Dear WLE community! Something exciting is coming!🥳

The 11th edition of the Wiki Loves Earth 2023 photo contest is on its way! 

🌳What is it?

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 local teams.

For more information follow our page!

⏰When? 

This year WLE will take place between 1st May and 31st July. We have a flexible approach regarding local dates, and local organizers decide when exactly to hold their contest within the international timeframe.

🌍How you can join a contest this year as an organizer?

For that you need:

• Team of volunteers with clear roles and timelines;

• Defining eligible natural sites (must be officially protected);

• Preparing a landing page for the local contest;

• Promotion for the contest in social networks;

• Jury to evaluate the photos (select top-15 local winners for an international contest);

• Awards for your winners.

Find out more about the process in our detailed guidelines for the local teams.

And if you want to upload your photos and become a participant, check out all the details in our rules.

Follow our channels for local organizers to be first updated about the main news:

• Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wlecommunity/

• Telegram chat: @WLE organizers 2022

• A mailing list for local organizers: wikilovesearth@lists.wikimedia.org

Also, subscribe on our social media channels:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wikilovesearth/

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/interwle

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/WikiLovesEarth

• Website: https://wikilovesearth.org/

If you have any questions, please contact the international team at wle-team@wikimedia.org.ua. We are always happy to answer your questions!

Take time for the preparation and stay tuned for Wiki Loves Earth 2023!