Meet the WFC competition winners!
Forest change-maker competition
The WFC forest change-maker competition launched on 29 October 2021. It invited young people between the ages of 18–35 to showcase the activities they are involved in that have a positive impact on both forest ecosystems and their community.
Of the many valuable and inspiring stories, a six-member jury with experiences cutting across youth engagement, capacity building, communication, forestry and land use, selected the top six finalists and three winners.
Meet the finalists, the winners, and their projects here.
The final three winners are:
- Smart tree planting, by Otuo-Akyampong Boakye, Ghana
- Recovery of the lowland forests of central Argentina – Monte Alegre Project, by Analí Bustos, Argentina
- Restoring the lost dominion, by Ndisha Mwanjala, Kenya
Blog competition
The WFC blog competition launched on 08 February 2022. It invited those interested in raising awareness and engagement in building a green, healthy, and resilient future with forests to submit blogs relevant to
at least one of the six WFC sub-themes.
After receiving over 100 entries and following a rigorous selection and evaluation process that included reader appreciation and a 5-member jury with experiences cutting across forest, science policy, practice and communication, the top 10 entries were selected, and the final three winners ranked.
See the top ten blogs and the winners here.
The final three winners are:
- Stephanie Alexandra Sánchez Padilla and Esteban Felipe Barriga Abril, Ecuador: On being Forest
- Emmanuel Godliving Minja, Rwanda: The young Africans mission for forestry is set; Who is to pull the trigger?
- Mohan Chandra Pargaien, India: Resilience and better life with urban forests in Hyderabad