UNEP Announces Africa Young Environmental Journalist Awards

By Newsfromafrica

NAIROBI---The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched an award for young environmental journalists.

In a press statement, the UN agency stated that the Young Environmental Journalist Award Africa (YEJA), has been made possible through funding support from the US Government.

Radio, television, print and online journalists aged 25 to 35 years from any African nation can enter the competition.

Interested journalists may submit one radio, television, print or online report (in English or French) on an environmental issue. Written articles must not exceed 3,000 words and radio or television reports should be no longer than six minutes.

“The prize is an all-expenses-paid trip to the USA, where the winner will follow a specially-designed ‘green itinerary’, interacting with leading environmental projects, green economy projects, scientists and public figures", the statement said.

An independent jury will select the winner. The award ceremony will take place during the 26th Session of the Unep Governing Council / Global Ministerial Environment Forum to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from February 21 – 25, 2011.

The deadline is December 31, 2010, for more information click on the award website www.unep.org/yeja.