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GLF Nairobi 2023 Photo Competition

GLF Nairobi 2023:
What’s your vision for Earth?

No matter where you are in the world, there’s always someone near you working to restore our planet.

So, our task for you is simple: get out there and snap some photos of them!

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the GLF Nairobi 2023 Photo Competition. Whether you’re a professional or amateur, nature or urban photographer, we’d love to see what’s happening in your local landscapes and some of the incredible solutions being implemented to preserve and protect them.

We want to show the world images of positive steps being taken towards a healthier Earth, whether it’s land restoration, urban and rural generative farming, biodiversity conservation, or something else. It’s your call – so get your cameras ready and take us on this visual journey!

Entries will be accepted until 26 July. Finalists will be announced by the end of July, with winners announced late August. The best photos will be showcased at the GLF Nairobi 2023 Hybrid Conference and featured on the GLF’s Flickr account.

Good luck, and we look forward to receiving your submissions!

MEET THE WINNER
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Applications – Action on the Ground

2024 RESTORATION STEWARDS PROGRAM & GLFx CHAPTERS

BECOME A PART OF OUR GRASSROOTS RESTORATION COMMUNITY

Applications are now closed

We’re opening up applications for the 2024 Restoration Stewards program and new GLFx chapters. If you’re a young restoration practitioner or a community-based organization and you’d like to scale up the impact of your landscape projects, this opportunity is for you.

Apply Here
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2024 Restoration Stewards Program

Thank you to everyone that has applied. The GLF Youth team will take time to review the applications and contact the selected candidates.

Applications are now closed

LEARN MORE AND APPLY NOW
Apply Here
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2024 GLFx Chapters

Thank you to everyone that have applied. The GLFx team will take time to review the applications and contact the selected candidates.

 

Applications are now closed

We are pleased to extend the application deadline for the 2024 Restoration Stewards program until August 7th. If you are a young restoration practitioner looking to increase the impact of your landscape projects, this is the opportunity for you.

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Contacts

Restoration Stewards Program

Eirini Sakellari

Youth Coordinator

e.sakellaricifor-icraf[dot]org

GLFx Chapters

Anna Bucci

Community and Action Program Manager

a.buccicifor-icraf[dot]org

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2024 GLFx call for application

ENTER THE GLFx CHAPTER NETWORK WITH YOUR LOCAL NGO

Application deadline: 

Sunday, 23 July 2023, 23:59 CEST (UTC+2)

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The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is calling for local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and grassroots initiatives to join the GLFx network as local chapters. Selected organizations will receive access to various opportunities and resources to support sustainable landscapes across the world, with a specific focus on Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.

What is GLFx?

GLFx is a global network of local NGOs and grassroot initiatives, referred to as “chapters”, who are working to accelerate action towards more sustainable, integrated landscape management. GLFx is designed to enable and empower community members with the connections, knowledge and technology to connect, share, learn and act online and in person. From hosting events in your landscape, town or city to joining online communities of practice.

Meet our current chapters here.

Eligibility

We will accept applications from  registered local NGOs, grassroot initiatives or networks that:

  • Are based in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia-Pacific
  • Are led and represented by people from the geographic area of the organization’s work
  • Promote on-the-ground local activities to connect, share, learn and act for more sustainable landscapes
  • Are well organized, with an administrative structure to receive and manage funds
  • Are working towards sustainable agriculture will be given much preference.

We would especially encourage applications from groups with: 

  • Demonstrated experience in mobilizing actors to facilitate local action 
  • A strong commitment to promoting sustainable agriculture and restoration
  • Existing partnerships and dialogues with other stakeholders in the landscape 
  • A diverse team: gender balance will be taken into account during the selection process.

What’s in it for you?

Selected organizations will become a part of the GLFx chapter network and receive opportunities for: 

  • Networking and peer-to-peer learning through the GLFx community and GLF Charter Members
  • Global spotlighting: Regional and global outreach support, storytelling opportunities through the GLF’s events and platforms
  • Capacity development: Tailored learning programmes, connection with scientific experts
  • Funding: internal calls for proposals, access to funding and other fundraising opportunities.

What is expected from chapters?

