Essay Writing Competition about Biodiversity to Win Valued Prizes from Biodiversity Revisited
Applicant criteria
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
Biodiversity Revisited announces an essay competition about Biodiversity. They are seeking innovative ideas, questions, framings, and discussions about the past, present, and future of biodiversity. The essays submitted will be part of the discussion leading up to, during, and after the international Biodiversity Revisited Symposium taking place in Vienna, Austria from 11-13 September 2019, and will contribute to the formation of a new and integrated research agenda that will shape the research and impact of biodiversity over the next five years and beyond.
Problem Statement:
The diversity of life that sustains humanity is being severely degraded by human action, leading to a deterioration in the land, air, and water quality, as well as loss of natural ecosystems and widespread declines in populations of wild species. These changes are well documented and of existential significance to human societies, yet significant knowledge about the problem has not catalysed effective broad-based action.
What should my essay be on?
They encourage you to critically examine the problem statement with respect to one of the following themes:
- Concepts
- Narratives
- Science
- Governance
- Systems
- Futures
Submission Requirements:
Contributions from outside the biodiversity/conservation space are especially welcome. Submissions must be in English. The paper must be a maximum of 1,500 words, with no more than 15 references (please use the Harvard style). The paper must include a 250-word summary, as well as three to five provocative questions related to the essay content that can be used to stimulate dialogue at the Biodiversity Revisited Symposium. The references, provocative questions and summary are not included in the word limit. They suggest that “early career” means individuals who are within 5 years of finishing their Masters or Ph.D. or are still studying.
Prize:
There will be up to seven awards of CHF 1,000. Winners will also be invited to attend the international Biodiversity Revisited Symposium in Vienna, Austria from 11-13 September 2019.
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