Forest Challenge
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We plant 1 tree for every photo*
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22 APRIL – 5 JUNE 2020
See the winning photos from 2020!
Our #ForestChallenge photo contest in 2020 received stunning images from people across the world, with participants from 341 cities sharing photos that reflect their relationship with forests and nature.
A panel of experts reviewed over 1,000 photos to choose the winners – see below the 3 winners and the 10 runners-up and learn more about the 1100 mangrove trees planted as a result!
BEST FOREST IMAGE
This award was evaluated by an international jury of experienced photographers, communicators, and designers to select the winning image. Congratulations, Fundación Futuro!
MEMBER CITY AWARD
This award went to the member city that contributed the most posts – congratulations, Salvador!
MOST POPULAR IMAGE
This award went to the photo that collected the most likes, shares, comments. Congratulations, Suruchi Sharma!
BEST FOREST IMAGE
This award was evaluated by an international jury of experienced photographers, communicators or designers.
MEMBER CITY AWARD
This award went to the city that contributed the most posts, and will now receive Cities4Forests Special Communication Support to develop a local campaign.
MOST POPULAR IMAGE
This prize went to the photo that collected the most likes, shares, comments.
1 post = 1 tree
In 2020, we contributed 1100 mangrove trees to a reforestation project in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, through Reforest’Action. These mangrove forests, which are threatened by palm oil plantations, provide unique habitats that support biodiversity, as well as create necessary barriers to protect the coastlines from flooding.
The local community gets involved in a mangrove restoration project in Northern Sumatra, where Reforest’Action has planted over 200,000 trees since 2017. Mangrove forests provide unique habitats that support biodiversity, as well as providing vital natural barriers that protect coastal communities from flooding and rising sea levels, as well as providing unique habitats that support. In 2020, Cities4Forests’ #ForestChallenge contributed 1100 trees to the project, of 5 different local varieties to the project – one for every photo during our campaign. Photo: Reforest’Action.
BEST FOREST IMAGE
This award was evaluated by an international jury of experienced photographers, communicators, and designers to select the winning image.
Prize
$250 USD
MEMBER CITY AWARD
This award went to the member city that contributed the most posts – Salvador, Brazil!
Prize
Cities4Forests Special Communication Support
MOST POPULAR IMAGE
This award went to the photo that collected the most likes, shares, comments.
Prize
$250 USD
Cities4Forests collaborated with the following organizations to advance forest-related climate action.
See below the international jury composed of professional photographers, designers, and communication and research experts that selected the winner of the Best Forest Image Award in 2020.
Eliseo G. Gasca is the social marketing coordinator at the World Resources Institute Mexico. His experience covers the development and implementation of communications and influence strategies, branding, visual communication, and marketing for sustainable development projects.
Erika Vilchis is the graphic designer of the World Resources Institute Mexico. She is responsible for the creation of graphic and audiovisual materials for dissemination, and for supervising that the visual guidelines of the institution are used correctly.
Michel Petillo is a Brussels-based freelance fine art and documentary photographer. He started out as a photographer at the Berlin School of Photography in 2009. His documentary work is inspired by current social, political, religious and environmental issues, producing images that fall midway between fine art photography and classic documentary work.
Rajeev Malagi is a Manager with the Urban Development and Accessibility team at WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. His work focuses on improving public spaces and safe accessibility in cities. Rajeev is an avid photographer and documentary filmmaker and has participated in and won several film-making and urban design competitions.
Reidinar “Dinar” Juliane is a Communications Specialist at WRI Indonesia. She develops and implements communications strategies for WRI Indonesia as an organization as well as for projects in the areas of forests and landscape, climate change, and sustainable development.
Sabin Ray is Research Manager at WRI for Cities4Forests. She leads the WRI team’s global research, helping deliver actionable tools and insights for cities to maximize the benefits from trees and forests for water, air quality, biodiversity, climate, economic development, and more.
Scott Francisco is a Co-founder and director of Cities4Forests, and the Founder and Director of Pilot Projects Design Collective in Montreal and NYC. Scott’s work on the design of urban infrastructure in partnership with forests has led to the formation of numerous international networks such as Wood at Work and The Future of Forest Work and Communities.
Serrah Galos is a photographer based in Rwanda. His mission is to show the beauty of African communities. The art of photography is his voice for telling stories of hope and redemption.
Best Forest Image Runners-up
Submitted by Fundacion Futuro
From: Mashpi, Ecuador
Grupo Futuro and all its companies are committed to calculating the emissions generated by their daily operations, managing reduction strategies and compensating […]
Submitted by Mikhail Kapychka
From: Mogilev, Belarus
Nature feels the care of every person, and needs it. Mogilev, Belarus
Submitted by Andry Rasamuel
From: Antananarivo, Madagascar
The desire of these children to green the planet.