If your organization becomes a GLFx chapter, you will be expected to: 

  • Assign a focal point to liaison with the GLF
  • Join regular meetings with the GLF team and other chapters
  • Engage with regular opportunities shared by the GLF team
  • Curate an online space on the GLFx platform to share activities and opportunities
  • Regularly update the GLF about on-the-ground activities

Leverage existing activities to connect people, share knowledge locally and globally, develop learning opportunities for the community, and/or lead action on the ground.

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Application deadline: 

Sunday, 23 July 2023, 23:59 CEST (UTC+2)

GENERAL INQUIRIES

GLFx Chapters

Anna Bucci

Community and Action Program Manager

a.buccicifor-icraf[dot]org

Our partners

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GLF Climate 2022 Photo Competition

What does climate change look like?

Every picture tells a story – and we want to see yours. We’re now accepting applications for the GLF Climate 2022 Photo Competition. Whether you’re a professional or amateur, nature or urban photographer, we’d love to see your perspective on the impacts of climate change, as well as ways we can tackle it.

Send us your best pictures on how the climate crisis is impacting your landscape – or how your local community is dealing with it. Whether it’s a story on drought, floods and other climate disasters, or how people are acting to reverse rising temperatures, we want the world to see it.

Entries will be accepted until 18 October. Finalists will be announced on 26 October and requested to send a short video message telling us the story of their picture. The winners will be announced on 11 November at GLF Climate 2022 alongside COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The best photos and short videos will be displayed at the GLF Climate Art Gallery.

Good luck, and we look forward to receiving your submissions!

Prizes

  • Cash prizes of USD 400 (1st prize), USD 300 (2nd prize) and USD 200 (popular vote).
  • A  spread and interview in Landscape News.
  • A showcase at the GLF Climate 2022 Art Gallery.

Eligibility

  • The GLF Climate Photo Competition is open to anyone aged 18 or above, whether you’re a photo enthusiast or a professional photographer.
  • Photos from any country will be accepted.
  • By submitting the photo, the participant guarantees that their participation follows the rules and agrees with the terms of this competition.
  • Photos that have previously won other photographic contests will not be considered.

How to participate

  • To participate, upload your photo here.
  • Each photograph consists of a single entry. You may submit multiple entries, but you can only win a maximum of one prize.
  • The uploaded file must include the photo’s title, your name and contact information, including email address, social media handles (if applicable), a caption listing the subject and location, and a short description of the story behind the picture.
  • You must have the full copyright to the submitted photos. Therefore, by submitting your entries, you will be presumed to have agreed to accept the contest rules and the terms and conditions.
  • The photograph submitted must not include a watermark, signature or caption.

Selection

All entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges selected by the GLF, who will select at least 25 photos from all eligible submissions received during the competition period. Finalists will be chosen based on the following criteria:

  • Creativity (30%)
  • Photographic quality (30%)
  • Composition (30%)
  • Execution of theme (10%)

The GLF will publish the finalist entries on its online platforms. The panel of judges will choose the first and second prize winners from the finalist entries, while members of the public will be invited to vote online for their favorite entry. The photo with the most votes will receive the ‘popular vote’ award. The GLF team will ensure that the first prize, second prize and popular vote winners are all selected from different participants.

Finalists

The GLF team will email all finalists in mid-October. They will be invited to share a short video message about their photo and work. The best videos will be exhibited in our art gallery at GLF Climate 2022 (more information to be announced).

Looking for inspiration? Check out the videos from the first and second prize winners of the GLF Africa 2022 Photo Competition.

THE WINNERS
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GLFx Africa Call for Applications

Build GLFx chapters in Africa
with seed funding

Deadline: October 30th

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The GLFx initiative is opening a call to support new GLFx chapters that are leading action on the ground for the sustainability of Africa’s landscapes, with seed funding of EUR 5,000. NGOs, teams, and networks of organisations working on sustainable agrifood systems, restoration, or multi-stakeholder partnerships are particularly encouraged to apply.

Deadline: October 30th

What is GLFx?

GLFx is a decentralised network of independently-organised chapters that gather regularly to promote sustainable activities within their landscapes. It is designed to accelerate global action towards sustainable landscapes by equipping members with the knowledge, technology, and networks to connect, share, learn, and act through a holistic approach.

