WWF Environmental Journalism Contest in Armenia

arminfo
2007-07-04 21:44:00

World Wide Fund for Nature Armenian Branch (WWF-Armenia) has announced
an environmental journalism contest on the topic of "Biodiversity
Hotspots in Armenia".

WWF-Armenia reports that the contest is open to Armenian journalists
for broadcast media, TV, radio, printed press such as newspapers &
journals, online media.

Today the major threats to biodiversity in Armenia are mining, illegal
logging, poaching and illegal wildlife trade, overgrazing, overfishing,
infrastructure development, pollution of rivers and wetlands. These
threats lead to habitat degradation, decline of species populations,
and disruption of ecological processes ` all contributing to overall
loss of biodiversity in the region.

The submitted works by the journalists will be reviewed and evaluated
by the jury based on presentation and exposure of the topic, timeliness
and sensitivity of the issue (a hot issue) and
journalistic professionalism.

The winners of the contest will be awarded: I place – AMD 200,000, II
place – AMD 100,000, III place – AMD 50,000.

The application deadlines is 25 August, 2007.