Commons:Wiki Loves Earth 2019 in Uganda

Wiki Loves Earth in Uganda

Uganda participates in Wiki Loves Earth 2019 Kateregga1, April 2019. Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda announce their participation in this interest photo contest, Wiki Loves Earth. Users are invited to take pictures of natural heritage sites, then, during the month of June, upload their best shots in Wikimedia Commons. You have pictures of natural sites stalled in your computer since your last trip? This is a great opportunity to give them a second life in this Wiki Loves Earth contest. In addition to being seen by everyone, your pictures could be included in Wikipedia and contribute to the preservation of Uganda's natural heritage. Freely licensed photos collected through Wiki Loves Earth may also be reused elsewhere than in Wikipedia. Photos may have been taken at any time. The key criteria to be eligible guy for the contest are that they are to be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons in June 2019... and that they have been taken by you, of course! Combine the pleasant and the useful There is no minimum age to participate, and there is no participation fee. Besides WLE being a competition, it is first a fun activity, ideal for families. The competition also allows us to inform our natural heritage, while improving our photographic talents! The history of the contest The contest was initiated and first held (as pilot) by Wikimedia Ukraine in 2013. It was ranked as the 2nd coolest project of Wikimedia Chapters at Wikimania 2013. Volunteers The people interested to help organize the contest are: --Kateregga1 Related articles Wiki Loves Earth 2019 On-Wiki Wikipedia National parks of Uganda World Heritage Sites in Uganda Commons Category:Nature of Uganda Category:Images from Wiki Loves Earth 2019 in Uganda Official government websites Ministry of Tourism Uganda Wildlife Authority Jury members Erina Mukuta Mulumba Ivan Bukulu Steven Douglas Ssebagala Alice Kibombo Top 10 Photos in Uganda Mountain gorilla - Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Photograph: Thomas Fuhrmann Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) - Lake Bunyonyi Photograph: Thomas Fuhrmann Rainbow over Murchison falls. Photograph: Tsaubah A view of Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale district on the shores. Photograph: Allan Mbabani Malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) - Lake Bunyonyi. Photograph: Thomas Fuhrmann Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) - - Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Photograph: Thomas Fuhrmann Sipi Falls, the picturesque waterfalls Eastern Uganda. Photograph: Muhammad Lubogo Giraffes in Uganda. Photograph: Tsaubah Murchison falls. Photograph: Tsaubah Nile river near lake Victoria. Photograph: Thomas Fuhrmann

Wiki Loves Earth is an international photographic competition to promote natural heritage sites around the World through Wikimedia projects (mainly Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons). Everybody can participate. There are a lot of natural heritage sited in all participating countries. The goal of Wiki Loves Earth is to encourage people to take pictures of those natural sites, and to put them under a free licence so that others may access them through the Internet. To achieve that, an international contest will take place in June 2019. This page introduces the Ugandan part of this competition. In June, you may upload as many picture as you want of identified natural monuments / natural parks / protected areas that you have visited. Pictures don't have to be taken in June, but must be uploaded that month to be considered. Provide your photo with {{Wiki Loves Earth 2019|ug}} template. At the end of the month, the contest jury will begin evaluating the photographs and will choose the best 10 pictures of the natural site in Uganda, and ultimately in the world. Upload your photos in June How to participate Step 1: Find natural heritage site in your locality. Step 2: Make photos of the nature. Make as much and as good photos of as many nature sites as you can. Step 3: Upload your photos to Wikimedia Commons from 1 to 30 June. Banner contest Apart of 10 winning photos 3 best and quality banners for Wikivoyage project will be announced during the end of the contest (the banners should be created by uploader and uploaded in the June 2019). Where are the natural sites? Regions of Uganda Legend National Parks Bwindi Impenetrable Kibale National Park|| Kidepo Valley National Park Lake Mburo National Park Mgahinga Gorilla Nationals Park Mount Elgon National Park Murchison Falls National Park Queen Elizabeth National Park Rwenzori Mountains National Park Semuliki National Park State Reserves Ajai Wildlife Reserve Bokora Corridor Wildlife Reserve Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve Katonga Wildlife Reserve Kigezi Wildlife Reserve|| Matheniko Wildlife Reserve Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve State Nature Sanctuaries Karenga Community Wildlife Management Area Entebbe Wildlife Sanctuary Ngama Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary Otze Forest Wildlife Sanctuary Ziwa Rhino Rhino Sanctuary Lake Opeta Lake Bisina Lutembe Bay Mabamba Bay Murchison Falls