Why GLFx?

GLFx was created to improve landscapes from the ground up by harnessing the efforts of communities to promote sustainable landscapes. The initiative is powered by community action plans that aim to facilitate community mobilisation training, the implementation of local restoration actions, and knowledge exchange.

What are GLF chapters?

GLF chapters can be:

  • Teams of individuals that are obtaining NGO status
  • Existing local NGOs or grassroots initiatives 
  • Existing networks, partnerships, or institutionalised stakeholder groups

Whether your group is a new team, an NGO, or an initiative, the most important thing is that you are operating at the landscape level, and are mobilising – or are willing to mobilise – your community and the relevant stakeholders to promote sustainable landscape use.

Who can apply?

The call is for groups of individuals (teams), networks, partnerships, initiatives, and organisations that:

  • are based in Africa
  • promote on-the-ground local actions and community meetings towards sustainable land use
  • are well organised, with an administrative structure to receive and manage funds  
  • are diverse: gender balance is key in a team, and will be taken into account during the selection process 

Please also note that:

  • demonstrated experience in mobilising actors to facilitate local action is an asset
  • groups with a strong commitment to promoting sustainable agriculture and restoration are particularly encouraged to apply
  • groups of individuals, or organisations, that have already initiated partnerships and dialogues with other stakeholders in the landscape are particularly invited to apply.

What’s on offer?

Selected chapters will receive: 

  1. seed funding of €5,000 to run chapter activities 
  2. community mobilisation training to enable coordinated restoration action 
  3. workshops and/or toolkits to facilitate the implementation of a community action plan
  4. GLFx Secretariat support in key areas (e.g. technical assistance for platform onboarding, capacity development materials, and learning opportunities) 
  5. a connection to, and support for, GLF charter members in their region and the GLFx chapter network
  6. promotional opportunities (e.g. profiles in the Landscape News online journal, speaking engagements)

What is expected from chapters?

If you become a chapter and receive seed funding, you will be expected to: 

  • offer regular multi-stakeholder gatherings – online or in person – to mobilise your community and coordinate local projects
  • curate an online space on the GLFx platform to share your activities and opportunities, as well as to attract more members to your chapter
  • lead action-oriented projects  
  • connect and collaborate regularly with the GLF, including by joining regular meetings and attending learning and knowledge-sharing events offered by the organisation
  • engage in activities that foster learning, knowledge generation and sharing, multi-stakeholder collaborations, sustainable practices, and socio-economic transformation 

Deadline: October 30th

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GLFx LAC Call for Applications

Build GLF chapters in
Latin America and the Caribbean
with seed funding

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The GLFx initiative is opening a call to support 5 GLF Chapters with seed funding of EUR 5,000 each to protect and restore forest areas in Latin America and the Caribbean.

What is the GLF?

The Global Landscapes Forum is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on sustainable and inclusive landscapes, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement on climate change.

What is GLFx?

GLFx is a decentralized network of independently organized chapters that gather regularly to promote sustainable activities within their landscapes. It is designed to accelerate action globally towards sustainable landscapes by equipping members with the knowledge, technology and networks to connect, share, learn and act through a holistic approach.

Why GLFx?

GLFx was created to improve landscapes from the ground up by harnessing the efforts of communities to promote sustainable landscapes. The initiative is powered by community action plans that aim to facilitate community mobilization training, the implementation of local restoration actions, and knowledge exchange.

GLFx goals

The GLFx initiative aims to decentralize and democratize access to knowledge, facilitate local–local and local–global knowledge exchange, provide local actors with targeted learning opportunities and resources, and support the scaling of positive action at the local level for global impact.

What are GLF chapters?

GLF chapters are groups of local change agents that mobilize their communities and stakeholders to hold place-based dialogues and promote sustainable landscape restoration. These local change agents are organized and legalized community-led or grassroots groups, such as NGOs or institutionalized stakeholder groups, who lead initiatives operating at the landscape level. They engage in learning, knowledge generation and sharing, and multi-stakeholder collaboration to scale up restoration, sustainable practices and socio-economic transformation in their landscapes.

