Dear all,
*The first month of the Wiki Loves Earth international photo contest
devoted to nature heritage, May, has passed!* Let's look at the results:
* 12 countries had their local contest this month,
* more than 17 thousand photos were uploaded during this period,
* and 2 more months are ahead!
Today 13 more countries/regions have started their local competitions,
check them out in the list
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2022/ParticipatâŠ>.
Are
you interested in joining WLE by organising your local contest? There is
still time to run it in June or July. Do you have any questions about this
process? *The international Wiki Loves Earth team will answer your
questions and tell you all the details you want to know about WLE during
our online Q&A tomorrow!*
â±ïž When: June 2nd at 15 pm (UTC), the event will last about 1 hour.
đ» Meeting link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81125659103?pwd=YlpLdlV3ZzZ5dUZFQmtxR0pQNTdEdz09
Meeting ID: 811 2565 9103
Passcode: wle22
We are also very pleased to share that we now have* lists of protected
areas for 192 countries *which allows more countries to take part in Wiki
Loves Earth! The lists are collated by the United Nations Environment
Programme through their Protected Planet project. Our collegues
from Wikimedia Sweden have provided a table with lists of sites for each
country and instructions on how to download them here
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2022/Lists>.
If you have any questions or suggestions for the international team, please
contact us at wle-team(a)wikimedia.org.ua.
Best wishes,
Iryna Yehiazarova
Project Manager for International Wiki Loves Earth 2022
our website <https://wikilovesearth.org/> | page on Wikimedia Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2022>
Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/interwle> Instagram
<https://www.instagram.com/wikilovesearth/> Twitter
<https://twitter.com/WikiLovesEarth>
Dear Wikimedians,
The 10th edition of the biggest international photo contest devoted to
nature heritage has started! Wiki Loves Earth 2022 aims at creating the
biggest database of free images of protected sites and raising public
awareness about unique natural areas around our beautiful planet.
This year, we have 28 countries/regions participating with 11 of them
starting their local contests today đ https://w.wiki/4pUh
Do you want to know more details about WLE 2022? Are you interested in
taking part or organizing your own local contest? Find out more about this
year's competition in our blog post
<https://wikilovesearth.org/join-wiki-loves-earth-2022/>, and join us
during our Office Hour today at 16.00 UTC
âïž* https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89745867994?pwd=b0NNSjY1Q1FKVTYwa2hJUWVQRi9VZz09
<https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89745867994?pwd=b0NNSjY1Q1FKVTYwa2hJUWVQRi9VZz09>*
*Zoom meeting ID: 897 4586 7994Passcode: wle22*
Best wishes,
Iryna Yehiazarova
Project Manager for International Wiki Loves Earth 2022
on behalf of the international organizing team
Dear Wikimedians,
We are pleased to announce the Wiki Loves Earth international photo contest
starting in less than a week! Our aims are to raise public awareness about
protected areas and to create the biggest database of free photos of nature
heritage sites from all over the world.
*This is the 10th edition of the competition. In 2013 we held WLE in
Ukraine for the first time, and in 2014 it went international. Overall, WLE
collected 767k free photos, with around 180k being used in the wikiprojects
â and we are going to make even more impact organizing Wiki Loves Earth
2022! The contest runs throughout May 1 â July 31, with different dates for
each country.*
Want to become a part of our WLE family?
â Join a local team in your country (check this list of participating
countries https://w.wiki/4pUh), or if there is no one organize a contest
yourself! Find out more about the process in our detailed guidelines at
https://w.wiki/4pUP.
â Take part in WLE 2022 and upload your photos: check our rules at
https://w.wiki/4phW and start preparing your submissions!
We will be happy to answer your questions during our *Office Hour on April
26 at 14.00 UTC+2*. Read the info [image: đŒ], prepare your questions and
let's talk!
*https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84150679860?pwd=eEF3ZFdyUFM3OGlmMjZEZHBCTkE3QT09
<https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84150679860?pwd=eEF3ZFdyUFM3OGlmMjZEZHBCTkE3QT09>Meeting
ID: 841 5067 9860Passcode: wle22*
And you are always welcome to contact us at wle-team(a)wikimedia.org.ua.
To find out more about WLE, check our:
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website <https://wikilovesearth.org/>
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page on Wikimedia Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth>
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social media: Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/interwle>, Instagram
<https://www.instagram.com/wikilovesearth/>, and Twitter
<https://twitter.com/WikiLovesEarth>.
Best regards,
Iryna Yehiazarova
Project Manager for Wiki Loves Earth 2022
on behalf of the international organizing team
Dear Wikimedia all;
For the second year in a row ,we are glad to announce that we will organize
Wiki loves earth 2022 in Tunisia project, we also have submitted a rapid
grant
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Wiki_Loves_Earth_2022_âŠ>
for
this event, your comments and feedback are welcomed
Houssem Eddine Boubakri
Dear all,
I am delighted to share with you that Wikimedia Ukraine has hired a new
project manager dedicated specifically to Wiki Loves Earth.
