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We're looking for the next generation of young people who can be at the forefront of environmental campaigning through their writing. Who knows - perhaps it could be you..
HOW TO ENTER
– You must be aged 18-25. It's ok if you have had articles published before, but the piece of work you submit for his award must be original and never previously published, either in print or on the internet.
– We want you to interview somebody who you regard as an environmental hero. They don't have to be famous or renowned (though they can be), but they must have contributed to conservation in some way.
– You should then write a 750-word profile of the person, what they have achieved and what motivates them. The profile should be an objective assessment of the interviewee. You must make your subject interesting to readers who may know nothing about them.
– Your article should reflect broader issues and demonstrate that you are knowledgeable and passionate about environmental issues.
– The closing date for entries is Monday 30 April 2007 .
– Read the full rules carefully.
YOU MUST BUY THE MARCH ISSUE OF BBC WILDLIFE
MAGAZINE IN ORDER TO GET YOUR ENTRY FORM.
 WHAT YOU CAN WIN
The prize is the publication of your article in BBC Wildlife and a
place on a 9-12 day Earthwatch expedition (flights included). You can choose from three projects, each providing the chance to carry out genuine conservation work. The projects on offer
are:
Dolphins of Greece
Bottlenose dolphins of the Amvrakikos Gulf off the north-west coast face pressure from fishing and pollution. You will help scientists to monitor the threats by surveys from a small boat.
Lake Naivasha
Soil erosion and declining water-quality are two of the issues affecting Kenya's second-largest lake. You will help scientists evaluate the threats so that ways to protect it can be implemented.
Sri Lankan Wildlife
Working in the Himbiliyakade Forest Reserve, you will help field scouts gather data on the impact of elephants on farmers' crops so that ways to mitigate the damage can be introduced.
RULES
1. The competition is open to all writers aged 18-25, previously
published or not, other than employees of BBC Worldwide, Bristol Magazines Ltd
and Earthwatch Institute, and their immediate families.
2. One entry per person. The article should be no longer than 750
words, in English, and must be typed with double-line spacing on A4 paper
and on one side only.
3. You must not write your name on the article. Instead, your article
must have one anonymous tag word written in the top-right hand corner
of each page. You must then write the same tag word on an envelope containing
the completed entry form, and this envelope should be attached
to the back of the article. Articles will not be returned.
4. The article must not have been entered in or won any prize in
any other competition anywhere in the world or have been previously published.
5. The article must be the original work of the entrant, who must
be the sole owner of copyright. BBC Wildlife and Earthwatch
do not accept any liability in the publication of plagiarised entries.
6. The entry of any article to the competition constitutes a grant
to BBC Worldwide and Earthwatch of the right to publish
it at any time in any form.
7. The article will be judged by an independent panel. BBC
Wildlife and Earthwatch reserve the right to change the
advertised judges.
8. BBC Worldwide and Earthwatch reserve the right
to withhold prizes, if, in the opinion of the judges, the standard so
warrants.
9. The judges' decision is final. No correspondence will be entered
into concerning the final choice of winner.
10. The Earthwatch expedition must be taken in August 2007. Three Earthwatch projects will be offered.
There are no cash alternatives, and the award cannot be transferred.
11. Earthwatch reserves the right to substitute an award
in the event of unavailability, for whatever reason, of the advertised
award.
12. Earthwatch reserves the right to refuse participation
on a project due to failure to meet health requirements or if concerned
about team compatibility.
13. All entries must be received by the closing date of 30 April 2007.
14. Proof of posting is not proof of receipt. BBC Wildlife
and Earthwatch take no responsibility for lost, misdirected,
late or destroyed entries.
15. Winners will be notified by post in June 2007. The winning
article will be published in the November 2007 issue of BBC Wildlife.
16. E-mail addresses may be used by Earthwatch for marketing
purposes.
17. The winner will be required to return a signed release and
acknowledgment form before being declared a winner.
18. The winner consents to the use of their entry, name, and/or
photograph in any publicity carried out by Earthwatch Institute
and BBC Wildlife, without further compensation.
19. The winner agrees to write an additional 1,000 word article
about their Earthwatch project experience by end of January 2008.
BBC Wildlife and Earthwatch will reserve all copyrights
to this.
JUDGES
Richard Donkin is an award-winning journalist and a trustee
of Earthwatch Institute (Europe), for which he has visited projects
in both Madagascar and Poland.
Eve Carpenter is director of programmes for Earthwatch.
She has travelled extensively and visited a number of Earthwatch's projects.
James Fair is the environment ediotr of BBC Wildlife. He worked on conservation projects in Ecuador and Bolivia before joining the magazine nearly eight years ago.
Kate Humble is one of the BBC's leading natural history presenteres. She is a passionate supporter of Earthwatch and visited a project in West Africa in 2003.
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The Young Environmental Journalist of the Year Award is organised
by BBC Wildlife Magazine and Earthwatch, and kindly
supported by the Max Nicholson Fund through Earthwatch Institute
(Europe).
www.earthwatch.org
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