GLF chapters offer regular multi-stakeholder gatherings online or in person to mobilize their communities and coordinate local projects. GLF chapters host a minimum of one gathering each quarter, curate an online space for exchange on the GLFx platform, and support one or more action projects each year. Chapters are founded by a team of diverse individuals who submit an application to the GLF Secretariat.

GLF chapters in LAC

With large forest areas that make up over 45% of the region , Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is one of the most culturally and biologically diverse parts of the planet. However, the region also faces immense challenges from deforestation: 40% of the region’s forests are already deforested or degraded, putting millions of livelihoods at risk.

Fortunately, a number of projects and initiatives have been launched to protect forests and the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities that effectively steward their lands, and promote restoration initiatives to preserve the ecological functions of the region’s landscapes. Despite these challenges, the GLF recognizes the crucial role that regional stakeholders and groups play in protecting and restoring areas in LAC and aims to support and promote community-led efforts to reach their goals.

Who is eligible to apply?

  • Applications will be accepted from groups, networks or partnerships of stakeholders or grassroots initiatives that promote on-the-ground actions towards sustainable landscapes. We will prioritize initiatives focusing on the following: protecting forest areas, restoration activities, and agroecological and/or sustainable agriculture, including coffee production. Stakeholders must be based in LAC countries.
  • Groups must be well organized, with an administrative structure to receive and manage funds at the bare minimum.  Diversity is encouraged and will be taken into account during the selection process (e.g. gender balance within the team). The names, contact information and a brief profile of the working group or team should be included in the application.
  • A group is made up of a dynamic and passionate chapter team with a strong commitment to promoting sustainable landscapes. The group should have a proven track record that:
    • Demonstrates experience in mobilizing actors to facilitate local action;
    • Provides regional or local experience that can be scaled to inspire or influence more on-the-ground actions;
    • Contributes to a regional and global knowledge base on sustainable practices and/or accelerating restoration in landscapes. 

What we offer

Selected chapters will receive: 

  1. A seed fund of €5,000 to run chapter activities; 
  2. Community mobilization training; 
  3. Workshops and/or toolkits to facilitate the implementation of community action plans;
  4. GLFx secretariat support in key areas (e.g. technical support in the onboarding process on the platform, capacity development materials and learning opportunities); 
  5. Networking with  GLF charter members in their region and the GLFx chapter network;
  6. Promotional opportunities, such as being featured on Landscape News and the opportunity to take part in GLF events.

How to apply

  1. Fill out the online application form here.
  2. Join the GLFx platform.

If your application is successful, you will receive an email with detailed instructions about the next steps, including required documents such as:

  • An introductory video about the group’s initiative and local actions;
  • A community action plan describing activities the group would like to develop over the next year (2023);
  • A profile of group members who will be involved with the chapter’s activities and with developing and implementing the community action plan.

Chapter selection

All eligible applications will be evaluated in two rounds.

Round 1: Community mobilization:

The videos of all eligible applications will be uploaded to the GLFx platform, and all applicants will receive the link to their videos. All applicants are encouraged to share their applications with their colleagues, friends, the general public and the GLFx community. The first round of the evaluation will be done by reviewing public engagement with the submissions (comments, questions and views). At this stage, each submission will score five points per comment and two points per like.

Round 2: Expert evaluation:

A group of experienced evaluators will evaluate and score the videos, community action plans, team profiles and budgets.

Final Selection

A final tally comprising the scores from the first and second rounds will be used to select the chapters that will receive the grants.

Timeline  

  • Open call for chapter applications: 27 June– 05 September

  • Notification of eligible applications: 5–10 September

  • Deadline for eligible applications to submit documents: 19 September

  • First round of chapter selection (community mobilization): 25 September–8 October

  • Second round of chapter selection (expert evaluation): 10–30 October

  • Announcement of selected chapters: 11 November

Disclaimer  

  • We will acknowledge all submissions but will contact only shortlisted applicants later in the application process. The evaluators’ decision will be final.
  • The GLF, GLFx and the donors reserve the right not to select any applicants if none of the received entries are deemed suitable.
  • The seed grant is a one-time opportunity. GLFx chapters should be self-sustaining, and recipients must demonstrate a substantial level of independence within one year of receiving the grant.
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African Youth Storytelling Contest

The Stories of Africa

African Youth Storytelling Contest

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This year, we’re challenging the dominant narratives on Africa – and we called on our incredible global community to make it happen.

