The World Forestry Congress is pleased to announce the launch of the World Forestry Congress blog competition.

The competition is open to all with an interest in boosting awareness, engagement, and investments in forestry, such as: students, to describe their project and field experience; researchers, to illustrate their findings; farmers, to submit stories on how they translated research to practice; policymakers and advocacy groups, to showcase projects they implement. The activities must be relevant to at least one of the six WFC sub-themes.

The authors of the top 10 blogposts will receive a framed certificate from the WFC Secretariat, and their blog post will be showcased through official Congress social media channels, and an article on the Congress blog.

The authors of the top three blogposts will win a trip (flights, accommodation, living expenses) to the WFC from 29 April 2022 to 7 May 2022 to participate in the Pre-Congress Digital Media Training workshop and to become a member of the social media reporting team throughout the Congress. If travel to the Congress is not possible, the winners will be invited to be part of the social reporting team of the Congress and will receive online guidance and coaching, and a tablet.

If you have a story to tell about how your work or research is helping to build a green and resilient future with forests, find out how to participate and submit your blog post by 11 March 2022 here!