ROME (ITALPRESS) – Entries are now open for “Obiettivo Terra” 2025, the new edition of the geographic-environmental photography contest promoted by the UniVerde Foundation and the Italian Geographic Society, dedicated to the defense, enhancement and promotion of Italy’s environmental heritage and, with it, of the landscapes, ecosystems, villages, peculiarities and food and wine, agricultural, craft, historical-cultural and social traditions guarded by national, regional, interregional Parks, Marine Protected Areas, state and regional Reserves. A tribute to Italy, a leading country in Europe for the biodiversity of flora and fauna, and to Mother Earth, which is increasingly battered by pollution and overbuilding.The objective of the contest is to promote the spread of a model of conscious and eco-sustainable tourism and the transmission of the principles of the circular economy.The award ceremony of the 16th edition of the contest will be held in Rome, April 22, 2025, on the occasion of the 56th International Mother Earth Day. Obiettivo Terra 2025 is promoted with the main partnership of Haiki+, a company listed on Euronext Growth Milan among the leaders in the circular economy sector in Italy, event partner Comset, of the Sphere S.p.A. group, for 40 years one of the largest players in the food wrapping and household products market, and with the digital partnership of Bluarancio.The contest is open to all citizens, Italian and foreign, resident or domiciled in Italy who have reached the age of 18 by March 16, 2025 (the closing date of the contest). Until March 16, 2025, contest participants can submit an image taken in a National, Regional, Interregional Park, Marine Protected Area or Reserve, state or regional.Participation is totally free, just register on the portal www.obiettivoterra.eu and upload a color photograph, according to the technical characteristics provided by the contest rules. Only one photo per participant is allowed to be submitted.To the winning shot of “Obiettivo Terra” 2025 will go the first prize of 1,000 (one thousand euros), the honor of being exposed to the public in a blow-up in one of the squares of Rome, the cover of the volume “Obiettivo Terra 2025: Italy loved by Italians” and a plaque.In addition to the first prize will be awarded, among the admitted photos, 11 Menzioni and Special Mentions, whose decree is entrusted directly to the partners of each category. The following Mentions are established for the 2025 edition: Trees and Forests (in collaboration with the Carabinieri’s Forestry, Environmental and Agri-food Units Command); Animals (in collaboration with Federparchi); Coastal Area (in collaboration with the Port Authority Corps – Coast Guard); Rivers and Lakes (in collaboration with the Italian Canoe and Kayak Federation); Agricultural Landscape (in collaboration with the Campagna Amica Foundation); Geological Heritage and Geodiversity (in collaboration with the Italian Society of Environmental Geology- SIGEA); Sustainable Tourism (in collaboration with the Italian Touring Club); and the following Special Mentions: Borghi (Award to the most beautiful photo of a village located within an Italian Protected Area, in collaboration with “I Borghi più belli d’Italia”); Obiettivo mare (Award to the best underwater photo taken in an Italian marine protected area, in collaboration with Marevivo); Parks from Above (Prize to the most beautiful photo of an Italian Protected Area taken from a vantage point, from the sky or even with authorized drones, in collaboration with Haiki+); Stories (Prize to the most beautiful vertical photo of an Italian Protected Area, in collaboration with InflueXpert).The “Inclusive Park” 2025 Award will also be given, in collaboration with Fiaba and Federparchi, to the Italian Protected Area that has most distinguished itself through concrete initiatives in favor of accessibility and usability for people with disabilities and reduced mobility.With more than 17,000 shots submitted in recent years, “Obiettivo Terra” also constitutes the largest national photographic archive on Italy’s Protected Areas and each year involves hundreds of young people from all over Italy. The competition, which is non-profit, has received prestigious institutional awards over the years such as: Medals and High Patronage of the President of the Republic, the patronage of the Senate of the Republic and the Chamber of Deputies, the patronage of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Environment, Tourism, Culture, Sports and Youth, all Italian National Parks and numerous other institutions. Thematic selections of photos from the competition have been the subject of national and international exhibitions: among the most prestigious are those at the United Nations Organization in New York (2015, 2016 and 2017) and at the FAO in Rome (2020).Media partners include Italpress and TeleAmbiente.
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