What about Wiki Loves Earth in Ukraine?

Ukraine has always been an active leader in the contest, often near the top of the list of countries by the number of local participants and photos. But unfortunately, this year, due to the full-scale Russian invasion, Wiki Loves Earth was not held in Ukraine.

Instead, Wikimedia Ukraine organized a campaign to illustrate Wikipedia and Wikidata articles with photos of Ukrainian nature uploaded to Wiki Loves Earth over the previous nine contest editions. The campaign was held from 5th July till 5th August.

Recently, organizers published the results of the campaign:

🌳13 volunteers took part in the Ukrainian Nature Illustration Month. As part of the campaign, they illustrated 718 articles on Ukrainian Wikipedia; in particular, they created 114 new articles. They also improved 510 items on Wikidata.

Participants of the competition will receive prizes and official certificates of participation from the NGO “Wikimedia Ukraine.”

Meanwhile, enjoy Ukrainian landscapes from the previous year’s competition, and stay tuned for the international results of Wiki Loves Earth this year!💚

Showcase your stories of Wiki Loves Earth!

Maybe you are organizing a contest already for a few years in your country or even for the first time, and you have something interesting or useful to tell the world. Then, here is your unique chance!

The international team would love to share exciting stories from local organizers on international blogs & social media.

You can tell us about:
– Your winners and their journey;
– Your approach or features of organizing the contest;
– Interview with a jury member, participant, or organizer;
– Anything else you consider interesting;

Contact us at wle-team@wikimedia.org.ua if you have a story to tell and be proud to represent WLE in your country!💚

WLE 2022 has the first results!

39 countries participated in the competition this year – that’s a record number for our project’s 9-year history! Most of them have already finished a contest in their countries. Now it’s time to select local winners.

Meanwhile, let’s check the results of the contest so far:

🌳Over 3,800 people participated in the contest;
🌳Wikimedia Commons received over 45,000 new photos of nature-protected areas;
🌳Over 4,600 images already illustrate respective articles on Wikipedia;
🌳Over 2,700 people joined the contest for the first time;
🌳Top countries with the most images: Germany, Wales, Brazil.

Thanks to everyone for participating, and stay tuned to explore the winners of local competitions! After local winners are submitted, the international jury will select global winners in November.