YRE International Competition 2019-2020
The finalists of the 2020 Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) International Competition have now been assessed by the International Jury, and the awarded entries have been selected. Over 275,000 students participated in the YRE programme this year, and they produced over 16,000 pieces of environmental journalism for national YRE competitions. The number and quality of entries reflects the continued motivation and dedication of YRE students around the world despite the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Winners of The YRE International COMpetition 2020
Article, 11-14 years
1st Place
Title: Toxic Finger Food
Country: Slovakia
2nd Place
Title: Is the Teardrop of Europe weeping?
Country: Montenegro
Honourable Mentions
Title: Be The Right Change You Want to See in the World
Country: Singapore
Title: Reducing livestock mortality caused by household plastic waste
Country: Morocco
Article, 15-18 years
1st Place
Title: Residents Demand Better Used Clothes Recycling
Country: Slovakia
2nd Place
Title: Fireworks – beautiful environmental villains
Country: Sweden
3rd Place
Title: Biomimicry: The Salvation of the Dunes
Country: Puerto Rico
Honourable Mentions
Title: Fuel your body, not pollution: the rise and the problems of online food delivery
Country: International School in Bahrain
Title: Pollution: A Matter of Life and Death
Country: South Africa
Article, 19-25 years
1st Place
Title: Once A Month
Country: Puerto Rico
2nd Place
Title: A paradise for endangered species of wetland birds created thanks to a neglected irrigation system
Country: Czech Republic
3rd Place (shared)
Title: Living Zero Waste As Told By A Singaporean Eco-Warrior
Country: Singapore
Title: Slovak Cities Benefit from Using Rainwater
Country: Slovakia
Single Photo Reportage, 11-25 years
1st Place
Title: The ,,Red Lake'' near Dobro Selo in B&H
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
2nd Place
Title: Deadly Demand
Country: Singapore
3rd Place
Title: Footprint
Country: Israel
Honourable Mentions
Title: EAT LOCAL!
Country: India
Title: Cooking Yam in a Traditional Kitchen
Country: Ghana
Single Photo Campaign, 11-25 years
Honourable Mentions
Title: Nature, rest in peace
Country: Montenegro
Title: It's Time To Solve This Puzzle
Country: Portugal
Title: Congratulations, Humanity!
Country: Iceland
Photo Reportage of 3-5 Photos, 11-25 years
1st Place
Title: Five Alternative Solution Models to The Eco-Apocalypse from The New Rurals
Country: Turkey
2nd Place
Title: Mining: a scar on the planet
Country: Portugal
Honourable Mentions
Title: Kilometres Eaten
Country: Slovakia
Title: Making face masks for people of Murugu in Tamale, Ghana
Country: Ghana
Video, 11-14 years
1st Place (as Reportage Video)
Title: Green Algae in Brittany
Country: France
Shared 2nd Place (as Reportage Videos)
Title: How to survive and not dry out
Country: Czech Republic
Title: Hands-on river revival: A community Fixing Their Environment!
Country: South Africa
3rd Place (as Reportage Video)
Title: Polystyrene Snow
Country: Slovakia
3rd Place (as Campaign Video)
Title: The most dangerous pandemic is still human ignorance
Country: Portugal
Honourable Mention (as Reportage Video)
Title: Small Scabious Mining Bee
Country: Scotland
Video, 15-18 years
1st Place (as Reportage Video)
Title: Is there a solution to internet pollution?
Country: Iceland
1st Place (as Campaign Video)
Title: Selfish and Hotdog
Country: Republic of Korea
2nd Place (as Campaign Video)
Title: Ocean Acidification
Country: Puerto Rico
3rd Place (as Campaign Video)
Title: Air Pollution in Sarajevo
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Honourable Mention (as Campaign Video)
Title: Driving Green
Country: Israel
Video, 19-25 years
1st Place (as Reportage Video)
Title: Climate Urgency - Manifestation
Country: Portugal
2nd Place (as Reportage Video)
Title: Cigarette Butts
Country: Argentina
Honourable Mention (as Campaign Video)
Title: What if Human Extinct?
Country: Malaysia
International Collaboration
1st Place (shared)
Title: Food Waste and Climate Change (video)
Countries: Malaysia and Singapore
Title: Plastic Waste - An Intercontinental Problem (video)
Countries: Wales and Spain
Honourable Mention
Title: Trash - A buried nightmare (article)
Countries: Portugal and Montenegro
Litter Less Campaign category:
Article, 11-14 years
1st Place
Title: Oh we do like to be beside the seaside
Country: Wales
2nd Place (shared)
Title: The Natural Respirator
Country: Northern Ireland
Title: To waste our life
Country: New Zealand
Honourable Mention
Title: The Pollution of the Valdemembra River
Country: Spain
Article, 15-18 years
1st Place
Title: Prestige nightmare still haunts Spanish government
Country: Spain
2nd Place
Title: The problem with electronic waste
Country: Northern Ireland
3rd Place
Title: Use of water fountains to reduce plastic waste
Country: Malta
Article, 19-25 years
Honourable Mention
Title: A journey from littering less to litter- less
Country: India
Single Photo Reportage, 11-25 years
1st Place
Title: Recycling makes good business sense
Country: India
2nd Place
Title: Sustainable surfer seeks waste at Sumner
Country: New Zealand
Honourable Mentions
Title: The scream
Country: Malta
Title: Smart shopping choices, why the plastic netting?
Country: Northern Ireland
Single Campaign Photo, 11-25 years
Honourable Mentions
Title: Are you a prisoner to plastic?
Country: Northern Ireland
Title: Shift to glass
Country: Malta
Photo story (3-5 photos), 11-25 years
Honourable Mention
Title: Bench with a view
Country: Malta
Video, 11-14 years
1st Place (as Reportage Video)
Title: From the Seine River to the Pacific Ocean
Country: France
2nd Place (as Reportage Video)
Title: Reusable present wrappings – a gift to the environment
Country: Malta
3rd Place (as Campaign Video)
Title: Not just a dream
Country: New Zealand
Video, 15-18 years
2nd Place (as Reportage Video)
Title: Plastic pollution awareness
Country: Malta
Video, 19-25 years
1st Place (as Reportage Video)
Title: Recycled Wood Furniture
Country: France
Honourable Mention (as Reportage Video)
Title: Another way out upcycling
Country: India