As part of the GLF Africa 2022 Digital Conference, the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) and the Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL) hosted a youth storytelling contest to amplify critical voices from across the African continent. We received over 250 incredible submissions from young people from across our African community.

We announced the winners during the event – and now, it’s time to see the winning entries!

And your winners are…

1st place Storytelling Contest

Little Drops of Climate Action

By Daniel Obloni Kweitsu
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2nd place Storytelling Contest

Kiragala 'Green'

By Sandra Suubi
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3rd place Storytelling Contest

Saving Mother Earth

By Lord Muga Brian
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3rd place Storytelling Contest

Ghost

By Oladele Bello
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Little Drops of Climate Action

Storytelling
By Daniel Obloni Kweitsu
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Little Drops of Climate Action' was made to inspire others to reconsider their daily actions and take little steps that contribute to climate change mitigation.

Daniel Obloni Kweitsu is a communications specialist with several years of experience working on development-related projects, especially in the environmental and Natural Resource sector. In this video, he tells the story of Eunice and her amazing work raising tree seedlings for landscape restoration activities in Ghana. Her example shows how we can all take little actions toward a greater social good at the individual level.

Learn more about this story and discover more narrations in the session 'The many stories across Africa.'

Kiragala 'Green'

Music
By Sandra Suubi
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Kiragala is a Luganda word that means green. This song advocates for climate justice by encouraging people to go green, preserve the environment and stand against the single use of plastic.

This song celebrates East Africa's work to stand against plastic pollution. For example, as the first landlocked country to sign the UN Environmental Program Clean Seas pledge, Uganda commits to curb the flow of marine and plastic waste entering lakes, rivers and oceans. 'Kiragala' encourages us to play our part and reminds us that the Earth is our only home.

Suubi is a visual and performing artist who uses her voice and visual art as tools for change in her community and the world. She is vocal about climate change, proclaims truth and hope, and signals the power to start acting using what one has around them.

Learn more about this story and discover more narrations in the session 'The many stories across Africa.'

Saving Mother Earth

Shortfilm
By Lord Muga Brian
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Saving Mother Earth' follows an agriculturalist who, inspired by past life traumas, starts a draught eradication initiative dubbed 'It's Not Yet Done.'

Muga Brian is a filmmaker, poet, scriptwriter, biology teacher and agricultural extensionist who hails from Kisumu-Kenya. He shares his passion for life, as it is what keeps him alive.

Learn more about this story and discover more narrations in the session 'The many stories across Africa.'

Ghost

Storytelling
By Oladele Bello
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This story of Oladele is a sad tale of a creative who hails from the south-western part of Nigeria. In terms of finding a greener pasture, he lost his life at sea because he couldn't afford the expense of leaving legally.

Oladele Bello is a theatre and media arts student at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti. He's on a quest to tell stories as a filmmaker.

Learn more about this story and discover more narrations in the session 'The many stories across Africa.'

If you’d like to see the finalists, visit the GLF Africa Art Gallery to view all of our shortlisted entries.

VIEW THE FINALISTS

Congratulations to all of our winners, and stay tuned for more contests at our next major event, GLF Climate 2022 alongside COP27 on 11 November.



This year, we’re changing the dominant narrative on Africa – and we need your help to make it happen.

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) and the Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL)  are hosting The Stories of Africa, a youth storytelling contest that aims to amplify critical voices from across the African continent.

We’re looking for perspectives from Indigenous Peoples, local communities, pastoralists, women leaders, farmers, and community leaders on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:

  • Food systems and livelihoods
  • Land tenure and rights
  • Land degradation and restoration
  • Youth initiatives  
  • Women’s leadership

What’s in it for you?

The three best stories will receive prizes of EUR 500, 300 and 200 respectively. We will also be showcasing the best 10 to 15 stories and announcing the winner stories at the GLF Africa Digital Conference 2022 on 15 September 2022, which will be attended by thousands and reach millions via social media and the press. 

