Those Old Trees
Photographs from the Russian federation, Belarus, and Spain have won the International Day of Forests 2021 photo contest, which celebrated the ways in which trees contribute to people’s well-being across the world. Source: Timberbiz
More than 700 photos of trees that support mental or physical health were submitted from 70 countries.
Forests are essential to human health and well-being, and the photographs illustrated the many ways in which people connect with trees the world over.
Entries were judged in three categories, children aged 6 to 14, young people aged 15 to 24, and adults over the age of 24.
The winner of each category will receive a tablet computer.
Evangelina Ilchenko from the Russian Federation won the children’s category with her photo “Winter and birds”.
Mikhail Kapychka from Belarus won the youth category with his photo “Awakening”.
Felipe Gracia Rivas from Spain won the adult category with his photo “Those old trees”.
The International Day of Forests is observed each year on 21 March. It celebrates the importance of all types of forests in the world and our daily lives.
This year’s theme was ‘Forest restoration: a path to well-being and recovery’.
