| Wiki Loves Earth | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Photography |
| Begins | May 1 |
| Ends | July 31 |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Worldwide |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Inaugurated | 2013 |
| Most recent | 2022 |
| Participants | Photographers |
| Organised by | Wikipedia community members |
| Website | http://wikilovesearth.org |
Wiki Loves Earth (WLE) is an annual international photographic competition held throughout May and June, organised worldwide by the Wikipedia community members with the help of local Wikimedia affiliates across the globe. Participants take pictures of local natural heritage and scenic landscape in their countries and upload them to Wikimedia Commons.
The aim of the event is to highlight the conservation areas of the participating countries with the goal to encourage people to capture pictures of these sights and to put them under a free license which can then be re-used not only on Wikipedia but everywhere by everyone.[1][2]
The first Wiki Loves Earth competition was held in 2013 in Ukraine, and the contest became international in 2014. In 2019, 37 countries participated in the contest.
In 2020, the international contest was extended into July in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.[3] As of late June, 35 countries have declared their participation in the 2021 contest edition, with more than 63,000 photos uploaded to date.
- ^ "Wiki Loves Earth Competition to Showcase Natural Scenes of Morocco". Morocco World News. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Wiki Loves Earth 2015, concours international de photographie, de retour pour une deuxième édition en Algérie". Huff Post Maghreb. 22 April 2015. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Wiki Loves Earth 2020 starts!". Wiki Loves Earth official website. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.