International photo contest of nature protected areas
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 … Continue reading “WLE uploaded images”
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!”
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 … Continue reading “Wiki Loves Earth 2023 is announcing the special nomination “Human rights and environment”!🌍”
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
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 … Continue reading “Dear WLE community! Something exciting is coming!🥳”
Hi, dear WLE community; we have exciting news for you! We are ready to publish the date of the awaited announcement of the International Winners, which is the 6th of December! The jurors are ready with their ratings, and the international organizing team is in the process of the last preparations to announce. Stay tuned … Continue reading “Some updates!”
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. … Continue reading “Wiki Loves Earth: Picture of the year”
This page features the countries that participate in Wiki Loves Earth 2024. These countries have already confirmed their participation this year, and the list is extended: Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Bolivia Brazil Cameroon Republic of Congo DR Congo Croatia Czech Republic Egypt Germany Ghana Indonesia Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Kyrgyzstan … Continue reading “Participating countries”
Wiki Loves Earth is an annual international photo contest of natural monuments, where participants take pictures of protected areas and upload their photos to Wikimedia Commons. The goal of the project is, on one hand, to picture under a free license as many natural monuments and protected areas as possible, on the other hand, to … Continue reading “History and Statistics”