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"Species, the extinction crisis" winner - 1 September 2009


Jennyjst is a young French woman who studied international and european law. During her studies she decided to specialize in indigenous peoples' rights. Since then, she has paid particular attention to environmental issues as those peoples have specific links with the nature. She says "Connect2earth is an excellent initiative as it enables non specialists to discuss various current issues, and therefore, to enhance civil society influence."

Jennyjst was by far the highest rated on contributor at the end of August. She wins a handy solar charger for her phone.

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"Renewable energy" winner - 1 July 2009


Plato is a young Italian studying for a Masters in environmental studies at the University of Oxford in the UK. The votes from the community put in on the top 10 contributors at the end of June 2009. After reviewing all entries from the top 10, the connect2earth Jury selected him as a winner. Plato wins a handy and green solar charger for his phone.

Plato participated in the discussion throughout the period, exchanging thoughts with different community members, and his posts were read with great interest. Here is a quick look at his contributions:

 

 

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2008 winners


From March to August 2008, thousands of connect2earth members uploaded videos, images, and words and participated in the 2008 World Conservation Congress competition.

In September, a special Jury voted and elected four winners who were presented with a once in a lifetime opportunity. Every month, the highest rated submissions were also awarded a Nokia Xpress phone and the recognition of the community.

Our grand prize winner took part in the opening ceremony of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona on 6 October 2008, on stage, alongside some of the world's leading decision-makers in sustainable development. The 3 category winners also saw their submissions featured during the ceremony and each has received a fantastic N95 phone courtesy of our friends at Nokia.

But most importantly, through connect2earth, it's all of your voices that were heard during the congress. Your amazing photos, videos and stories prove that young people around the world are passionate about preserving our beautiful planet. Throughout the event we also had a stand in the exhibition hall and we presented all that you've uploaded. So thank you again for your fantastic work.

 

 

Grand prize winner

Sofia Mateus - Switzerland
Entry: "Why" video depicting overpopulation

 

Best picture

Chiel Maas - The Netherlands
Entry: "Can man and animal live aside?" picture depicting the threat of human expansion into animal territories...

 

"I don't need wheels; Just don't break nature's feet"

Best text

Prajwal Bhattarai - Nepal
Entry: "I don't need wheels; Just don't break nature's feet": Short poem about the consequences of our changing lifestyle on the environment

 

Best video

Dean Omori - UK
Entry: "How can we sleep": Video of his own song highlighting the need to preserve the planet for our children.

 

 

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