Through the years, EAWLS has been the recipient of a range of awards in conservation. These include:
· 1st Prize Peter Jenkins Award for conservation writing, presented to the Dr. Imre Loefler, Chairman EAWLS, March 2005 for his written contributions in support of conservation
· Buffet Award for leadership in African Conservation, December 2004, presented to Ali Kaka by the National Geographic Society. Mr. Kaka was one of the recipients singled out for ‘outstanding lifetime work in furthering the practice and understanding of conservation in Africa’
· Silver Award Winner 2004, presented to the Kenya Forests Working Group by Total Eco Challenge, in recognition of the information dissemination with regard to trees and forests