ESRI and IUCN have teamed up to launch a StoryMap competition. Storytellers are  invited to share stories on a range of conservation topics including technological innovation, ecological corridors and initiatives by local communities.

The 2023 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition invites storytellers to share stories about restoring and conserving our planet's lands and waters. Story submissions should cover at least one of the following topics.

• Locally led conservation, including initiatives by local communities
• Conservation of freshwater and ocean habitats 
• Conservation of land, natural resources, and wildlife corridors
• Data and innovative technology for management and monitoring 
• Conservation-related science and research, including Indigenous Knowledge or Traditional Ecological Knowledge in restoration and conservation efforts 
• Tourism, nature-based education, and outdoor opportunities, particularly for nature-deprived communities 
• Current threats to the health of lands, waterways, and wildlife and the impacts on the communities in and around protected and conserved areas 
• Protected areas (with a special focus on equitable governance, shared decision-making, and Indigenous peoples' protected areas) 
• Areas conserved, governed, and managed by Indigenous peoples 
• Areas that may be considered as "other effective area-based conservation measures" (OECMs) also with sustainable-use areas such as fisheries, agriculture, forests, and other locally relevant values

All story submissions must be created with ArcGIS StoryMaps.

2023 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition

Enter the 2023 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition to join a global conversation about conservation challenges and solutions.

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