Month: June 2023

We have the first submitted local winners for the Wiki Loves Earth 2023 from the Czech Republic

You can see some images below and for more feel free to check this page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/…/Commons:Wiki…/Winners.

Meanwhile, most of the countries are in the active stage now.

Stay tuned for more and upload your unique pictures

Woohoo! Already 9 countries finished their local contest and you can check some of the uploaded images below.

Most of the local teams started their competition this month and more will join in July. Stay tuned and follow your country’s criteria.

In general, 51 countries\territories are taking part this year and it is a great amount! If your country is not on this list, but you would like to participate, you still have time to prepare! Follow this guideline: https://commons.wikimedia.org/…/Commons:Wiki…/Organise.

Check all uploaded pictures so far here, which is more than 24 thousand: https://commons.wikimedia.org/…/Category:Images_from….

Love Earth and take pictures!

Almost one month since the beginning of the contest and we have the first great results

15, 411 images uploaded so far;

1, 018 images for the special nomination;

49 countries and territories that are participating right now or preparing their contest.

You can check all the uploaded files here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/…/Category:Images_from….Stay tuned for more!

Love Earth and take pictures!

We have great news!

Wonderful images from Wiki Loves Earth took place at the top in the competition “Picture of the Year 2022”!

The first place has a picture from Nepal from the author Prasan Shrestha. Congratulations!

Also, there are images from WLE in Bangladesh, Germany, Ukraine, Portugal, Kenya, and Turkey.

We are glad that photos of natural heritages are spreading more and more on Wikipedia

Check the full results herehttps://commons.wikimedia.org/…/Common…/2022/Results/All.

Love Earth and upload your unique images!

In 2023, Wiki Loves Earth international photo contest again supports the initiative WikiForHumanRights, which partners with the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Its goal is to raise awareness of nature protection and human impacts on nature.

When we protect the environment, we also protect the fundamental human rights we all have — rights to water, life, food, housing, and other fundamental rights that rely on a clean, healthy environment. And this year, we accept photos not only from the countries where the main contest is going but also from the whole world!

Technically, participants would be able to upload images through the “wle-special” campaign.

Check out this page for more detailed information such as criteria for images, examples of images, important notes, how to upload, etc: https://commons.wikimedia.org/…/Human_rights_and….

Also, you can check the winners of the previous year’s special nomination here: https://diff.wikimedia.org/…/wiki-loves-earth-2022…/.

Follow our channels for local organizers to be first updated about the main news:

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wlecommunity/;

Telegram chat: @WLE organizers 2023;

A mailing list for local organizers: wikilovesearth@lists.wikimedia.org.

If you have any questions, please contact the international team at wle-team@wikimedia.org.ua.

Don’t hesitate to participate and let’s love our planet together!

Dear WLE community! Great news!

Wiki Loves Earth 2023 international photo contest has started!

13 countries have started their local competitions today and we have the first uploads!

You can check participating countries here: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/…/Participating_countries.

And check out uploaded images so far: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/…/Category:Images_from….Good luck to each local team and each participant.

Let’s love Earth together