Author: Olesia Lukaniuk

Participating countries prepare and take care of their local competition, and participants are uploading their unique and beautiful images.

Meanwhile, we want to remind you not only about the main contest but also the special nomination “Human Rights and Environment”.

Contribute to spreading awareness about environmental problems and human impact on them!

Hurry up to take photos and upload them here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaign:wle-special.

And read more about this nomination here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/…/Human_rights_and….

Also, check the previous year’s winning images:https://diff.wikimedia.org/…/wiki-loves-earth-2022…/.

In case of any questions, feel free to contact the international organizing team at wle-team@wikimedia.org.ua

Love Earth and good luck!

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

Dear WLE organizer!
The contest is starting very soon and this message is for those, who are still hesitating: to join or not to join?🤔

You still have time! Already 32 countries are in the active stage of the preparation and you can be the next one!

Reminder, that you need some of the criteria to start the contest:

– Team of volunteers with clear roles and timelines;
– Defining eligible natural sites (must be officially protected);
– Preparing a landing page for the local contest;
– Promotion of the contest in social networks;
– Jury to evaluate the photos (select top-15 local winners for an international contest);
– Awards for your winners.

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

Take time for the preparation and make your unique contribution to the Earth’s heritage!🌳

The 11th edition of the Wiki Loves Earth 2023 photo contest is on its way!

Wiki Loves Earth is an annual international photographic competition. Participants take pictures of local natural heritage in their countries and upload them to Wikimedia Commons, a sister project of Wikipedia. For all participating countries there are separate competitions organized by local teams.

⏰When?
This year WLE will take place between 1st May and 31st July. We have a flexible approach regarding local dates, and local organizers decide when exactly to hold their contest within the international timeframe.

🌍How you can join a contest this year as an organizer or participant?

• If you are already a local organizer or want to organize a contest in your country, follow our process in the detailed guidelines for the local teams: https://bit.ly/3TcaTPu.
  
• If you want to upload your photos and become a participant, check out all the details in our rules: http://bit.ly/3Z0JnG8.
  Also, subscribe on our other social media channels:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wikilovesearth/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/interwle
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WikiLovesEarth
Website: https://wikilovesearth.org/

If you have any questions, please contact the international team at wle-team@wikimedia.org.ua. We are always happy to answer your questions!

Take time for the preparation and stay tuned for Wiki Loves Earth 2023!🌳

Find French, Spanish and Arabic translations here: http://bit.ly/3ZZlekA.

Hey! Here is an interesting fact: 🤔

In the Picture of the Year competition on Wikimedia Commons, the second place was taken by a photo from last year’s international WLE.

☘️🐜A leaf beetle looking out from a leaf hole of the Alnus nepalensis tree. Adult leaf beetles make holes in host plant leaves while feeding. They camouflage themselves with these holes. Location: Chitwan National Park, Nepal.
Attribution: Mildeep (CC-BY-SA 4.0)

Here you can check the full results👉https://commons.wikimedia.org/…/Commons…/2021/Results.