Contact: Gosia Luszczek, International YRE Director | E: gosia@fee.global
Kristina Madsen, International YRE Coordinator | E: kristina@fee.global
Copenhagen, June 2018
The Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) International Jury meeting for the 2018 Competition successfully took place on the 31st of May at the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) head office in Copenhagen, Denmark.
This year, FEE received a total of 178 entries from 30 countries for both the International YRE Competition and for the Litter Less Campaign competition. This is the largest number of entries FEE has ever received, emphasising the great global interest in the YRE programme and the Litter Less Campaign.
The Jury discussed the top national entries from the media categories of articles, photographs and videos across the age groups 11-14, 15-18, 19-21, as well as the International Collaboration category. The Jury also reviewed entries from the Litter Less Campaign.
Taking into account the journalistic qualities of the entries, their use of YRE methodology, their creativeness and relevancy, and their link to the Sustainable Development Goals, the Jury was free to give 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes, as well as honourable mentions, as they saw fit. The final winners are listed below and will be published on Huffington Post Kids as a prize. All entries can be found on the competition's Exposure page.
International YRE Jury 2018
This years’ International Jury was composed of professionals in the fields of environmental journalism and Education for Sustainable Development. The members are:
- Christopher Slaney, Freelance Journalist
- Garrette Clark, Sustainable Lifestyles Programme Officer, UNEP
- Julie Saito, Programme Specialist of Communication, UNESCO
- Torvald Jacobsson, Founding Partner of Edumanity and COO of TheGoals.org, Lund University (IIIEE)
- Pedro Marcellino, Documentary Film Producer and Director
- Mayra Navarrete, Photographer
- Constant Brand, Press Officer, European Environment Agency
- Boris Šušmak, FEE Board Member
- Richard Steed, Communications Officer, FEE
You can find more information on their profiles here.
Reflecting on the development of the YRE Programme, Jury member Pedro Marcellino, notes:
“Over the last 20 years of my involvement, first as a student, and now as a jury member, YRE has changed immensely and repeatedly, growing from a European to an international programme, adapting to remain relevant and at the forefront of pivotal changes in the media, technological and environmental education landscapes, and collaborating with thought leaders and agencies spearheading the agenda internationally. The animated discussions at this year’s international competition jury meeting were reflective of this constant reinvention, and indicative not only of an increasing quality in submissions from all around the world over the last 3 years, but also of higher expectations by the jury from year to year.”
The YRE International Competition winners for 2018 are:
Article
11-14 years old
1st Place
Title: Atrazine in drinking water: Slovakia's biggest treasure at risk
Country: Slovakia
2nd Place
Title: Fairy Alkima is waiting for the golden ship
Country: Montenegro
Honourable mention
Title: Glitter your life with litter - Lessons from Akosombo International School (AIS)
Country: Ghana
15-18 years old
1st Place
Title: Whiteboard markers: From investigation to change
Country: Slovakia
2nd Place
Title: The drawbacks to clothing consumption
Country: Sweden
3rd Place
Title: REDUCE, REUSE, REFILL - Reducing your plastic waste one cup at a time
Country: Canada
19-21 years old
1st Place
Title: When youth hostel goes with eco-friendly tourism
Country: France
1st Place
Title: Tan Tan: From a garden watered by running water to a barren wasteland looking for drops of water
Country: Morocco
Photo
11-14 years old
1st Place (as a reportage photo)
Title: On tiptoes
Country: Slovakia
Note from Jury: Garbage containers should be accessible for everyone while remaining safe.
Honourable mention (as a campaign photo)
Title: Save the octopus
Country: Greece
Honourable mention (as a reportage photo)
Title: Bird in wetland
Country: China
15-18 years old
1st Place (as a campaign photo)
Title: Clean water - a given in the future?
Country: Sweden
1st Place (as a campaign photo)
Title: Garbage feast
Country: South Korea
19-21 years old
Honourable mention (as a reportage photo)
Title: Never ending sunset - Light pollution
Country: Malta
Honourable mention (as a campaign photo)
Title: Make a stand
Country: Slovakia
Video
11-14 years old
1st Place (as a reportage video)
Title: Sticky curse
Country: Slovakia
1st Place (as a campaign video)
Title: PaperLand
Country: Greece
2nd Place (as a reportage video)
Title: Luehdorfia Research
Country: China
15-18 years old
1st Place (as a campaign video)
Title: Plastic pollution
Country: Canada
Honourable mention (as a reportage video)
Title: Alexandra township in Johannesburg is invaded by rats: What sustainable solutions do exist?
Country: France / South Africa
19-21 years old
Honourable mention (as a reportage video)
Title: Green waste - no waste: The campaign to promote bio-waste sorting
Country: Slovakia
Honourable mention (as a reportage video)
Title: Story to change tomorrow: Paradox of global warming
Country: South Korea
International Collaboration
No awards given this year.
Winners in Litter Less Campaign category
The Jury also discussed the top national entries from schools participating in the Litter Less Campaign. Below are the results of the evaluation:
Article
11-14 years old
1st Place
Title: It’s a nesting nightmare: The untold plastic story
Country: Wales
Honourable mention
Title: The trash around us
Country: Malta
Honourable mention
Title: Plastic waste: A global issue with local solutions
Country: Northern Ireland
15-18 years old
Honourable mention
Title: Looking for a savvy consumer
Country: Israel
Honourable mention
Title: I’m a Barbie girl in a Barbie world, wrapped in plastic; it’s NOT fantastic
Country: Northern Ireland
Honourable mention
Title: Cardigan combats plastic pollution
Country: Wales
19-21 years old
No entries were submitted in this age group
Photo
11-14 years old
No awards were given in this age group.
15-18 years old
Honourable mention (as a reportage photo)
Title: Trash does not roll
Country: Spain
19-21 years old
No awards were given in this age group.
Video
11-14 years old
1st Place (as a reportage video)
Title: Litter in your lunch
Country: New Zealand
1st Place (as a campaign video)
Title: Food waste crime report
Country: Northern Ireland
2nd Place (as a campaign video)
Title: Social experiment – waste disposal
Country: Israel
15-18 years old
1st Place (as a reportage video)
Title: Greasy trash
Country: Malta
Honourable mention (as a reportage video)
Title: Thinking outside the box
Country: Israel
19-21 years old
1st Place (as a campaign video)
Title: Waste bin story
Country: Malta
Congratulations to all winners and thank you for your participation!