Previously know as Euroducks International, the ELO Water and Habitat Found created an award dedicated to the development of initiatives by private land managers, companies or institutions for the protection, conservation and sustainable management of water resources and water shaped habitats. The 2004 Award was given by MEP Michl EBNER to Grupo Empresarial ARICAM (Spain) for the elaboration of a water-saving industrial process and the sustainable management of a quarry in a sensitive environmental area.
Up to date the prize has been awarded to :
1998 - Laguna El Taray, Toledo (Spain) - D. José Luis Oriol
1999 - Complejo palustre de Veta de la Palma, Sevilla (Spain) - D. Telesforo and D. Antonio Hernández Barrera
2000 - Cabildo Insular de Fuerteventura, Canarias (Spain)
2001 - Brazo Muerto of the Guadalhorce river, Málaga (Spain) - Confederación Hidrográfica del Sur
2002 - La Cassinazza , la Cassinazza di Baselica, Pavia (Italy) - Ing. Giuseppe Natta
2004 - El Castillo, ARICAM Group (Spain)
