Global Call for Logo Design! An Invitation from the International Mangrove Centre

Registration Deadline: May 8, 2024; Submission Deadline: May 8, 2024 TO: Designers, artists, and enthusiasts who care about mangrovesThe International Mangrove Centre (IMC), an international organization dedicated to the protection, restoration, wise and sustainable use of mangroves around the world, cordially invites you to participate in the “Global Call for Logo Design for the International Mangrove Centre”. Through your creativity and design, we hope to find a logo that will fully express the vision and purpose of the IMC, inspire people around the world to pay attention to and care for mangroves, and protect our shared homeland together. Mangroves are an ecosystem of global importance, which plays a critical role in maintaining eco-security and sustainability of coastal regions, and enhancing the capability to address climate change. On September 6th, 2023, the 62nd Standing Committee of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands endorsed the Ramsar Regional Initiative “on the establishment of an International Mangrove Centre in Shenzhen”. The IMC, with the vision to promote the protection, restoration, wise and sustainable use of mangroves worldwide, and the purpose to establish an open and inclusive international cooperation mechanism for mangroves and other adjacent coastal blue carbon ecosystems for mutual benefits and shared development, will facilitate international cooperation and joint actions for the protection, restoration, wise and sustainable use of mangroves, and strengthen the implementation of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and relevant multilateral environmental conventions, so as to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is an opportunity for you to show your boundless love and brilliant talent. We look forward to working with you to let more people know the value and importance of mangroves with creativity and passion, inject more vitality into the protection, restoration and sustainable development of mangroves around the world, and jointly write the chapter of a bright future for the protection of our common home! The main information related to this Global Call is as follows (please refer to the following registration link to view the Working Rules of the Global Call for Logo Design for the International Mangrove Centre for more details): I. Procedure & Schedule (Beijing Time)Briefing: April 15th, 2024, 15:00-15:30 (Tencent Meeting ID: 685-560-020)Voluntary Site Visit: April 20th, 2024 Registration & Submission Deadline: May 8th, 2024, 15:00 Expert Review: May 13th-15th, 2024 (Provisional) Public Voting: May 17th-21st, 2024 (Provisional) Comprehensive Evaluation: May 22nd-31st, 2024 (Provisional) Announcement of Final Result: June 1st, 2024 (Provisional) Note: Whether or not the applicant attends the briefing and site visit doesn’t affect the subsequent registration and review. II. Prizes & AwardsFirst prize (1 winner): CNY 150,000 + honor certificate. Second prize (2 winners) : CNY 30,000 + honor certificate. Third prize (3 winners) : CNY 10,000 + honor certificate. Award of Excellence (4 winners) : Honor certificate.III. Registration & SubmissionApplicants are kindly required to duly complete the registration information and submit the related materials through the link below before 15:00 (Beijing Time) on May 8th, 2024. Registration link: https://jinshuju.net/f/UP1a7AIV. Contact InformationChinese: Ms. Zhou, +86 13265572115 English: Ms. Lai, +86 13530670439 Email: Benecus@qq.com Work Hours (Beijing Time): 9:00-12:00 & 14:00-18:00 (Weekdays) V. OrganizationsHost: International Mangrove Centre Organizer: Guangdong Neilingding Futian National Nature Reserve Administration Bureau Organizing Consultant: Benecus Consultancy LimitedFor more information, please visit: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/RIR...Read the full post on Bustler