Her name is Iryna Yehiazarova; you can contact her at iryna.yehiazarova@
wikimedia.org.ua or
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:IrynaYehiazarova_(WMUA). Iryna is
an art historian and researcher. She loves big city life with its museums,
parties and exhibitions but confesses that being in nature makes her feel
much happier. She is excited about joining our community, exploring the
world and raising awareness about nature heritage sites together.
The organizing team is currently onboarding her. Within a couple of weeks,
she will become the individual in charge of ensuring that international
Wiki Loves Earth 2022 runs smoothly and that the volunteer organizing team
provides necessary support to the contest and particularly to local teams.
Shortly, she will provide an update on the contest and the international
team's advice on how to deal with coronavirus spread in the contest of Wiki
Loves Earth.
If you have general questions about Wiki Loves Earth, you can always
contact us at wle-team(a)wikimedia.org.ua. If you have questions to me
specifically, feel free to drop a line at
anastasiia.petrova(a)wikimedia.org.ua. I will stay dedicated to the contest's
mission and will be helping the team with some specific tasks moving to a
volunteer position in WMUA.
Best Regards,
Anastasiia Petrova,
Project Manager for Wiki Loves Earth 2021
Dear all,
The international Wiki Loves Earth team is happy to announce the *winners
of WLE 2021*! We received more than 64k submissions by over 4k uploaders
from 34 countries and territories all over the world.
The international jury team had a challenging task â to select up to 20
international winners out of 390 winning photos on the local level. This
year, the international winners represent *two categories* â landscapes
(including individual trees if itâs a nature monument) and macro/close-up
(animals, plants, fungi).
Now, letâs meet top photos by category in our blog post:
https://wikilovesearth.org/meet-wiki-loves-earth-2021-international-winners/.
If
you have any feedback and thoughts about the winning pictures, please feel
free to share.
Thanks a lot to each participant that uploaded photos, local organizers
that worked hard to make their contests happen, as well as local and
international jury members for their contribution and dedication to the
competition and evaluation.
Stay tuned and follow our news, further â more!
Best regards,
Anastasiia Petrova
Project Manager for International Wiki Loves Earth 2021
Dear all,
The international WLE team is glad to share that all local winners have
been chosen and we are preparing to start the evaluation on the
international level!
Best photos of nature heritage sites from *34 countries and territories* will
compete to get to international top photos. Check out *local winning pictures
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2020/Winners>*
depicting
protected areas from all over the world. Also, take a virtual tour around
our participating countries in our *blog post
<http://wikilovesearth.org/take-a-virtual-world-tour-with-wiki-loves-earth-2âŠ>*
.
We are gathering an amazing team of the international jury â Wikimedians,
experts and photographers â to evaluate photos and choose winners. There
are some spots available to complete the international jury team, as well
as the screening team for the special nomination "Human rights and
environment". Maybe we are looking for you? Please fill out *this form*
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQuFWNRdAfpRbLBVJB_sPuaf6FWw5It83âŠ>
to express your interest to join and we'll contact you with details.
Do you have any exciting WLE story to share? Please reach out to us at
wle-team(a)wikimedia.org.ua and let's spread the word about the contest
together.
We are excited about the WLE 2021 results coming soon this year, stay tuned!
--
Best regards,
Anastasiia Petrova
Project Manager for International Wiki Loves Earth
Dear all,
The international WLE team has some exciting news for you:
1. Two local contests were extended and are still going on during *August*,
so hurry up to upload your submissions for the contests in Uganda and
Portugal.
2. We are happy to share that* local* *winners *of some Wiki Loves Earth
contests have been announced! Check out the best photos of protected areas
in Azerbaijan, Australia, Germany, Moldova, Morocco, Philippines, Spain,
Rwanda, Tunisia at the link â
https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2021/Winners.
3. The international WLE team is going to speak at the 2021 Wikimania
conference during the session "Bridging content gaps through large-scale
campaigns: International Wiki Loves Earth and Ukrainian WikiGap":
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Submissions/Bridging_content_gapsâŠ.
Do you have any interesting story about WLE to share? Please write to us
and we'll be happy to include it in the presentation, it's important for us
to spread the word about experience of the WLE community!
If you have any questions or suggestions for the international team, please
contact us at wle-team(a)wikimedia.org.ua.
Best regards,
Anastasiia Petrova
Project Manager for International Wiki Loves Earth 2021
Dear all,
The first month of Wiki Loves Earth international, May, has passed, let's
look at the results:
* *14 countries* had their local contest this month,
* more than* 19k of photos *were uploaded during this period,
* and* 2 more months* are ahead!
Tomorrow 17 more countries/regions start their local competitions, check
them out in the list
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2021/ParticipatâŠ>
. Find out more about this year's WLE and how to take part in our blog post
<http://wikilovesearth.org/wiki-loves-earth-2021-starts/>.
If you have any questions or suggestions for the international team, please
contact us at wle-team(a)wikimedia.org.ua.
Best regards,
Anastasiia Petrova
Project Manager for International Wiki Loves Earth