Thank you to all contestants for making the Global Environment Facility’s 2010 International Year of Biodiversity Photo and Video Contest such a success!

Your involvement will help spread the word about the need to conserve biodiversity, and educate the public on its true value and connection to our daily lives. We received more than 300 submissions to this year’s contest and they were creative, diverse and educational.

We sincerely thank each one of you for taking the time to participate. Judges evaluated the photo and video submissions for overall impact, originality, memorable content or delivery and visual impact.

We are pleased to announce the following winners:

Photo

• First Place: Roberto Pedraza Ruiz – Innocence
• Second Place: Joel Forte – Hidden Beauty
• Third Place: Mahbubur Rahman – The Fight Against Global Warming and Climate Change

Video

• First Place: Mike Davis – Biodiversity: Brought to you by Earth
• Second Place: Charl Pauw – Kasanka Fruit Bat Migration
• Third Place: Mohammad Rakibul Hasan – The Hunter

Congratulations again and thank you for sharing your view of biodiversity with us!