Eligible journalists:
Journalists in print and online newspapers are eligible to apply for the Awards. They must be currently practising journalism as their main, though not necessarily sole, activity.
Employees of IUCN and Reuters are not eligible for the awards.
Deadlines:
Candidates may submit only one entry that has been published or posted between September 12, 2006 and June 10, 2008. The deadline for submission is June 15, 2008.
Themes:
The article needs to focus on an environmental issue, preferably relating nature to human well-being.
- Restoration of nature or ecosystems
- Environmental degradation and sound ecosystem management
- The conservation and sustainable use of natural resources
- Access to benefits from natural resources
- Community empowerment and participation related to environment
- Environmental impacts of investment, consumption and trade
- Environment-related social, economic and development issues
- Threatened species and the conservation of biological diversity
- Alien invasive species
Selection criteria:
Entries will be evaluated on their potential to capture the interest of a wide readership, and, especially, appeal to policy and decision makers. The six regional juries and the global jury will score entries on the following criteria:
- Originality of the subject
- Quality of the investigation/research
- Quality of treatment
- Ability to relate conservation to mainstream and socio-economic issues
- Potential impact on the public and policymakers
- Special consideration will be given to any difficulty affecting the journalists’ work
Regional articles will be judged in IUCN official languages: English, French, or Spanish.
