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RELX ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE

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Application Deadline: 23:59 GMT on 27 July 2025

LOCATION: USA

Each year the RELX Environmental Challenge is awarded to projects that best demonstrate how they can provide sustainable access to safe water or sanitation. Projects must have clear practical applicability, address identified needs, and advance related issues such as health, education, or human rights.

ELIGIBILITY:

No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win the challenge.

The Challenge is open only to applicants 21 years of age or over at their time of entry with access to the internet and an email account during the Challenge Period (defined below) and subsequent Prize Award Period

Proof of residency and age may be required. Applicants may participate as (i) individuals, (ii) teams of individuals, or (iii) individually or in teams on behalf of an organisation, i.e. an educational or not-for-profit institution or a corporation (the latter category, collectively “Organisations”).

The RELX Environmental Challenge is open to individuals or organisations operating in the not-for-profit and for-profit sectors. Projects must advance sustainable access to safe water where it is presently at risk and/or access to improved sanitation, and include the following criteria:

Be replicable, scalable and sustainable. and set a benchmark for innovation

Have practical applicability

Address non-discrimination/equity of access

Involve and impact a range of stakeholders

Have local/community-level engagement

These are the criteria against which projects will be assessed. Early-stage projects are preferred.

Get in touch at environmental.challenge@relx.com. 

Please read the Environmental Challenge Official Rules before applying.

BENEFIT:

There is a $50,000 prize for the first-place entry and a $25,000 prize for the second-place entry. The winners also receive free access for one year to ScienceDirect, our Scientific, Technical & Medical business’ database of full-text scientific information, including almost 250,000 articles since 2000 in environmental sciences.

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IUCN WORLD CONSERVATION CONGRESS – CALL FOR CHANGEMAKERS

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Application Deadline: 27/04/2025

LOCATION: United Arab Emirates

The IUCN World Conservation Congress Changemakers brings together young innovators and visionary leaders who are developing and implementing cutting-edge solutions to biodiversity, climate, and sustainable development challenges in their communities. Selected changemakers will join global leaders, experts, and practitioners at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 to showcase their transformative initiatives, exchange ideas, and drive impactful action for a nature-positive future. Participants will have the unique opportunity to present their entrepreneurial solutions to influential decision-makers from the private sector, government, and civil society.

ELIGIBILITY:

You should apply to be a Changemaker at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 if you:

Are aged 18 – 35*

Have demonstrated leadership and experience in developing and implementing innovative solutions and cutting-edge environmental action projects in the fields of nature conservation, biodiversity, climate change, and / or sustainable development

Are currently working on an innovative solution or environmental action project that aligns with one or more of the IUCN Congress themes

They especially encourage candidates to apply if their initiatives foster equity, inclusivity, intergenerational collaboration, and/or adopt a rights-based approach in their design and implementation.

They are looking for a diverse pool of global changemakers to participate in the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025. Youth from the Global South are strongly encouraged to apply, as are youth from minority groups, indigenous peoples, local communities, and young female leaders and innovators from around the world. Applications may be submitted in English, French, or Spanish, the three official languages of IUCN.

Congress Themes:

The IUCN Congress 2025 will address five critical themes to drive bold, transformative change for a sustainable future:

Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action: Expanding conservation efforts through science, traditional knowledge, and community empowerment to ensure biodiversity thrives amid climate change.

Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks: Implementing aggressive emissions reductions, adaptation strategies, and nature-based solutions to prevent irreversible environmental damage.

Delivering on Equity: Ensuring conservation efforts are just, inclusive, and centered on indigenous peoples, women, youth, and local communities.

Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies: Shifting from extractive to regenerative economic models that restore ecosystems and sustain livelihoods.

Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation: Challenging the status quo through bold, inclusive leadership, new technologies, and innovative governance models to drive systemic change in conservation.

BENEFIT:

Delegate access to the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi

An exclusive opportunity to pitch your innovative environmental action project (in English, French or Spanish) to global leaders

Networking opportunities with leading conservationists, policymakers, and corporations onsite

Sponsored travel and accommodation in Abu Dhabi

Meals and other expenses covered for the duration of the stay in Abu Dhabi

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