Author: Olesia Lukaniuk

The most awaited moment of Wiki Loves Earth 2022, the largest international photo contest devoted to natural heritage has come! Finally, we are ready to reveal the international winners — 20 of the best nature photos from across 39 participating countries! 🎉

You can check out the complete list of winners 👉 here.
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We happily congratulate the winners and thank each participant for their contribution to highlighting nature heritage and illustrating Wikipedia and local teams for their hard work to make this contest happen!

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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!💚

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!💚