On the occasion of International Day of Forests, March 21, 2024, the UNDP/GEF project "Conservation and sustainable management of land resources and high nature value ecosystems in the Aral Sea basin for multiple benefits" launches an infographic competition "Forests and Innovations".
The goal of the competition is to attract public attention to the environmental problems of soil fertility depletion and land degradation leading to desertification and to demonstrate the consequences of land degradation and water scarcity for forests. The competition aims to increase awareness of innovative approaches and practices in forest resource management, as well as draw attention to the importance of forest conservation and sustainable use.
Participants can submit printed materials (brochures, leaflets) that include a description of forests as important ecosystems and will demonstrate statistics on the forests of Turkmenistan. The submitted information should include the participant's full name, age, organization name (if any), contact phone number, and email address.
Participants must be citizens of Turkmenistan between the ages of 18 and 35. The competition entries must be submitted in PDF format in Turkmen, Russian or English languages. The topic of the infographic should be related to innovations in forest management, and the infographic itself should be bright, understandable and informative. All submitted works must use reliable data and their sources (works without indicating official sources will not be accepted).
The works will be evaluated according to the competition requirements by competent jury members, including representatives of UNDP and organizations such as "Ynanch Vepa", "Yash Tebigatchy", "Tebigy Kuwwat" and "Eco-Durmush". The evaluation criteria will consider the quality and clarity of the presented information, the reliability of data and sources, as well as creativity and originality.
All necessary materials should be submitted via email to registry.tm@undp.org or by post mail to the following address: Ashgabat, UN Building, 21Archabil, 744036, no later than May 10, 2024. The ceremony of awarding the competition winners, who will receive prizes and certificates from the UNDP Aral Sea project, will be held at the UN Building on June 5, 2024, which is World Environment Day. The winning works will be selected for publication of informative materials to increase public awareness about Turkmenistan's forest ecosystems.
