There's no doubt that education is vital to nurturing the environmental consciousness of our young people. In 2012, WWF continues to celebrate the important role that schools are playing in empowering students to create a sustainable future.
The 2012 WWF Earth Hour Awards are now open!
In 2011, the fifth year of the Earth Hour campaign, WWF-Australia introduced the WWF Earth Hour Awards to celebrate the grassroots efforts of everyday Australians going ‘beyond the hour’ for the planet.
As we enter the second year of the Awards, we're pleased to re-launch last year's favourite categories, the Education, Young Panda and Futuremakers Awards. We're also happy to introduce a few new ones.
Read on for more information on each category and how to apply for 2012.
Entries close at midnight, 26 February 2012.
In 2011, the fifth year of the Earth Hour campaign, WWF-Australia introduced the WWF Earth Hour Awards to celebrate the grassroots efforts of everyday Australians going ‘beyond the hour’ for the planet.
As we enter the second year of the Awards, we're pleased to re-launch last year's favourite categories, the Education, Young Panda and Futuremakers Awards. We're also happy to introduce a few new ones.
Read on for more information on each category and how to apply for 2012.
Entries close at midnight, 26 February 2012.
Last Year's Winners
To read about our outstanding winners from the inaugural WWF Earth Hour Awards of 2011, click here.
With their creativity, optimism and influence, youth can make a real impact on the world! In 2012, we’re looking to under 17 year olds who want to change the world and with inspirational ideas on how to do it.
This one celebrates going beyond business as usual. We're looking for small businesses, with under 30 employees, leading the way with innovative, ambitious and effective initiatives having a positive impact on the environment and inspiring broader change in the community.
In the last decade, the world has moved more and more online, changing the way we connect with others, allowing us to share ideas, actions and inspiration. Calling all environmentally-minded bloggers!
By changing our perspective on the world, art can affect deep and lasting social change. For this award, we're looking for inspiring projects – within the visual or performance arts – exploring environmental concerns, and offering audiences new ways of engaging with the issues.
Open to one and all, young and old, this award is for outstanding individuals who are thinking outside the box and implementing big, bold, creative initiatives that will help transform our future. For innovators and initiators!
Drawn from a pool of 12 finalists, you will have the chance to vote online for your favourite, most inspiring story. The WWF Earth Hour People's Choice Award will run throughout March with the winner being announced on Earth Hour. Stay tuned.
