Drawing Competition for the 2011 International Year of Forest

The Drawing Competition linked to the 2011 International Year of Forest and has the objective to allow children and youth to explore through their drawings why forests are important to our world. The drawings submitted will be used in logos, posters, publications, T shirts and activity badges. The International Drawing Competition is open to ALL children and young people from 6 to 20 years of age. The deadline for submitting your drawings is Thursday 30 June 2011. Send your drawing by e‐mail to: children‐youth@fao.org. Prizes of US$250 will be awarded to the winner of each age group (6‐10, 11‐15 and 16‐20 years old), US$150 will be awarded to the runner up of each age group and US$100 will be awarded to the third best drawing of each age group. From the three age group winners an overall best design will be selected; the overall winner will be invited to a special UN event to see how his/her drawing will be used.