2008年12月19日，第四届“母亲河奖”评选表彰活动在京正式启动评审。评选表彰活动由全国保护母亲河行动领导小组主办，青年参考报、欧莱雅（中国）有限公司协办，共设立个人奖、组织奖和项目奖三类奖项。

　　The 4th “Mother River Award” was officially carried on Dec.29th, 2008.It has 3 sorts of awards: Individual Award, Organization Award and Program Award, organized by The National Protecting Mother River Steering Team(全国保护母亲河行动领导小组) and co-organized by Elite Reference and L’Oreal(china).

　　截止目前为止，全国保护母亲河行动领导小组办公室共收到推荐、自荐申报材料189份。经过初步评议和审核，共有67位候选人（组织、项目）入围，进入公示和投票阶段。社会公众可登录保护母亲河网站（www.momriver.org）、中青在线（www.cyol.net）进行网络投票。

　　The National Protecting Mother River Steering Team(全国保护母亲河行动领导小组) has received 189 candidate materials by the recommendation and self-recommendation. After the initiative judgment, 67 candidates including organizations and programs have been nominated and the public can vote for them at www.momriver.org and www.cyol.net.

　　“母亲河奖”是全国保护母亲河行动领导小组在生态环保领域内设立的最高奖项，旨在表彰奖励为保护母亲河、保护生态环境事业作出突出贡献、产生重要影响的个人、组织和项目，增强青少年及社会公众的母亲河意识、资源节约意识和生态环保意识，鼓励更多的社会公众积极投身生态文明建设的伟大实践，促进资源节约型、环境友好型社会建设，为实现全面建设小康社会的宏伟目标贡献力量。“母亲河奖”评奖范围面向海内外，自2000年举办首届评选表彰活动以来，已成功举办三届，有24人获此殊荣。

　　The“Mother River Award” is the highest environmental protection award set by The National Protecting Mother River Steering Team(全国保护母亲河行动领导小组) ,for honoring the individuals, organizations and programs who’ve donated themselves to protect the mother rivers and the natural environment, and enhancing the younger generation and the public communities’ sense of the Mother River, sense of saving the energies and the sense of the environmental protection. In Addition, the Award is to encourage more and more ordinary people to build up the energy-saving and environment-friendly society and take efforts to build a well- off society in an all-round way. The candidates of the Award are all over china and the world and it’s been so far succeeded in accomplishment for 3 years with 24 awarders.

　　世界500强企业之一、全球最大的化妆品集团欧莱雅独家赞助了本届“母亲河奖”评选表彰活动。欧莱雅中国总裁盖保罗先生说：“在中国的这十多年来，我们看到了中国经济的飞速发展，也看到了政府开始重视可持续发展模式并为此作了很多工作。可持续发展是欧莱雅集团始终坚持的理念，这与‘母亲河奖’的意义不谋而合。因此，能赞助这一杰出项目，是欧莱雅的莫大荣幸。我们希望携手‘母亲河奖’，共同来推动中国社会对于环保及可持续发展的进一步关注，尽一份作为企业公民领袖的责任。”

　　L'Oréal, the world's biggest cosmetics company and the fortune 500, is the exclusive sponsor of Mother River Award this year. "Since entering China market more than 10 years ago, we have been witness of the rapid growing Chinese economy, as well as Chinese government’s increasing consideration and efforts on sustainable development.” said Mr. Paolo Gasparrini, President of L'Oreal China. “To promote sustainable growth is the fundamental value that L’Oréal firmly believes; it is also the meaning that Mother River Award stands for. We are very proud to be able to support this great initiative. As a leading corporate citizen company, L’Oreal wishes to enhance the public awareness on environment protection and sustainability.”