Dear Wiki Loves Monuments volunteers,
We are happy to announce the launch of Wiki Loves Sea Turtle Monuments!
A brand new global project surrounding the majestic sea turtles has been
launched on Wikimedia Commons! MEDASSET (The Mediterranean Association
to Save the Sea Turtles) has set up the foundation for what we aim to be
an encyclopedic reference of sea turtle related monuments from around
the world.
Sea turtles are found in all corners of the Earth, having roamed the
world's oceans for 100 million years. Their significance as a symbol has
been commemorated by various cultures all throughout history and it will
be essential to our cause to document their emblematic status through
photographs; it will help us raise awareness about the dangers they face
because of human activity.
We were inspired by "Wiki loves monuments" and are appealing to you, the
volunteers from around the world that made Wiki Loves Monuments the most
successful photography competition in the world! Please help our project
succeed and do your part in helping our natural heritage survive!
What can you do?
MEDASSET is a non profit environmental organisation working since 1988
to protect sea turtles in the Mediterranean. This is our first project
which reaches out to Wikimedians and we need your help.
Perhaps through Wiki Loves Monuments images of sea turtle monuments have
already been uploaded onto Wikimedia commons. Can you help us locate
them? Just add the Category (Sea Turtle Monuments) to images depicting
sea turtles!
Please take a moment and visit
seaturtlemonuments.medasset.org and also
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sea_Turtle_Monuments to read
more about Wiki Loves Sea Turtle Monuments and look at the images
collected so far.
Our project aims at establishing a public domain encyclopedic reference
for sea turtle related outdoor monuments which will contribute to open
and free knowledge. Please help us make this possible!
If you have other recommendations or ideas for us, we are looking
forward to receiving your feedback. Your experience is valuable to us!
With very best wishes for a Happy New Year,
Jenny Ioannou
Head of Communications | MEDASSET-Mediterranean Association to Save the
Sea Turtles
E: medasset(a)medasset.org <mailto:medasset@medasset.org> |1c Licavitou
St., 106 72 Athens, GREECE
T: + 30 210 3613572, + 30 210 3640389, F: + 30 210 3613572
Connect: Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/MEDASSET.ORG> |Twitter
<https://twitter.com/MEDASSET> | YouTube
<http://www.youtube.com/user/MEDASSETGR> | LinkedIn
<http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=4374562> |
www.euroturtle.org <http://www.euroturtle.org/> |
www.medasset.or
<http://www.medasset.org/> g
Protecting marine biodiversity in the Mediterranean since 1988
Have a look at our latest "Turtle...Dives" e-newsletter
<http://medasset.org/newsletter/issue_11-3/>
