IOC/WESTPAC Photo Competition on Coral Reef Restoration 2024

This informs the public about the IOC/WESTPAC Photo Competition on Coral Reef Restoration 2024. Details about the Program are given below.

IOC/WESTPAC Photo Competition on Coral Reef Restoration

The IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC), Chulalongkorn University, the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand, and Valeura Energy, Inc., are delighted to invite the public to participate in the ‘2024 Photo Competition on Coral Reef Restoration’!

Program Details

Entries should convey contextual information pertaining to coral reef restoration actions, related citizen science, and ocean literacy activities.

Photos should attract and engage public attention, evoking thoughts and emotions that motivate positive behavioural changes towards achieving the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, as well as  the vision of the UN Ocean Decade for Sustainable Development — ‘The science we need for the ocean we want!’

Photo Competition Categories and Prizes

The competition consists of the following three categories: applicants can join only one category and submit only one photo. Winners will be awarded cash prizes and certificates along the following lines:

I. Youth Competition: For those under 25 years of age as of 1 April 2024

The First-Prize winner will receive US$500; Second- and Third-Prize winners to receive US$200 each

II. Open Competition: for those who will be older than 25 years after 1 April 2024

The First-Prize winner will receive US$700; Second- and Third Prize winners to receive US$300 each

III. Special Prize will be awarded for the participants in the 2nd UN Ocean Decade Regional Conference & 11th WESTPAC International Marine Science Conference  (22–25 April 2024, Bangkok)

The First-Prize winner will receive US$300; Second- and Third-Prize winners to receive US$100 each

* More information on the Conference is available here.

Eligibility

  • The photo shall be taken in the Western Pacific.
  • Each image should be submitted in JPEG format in a minimum dimension of 3,000 pixels. A high-resolution version of the photograph may be requested by the organizers for exhibition and relevant purposes.
  • Each image should be submitted with a 200-word caption (maximum) in English explaining the story behind the image which relates to coral reef restoration, indicating where and when the image was taken; entry must include proper credit to the photographer(s).

How to Apply

For those interested in the IOC/WESTPAC Photo Competition on Coral Reef Restoration 2024. Open this link to start the application process.

The competition will be judged by a expert panel of photographers, scientists and marine resource managers. The judges reserve the right not to award prizes should there be insufficient entries. The panel’s decision is final, and no further correspondence will be accommodated.

For questions or more information, please contact: 

iocwestpac.photo2024(at)gmail.com, with a copy sent to: iocwestpac(at)unesco.org.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 15 March 2024.

Open this link for more details about the IOC/WESTPAC Photo Competition on Coral Reef Restoration 2024.

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