Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) International Competition
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The Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) International Competition is an annual global journalism and media competition run by the Foundation for Environmental Education and its national members. It invites young people to investigate local environmental issues, propose constructive solutions and report their findings through articles, photos, videos and (new) podcasts.
Entries must first be submitted to each country’s National Competition; national first-place winners are then entered to the international round. The 2025/2026 theme is "Food security & climate change" and submissions are assessed against media-specific criteria, dissemination impact and adherence to format and source citation requirements.
The competition is open to individuals and groups aged 11-25 and is organised into three age categories (11-14, 15-18, 19-25). Media categories include Article, Photo (One Take, Staged Campaign, Photo Story), Video (Long-form, Short-form) and Podcast; category-specific rules such as word counts, video lengths and permitted use of AI/editing tools are published by YRE.
National Operators facilitate submissions; awards are announced at the international level (shortlisting in early June and winners announced mid-June for the 2025/2026 cycle). Participants must ensure proper consent, copyright clearance, and referencing for all third-party materials.
- Young people aged 11-25 participating in the YRE programme through their school, college, university, Scout Group, or youth group.
- Entries must first be submitted through the National Competition in each YRE member country; only national first-place winners are submitted to the International Competition by National Operators.
- Young people enrolled in the Twinning international collaboration are eligible.
- Students from International Schools that are registered as Eco-Schools are eligible.
- Scout Groups from countries where FEE has no national member may participate under the international deadlines.
- UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet) members are eligible.
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