Get inspired by the winners of our photo competition

Fishers on Run (Nigeria)

Light (South Africa)

Nairobi (Kenya)

#GLFAfrica 2022 Photo Competition

Strong competition from remarkable photos illustrating Africa’s breathtaking landscapes. The winning entries of the GLF Africa 2022 Photo Competition have been chosen! We received an overwhelming response worldwide: over 700 photos of exceptional quality, diversity, creativity and passion were submitted, collectively proving beyond any doubt the unique beauty of the African landscapes, people and cities.

VIEW WINNERS

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Photo Competition: GLF Africa 2022

GLF Africa 2022: Capturing life and beauty of Africa

Send us your best photos of African landscapes and their communities

Photographers from all over the world, prepare your cameras. We’re now accepting applications for the GLF Africa 2022 Photo Competition. Whether you’re a professional or amateur, nature or urban photographer, we’d love to see your perspective on the beauty and richness of this great continent. 

Take us on a visual journey across the African continent through your camera lenses – from Algeria’s Sahara desert to South Africa’s busy urban skylines, from local communities restoring their land to youth and women creating local solutions and opportunities.

Entries will be accepted until 10 May. Finalists will be announced on 20 May, with the winners announced in June.

Good luck, and we look forward to receiving your submissions!

Prizes

  • Cash prizes of USD 400 (1st place), USD 300 (2nd place) and USD 200 (popular vote).
  • A  spread and interview in Landscape News.
  • A showcase at the GLF Africa 2022 Digital Conference.

Eligibility

  • The GLF Africa Photo Competition is open to anyone aged 18 or above, whether you’re a photo enthusiast or a professional photographer.
  • By submitting the photo, the participant guarantees that their participation follows the rules and agrees with the terms of this competition.
  • Photos that have previously won other photographic competitions will not be considered.

How to participate

  • To participate, upload your photo here.
  • Each photograph is a single entry.
  • The uploaded file must include the photo’s title and the contributor’s name and contact information, including email address, social media handles (if applicable) and a caption listing the subject and location.

Selection

All entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges selected by the GLF, who will shortlist up to 25 photos from all eligible submissions received during the competition period. Finalists will be chosen based on the following criteria:

  • Creativity (30%)
  • Photographic quality (30%)
  • Composition (30%)
  • Execution of theme (10%)

The GLF will publish the finalist photos on its online platforms. The public will be invited to vote for their favorite photos, and the submission that receives the most votes will receive the ‘popular vote’ award. The panel will choose first and second prize winners.

 

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Photo Competition: GLF Amazonia

GLF Amazonia: A snapshot of the Earth’s mightiest jungle

Send us your best photos of the Amazon Biome and its communities

The Amazon is the largest tropical rainforest on the planet – but how much longer can it survive in the face of rampant deforestation and a mounting climate emergency?

At GLF Amazonia: The Tipping Point – Solutions from the Inside Out, we’ll be exploring solutions to bring the Amazon back from the brink, and we need your help to show it to the world in all its grandeur.

We want you to send us your best photographs of the Amazon region – from its brilliant biodiversity to its bustling metropolises, from its Indigenous defenders to the logging, ranching and mining interests that are tearing it down.

View the winning photos

Prizes

  • Cash prizes of EUR 600 (1st place), EUR 300 (2nd place) and EUR 150 (popular vote).
  • A spread and interview in Landscape News
  • A showcase at the GLF Amazonia digital conference

Eligibility

  • The GLF Amazonia photo competition is open to anyone aged 18 or above, whether you’re a photo enthusiast or a professional photographer.
  • As such, the competition will include professional and non-professional categories.

How to participate

  • To participate, upload your photo here.
  • The uploaded file must include the photo’s title, the contributor’s name and contact information including email address, social media handles and a caption listing the location, subject and year the photo was taken.

Selection

All entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges selected by the GLF, who will shortlist up to 25 photos from all eligible submissions received during the competition period. Finalists will be chosen based on the following criteria:

  • Creativity (30%)
  • Photographic quality (30%)
  • Composition (30%)
  • Execution of theme (10%)

The finalist photos will be published on the GLF’s online platforms. The public will be invited to vote for their favorite photos, and the submission that receives the most votes will receive the ‘popular vote’ award. First and second prize winners will be chosen by the panel.

