International competition open to environmental journalists
Mar 08, 2006
Environmental journalists in six Latin American and Caribbean countries have until May 5 to submit their best work for the annual Biodiversity Award.
The award recognizes the best environmental journalism related to biodiversity issues. Conservation International, the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), and the International Federation of Environmental Journalists (IFEJ) organize the annual prize.
The May 5 deadline is for separate competitions in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela. Similar competitions are taking place, with different deadlines, in Brazil (April 14) and Madagascar (May 31).
Reports should address biodiversity and issues such as sustainable development, ecotourism, environmental education, and scientific research, among others. Reports should be published or broadcast from May 1, 2005, and April 30, 2006.
The first-place winner in each country receives an invitation to a summit on sustainable development, scheduled for November 27 to December 1 in Madrid, Spain. Second- and third-place winners receive cash prizes and journalistic materials from ICFJ. Entries from the Spanish-speaking countries will also be considered for the Premio Hispanoamericano, funded by the Biodiversity Foundation of Spain, which includes a trophy and cash prize.
For more information – including application forms, registration dates and contact information in each country – visit http://www.biodiversityreporting.org.
