, more recently an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2023 for his services to drama and theatre.

Alongside his service with the WWF Nedbank Green Trust, he generously contributed audio and visual material to several WWF campaigns.

These include Earth Hour, a global...