International photo contest of nature protected areas
The first month of Wiki Loves Earth contest — the biggest international photo contest devoted to nature heritage — has passed and brought amazing results for the wiki community. Wiki Loves Earth photo contest runs from May 1 till July 31 this year. During these three months, we are gathering photos of protected sites that … Continue reading “The first month of WLE 2020 has passed!”
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 … Continue reading “WLE in Picture of the Year 2022!”
Unique protected sites, diverse flora and fauna from all over the world — meet 15 international winners of Wiki Loves Earth photo contest! After seven years of competitions the 8th WLE edition was different: due to the world health situation, it has been focused on online activities, encouraging participants to dig into photo archives and … Continue reading “Wiki Loves Earth 2020 international winners announced”
By the Turkish Wiki Loves Earth team Team of the first WLE in Turkey was expecting not more than 500 photos uploaded during the contest. At the end of the submission period, the jury had a task to select winners among over 3600 beautiful photos from all over Turkey! “When the herd of horses runs, … Continue reading “Meet the winners of the first WLE in Turkey”
The 8th year in a row Wiki Loves Earth photo contest starts to collect photos of nature heritage sites all around the world. Join us to draw attention to protected areas and help to illustrate wikiprojects! Started in 2013, Wiki Loves Earth has grown to the biggest worldwide contest devoted to nature heritage. From nature … Continue reading “Wiki Loves Earth 2020 starts!”
Seven years of photo contests all around the world, 585k free photos of natural heritage sites, with around 130k being used in the wikiprojects — and we are going make these numbers and impact even bigger starting Wiki Loves Earth 2020! This global photo contest aims to draw attention to protected nature areas and expand the database of free photos … Continue reading “Join Wiki Loves Earth 2020!”
By the Swedish Wiki Loves Earth team in cooperation with the Swedish National Commission for UNESCO How can we work together to find solutions to global problems? The answer to the question lies in a combination of local involvement, and strong connections to research. Anna-Karin Johansson, the Secretary-General of the Swedish National Commission for UNESCO, explains … Continue reading “Local laboratories for future life”
July is the last month of the Wiki Loves Earth photo contest this year. Let’s take a virtual trip around countries that have ongoing competitions! May and June have brought more than 70k photos of nature monuments from 25 countries, but more is to come. These photos help to draw attention to protected areas, illustrate … Continue reading “Wiki Loves Earth is running around the world!”
The most awaited moment of the international annual photographic competition devoted to natural heritage has come. We are delighted and proud to present the top 20 best images of Wiki Loves Earth 2023! This year, the contest was held for the 10th time, lasting from May 1st to August 31st.We had a record number of … Continue reading “International top 20 winners of the Wiki Loves Earth 2023!”
The 9th edition of Wiki Loves Earth photo contest finished in September, and we have received amazing winning photos from 34 countries and territories. While the organizing team is working to determine international winners, here is an overview of our local winners (we highlight one of the winners per country, they don’t necessarily represent the … Continue reading “Take a virtual world tour with Wiki Loves Earth 2021 local winners”