Regional competition of ecological journalism is thematic and is conducted to support development of ecological journalism of Ferghana Valley, and for the improvement of awareness publicity on questions of environment and rational natural use in context of disaster risk management.

The organizers of Festival- Competition are:

— Aarhus Centre in Osh (Kyrgyzstan)
— Aarhus Centre in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
— Informational ecological Aarhus Centre in Khujand (Tajikistan)
Competition is conducted to reveal the ecologically oriented best work among electronic and printed resources of mass media in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The priority topic of 2015 is “Improvement of awareness local population on effective methods of disaster risk management in border areas of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan”.

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THE TERMS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPETITION

1. To take part in contest are invited journalist, artistic groups, editors, representatives of public organizations
2. The contest accept the work, published on the territory of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on the period from 1 january to 20 septermber 2015
3. It is necessary to fill in the application in the form approved by the organizing committee and to direct the application and competitive work at address below, no later than September 20, 2015. The works which arrived after the specified terms on competition aren’t allowed.
4. If work on competition is submitted on behalf of the journalist, in case of getting into the final the prize and the diploma are property of the journalist; if work is submitted on behalf of edition, the prize and the diploma are property of edition.
5. From one author or creative collective it is possible to give no more than 3 works.
6. Participation in other festivals doesn’t interfere with participation in Regional Competition of Ecological Journalism.
7. A working language of competition – Russian. Therefore the required condition to materials in other languages (Kyrgyz, Tajik): it is necessary to put a full translation in Russian.
8. The works presented on competition will not be reviewed and be returned back. The best works submitted on competition with the permission of authors will be deposited with archive. The organizing committee of Competition reserves the right to show copies of works at exhibitions, festivals and in the educational purposes.
9. Winner’s works will be included in an interactive CD disk and the printing collection following the results of Competition.
10. Departure of work on Competition is considered as recognition of all previous conditions.

The organizing committee of competition reserves the right to reject work if it doesn’t conform to the requirements listed in the announcement. Competition nominations: Radio, Television, print media, Internet editions. The final of Regional Competition of Ecological Journalism 2015 will take place in September, 2015 in Osh, the Kyrgyz Republic.

For additional information, and also for representation of works on competition, please, address:
Kyrgyzstan:
The Aarhus Centre in Osh: city Osh, str. Kurmanjan –Datka, 287; phone: +996 778 661894;
Е-mail: aarhus@ktnet.kg, aarhus.osh.kg@rambler.ru
The Aarhus Centre in Bishkek : city Bishkek, str Gorkii 142, room 314; phone:+996 312 544110;
E—mail: aarhuscentre.kg@gmail.com