View the winning photos

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Journalism Seminar

Free Journalism Seminar

Free journalism seminar The Amazon tipping point: How to report environmental crimes?
15 September: 10:00–11:40 a.m. and 6:00–7:15 p.m. (UTC-4)
16 September: 6:00–7:15 p.m. (UTC-4)

This journalism seminar is hosted by:

Join journalists and editors from across the Amazon Biome and the globe who report the region’s most critical stories. Gain access to leaders, experts, and hard-to-reach voices from local communities and attend and cover the GLF Amazonia Digital Conference.

On 21–23 September 2021, the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) will host a digital conference focused entirely on the Amazon rainforest as a climate tipping point – and how knowledge, science and action can help us avoid a global environmental disaster.

Ahead of the event, join journalists from across the Amazon Biome and around the world to connect with top regional and global scientists and experts, including leaders of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and Afrodescendant Peoples, for interviews and insight on the region’s most pressing stories.

Share your pitch with us for news articles, features, and in-depth reporting related to the Amazon, and develop the story with the  Mongabay Latam bureau (see more information below)!

This seminar is available in English, Portuguese and Spanish. 

SPEAKERS

Alexa Vélez

Mongabay Latam

Andrés Bermúdez

Centro Latinoamericano de Investigación Periodística (CLIP)

Dora Montero

Consejo de Redacción

Oscar Campanini

Centro de Documentación e Información Bolivia (CEDIB)

Julia Urrunaga

Agencia de Investigación Ambiental (EIA)

María Isabel Torres

Mongabay Latam

Patricia Gualinga

lideresa indígena kichwa de la comunidad de Sarayaku, Ecuador

Rodrigo Botero

Fundación para la Conservación y el Desarrollo Sostenible (FCDS)

Ruth Noguerón

World Resources Institute (WRI)

Stefano Wrobleski

InfoAmazonia Brasil

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10:00–11:40 a.m. (UTC-4)

Journalism workshop – Satellite mapping: leveraging technology to tell impactful stories

[Workshop Part 1] Global Forest Watch and how to monitor real-time deforestation

Length: 40 minutes
Speaker: Ruth Nogueron, Researcher, World Resources Institute (WRI)
Interaction: 10-minute round of questions at the end of the presentation

Global Forest Watch is an open-source web application to monitor global forests in near real-time. In this session, you’ll learn how it works and how to use data correctly. We’ll cover what a deforestation alert is; how to search for recent alerts; and how to study deforested areas, from analyzing long-term data to using the data correctly in a publication.

[Workshop Part 2] Crime maps: emblematic deforestation cases

Length: 15 minutes
Speakers: Alexa Vélez, General Editor, Mongabay Latam
Interaction: 10-minute round of questions at the end of the presentation

Mongabay Latam will present two investigative reports. The first report, Crime Mapping, addresses recent deforestation in Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru. The problems detected in these areas include the invasion of territories, the introduction of illicit crops, illegal logging, and threats against Indigenous leaders and to protected areas. The second report, Mennonites in Peru, tells the story of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon. 

We will also explore how to develop a story using a deforestation alert, the challenges that arise when covering deforestation in the Amazon, and the sources available to you.

6:00–7:15 p.m.
(UTC-4)

[Panel] How did the pandemic aggravate the crisis in the Amazon? From land grabbing to violence against environmental defenders

Length: 60 minutes
Moderator: María Isabel Torres, Mongabay Latam Director
Interaction: 15-minute round of questions at the end of the presentation

Panelists:

  • Rodrigo Botero, Director of Fundación para la Conservación y el Desarrollo Sostenible (FCDS)
  • Oscar Campanini, director del Centro de Documentación e Información Bolivia (CEDIB)
  • Patricia Gualinga, Indigenous leader of the Kichwa people of Sarayaku in the Ecuadorian Amazon in Ecuador
  • Julia Urrunaga, Peruvian Director of Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)

DAY 2 (16 September)

6:00–7:15 p.m.
(UTC-4)

[Panel] Transnational crimes: collaborative journalism to investigate the Amazon

Panel length: 60 minutes 
Moderator: Alexa Vélez, General Director, Mongabay Latam

Panelists:

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The best pitches will receive US$1000 from Mongabay, Mongabay editorial assistance, and the winning story will be published on Mongabay and Landscape News.

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