Celebrating Biodiversity Heroes | The Biodiversity Challenge Prize

A week ago,@thegreens launched the Biodiversity Challenge, a 3 days challenge aimed at commemorating the International Day for Biological Diversity on Steemit.
You can learn more about the challenge here; https://steemit.com/hive-195150/@thegreens/the-biodiversity-challenge-or-a-contest-to-commemorate-the-international-day-for-biological-diversity

For 3 Days, @thegreens challenged Steemians to talk about their favorite plant, share a story of a time they spent in nature and then take action for nature conservation as in the 03 Days Challenge tasks;

Day1. Favorite Plant Challenge

Write the date on a piece of paper, put it besides your favorite plant and take a picture of the favorite plant showing the date. Make a post telling us why the plant is your favorite. Your favorite plant could be a tree or flowers or grass or just any plant of your choice.

Day 2: A Time in Nature Challenge

Make a post about one of the following topics;

A time you spent in nature. The time could be about a walk, hike or night in nature
OR
How is the biodiversity around you being destroyed and what can you do fix it?

Day 3: Act for Nature Challenge

Do something for nature. We want you to organize a anti-litter campaign litter, or an educational talk, or plant a tree, or a clean-up, or engage in any action that can contribute to care for nature. Remember to write the date and feature it in one of your pictures while you engage in the activity.

The Challenge recorded over 22 entries in all three categories and raised a lot of awareness. Below are the different categories and the entries each category received;

Day 1

SN	Steemian	Entry
1	@ngongha	https://steemit.com/hive-195150/@ngongha/biodiversity-challenge-day-1-favorite-plant-challenge-21-05-21
2	@peacemakers	https://steemit.com/hive-195150/@peacemakers/biodiversity-challenge-day-1-my-favorite-plant
3	@darellbass	https://steemit.com/hive-195150/@darrellbass/the-biodiversity-challenge-or-day-1-favourite-plant-challenge-22-05-2021
4	@vaibhavsan	https://steemit.com/hive-195150/@vaibhavsan/biodiversity-challenge-day-1-my-favorite-plant
5	@yeesja	https://steemit.com/hive-195150/@yeesja/the-biodiversity-challenge-or-a-contest-to-commemorate-the-international-day-for-biological-diversity-day1-favorite-plant
6	@larissa237	https://steemit.com/hive-195150/@larissa237/the-biodiversity-challenge-a-day-to-comemnorate-the-international-day-of-biodiversity-my-best-plant-challenge-versity
7	@yeancah	https://steemit.com/hive-195150/@yeancah/the-biodiversity-challenge-or-a-contest-to-commemorate-the-international-day-for-biological-diversity-day-1-favorite-plant

Day 2

SN	Steemian	Entry
1	@yeesja	https://steemit.com/hive-195150/@yeesja/the-biodiversity-challenge-or-a-contest-day-2-a-time-in-nature-challenge
2	@yeancah	https://steemit.com/hive-195150/@yeancah/biodiversity-challenge-day-2-a-time-in-nature
3	@larissa237	https://steemit.com/hive-195150/@larissa237/the-biodiversity-challenge-day-2-destruction-of-biodiversity-challenge-26-05-2021
4	@ngongha	https://steemit.com/hive-195150/@ngongha/biodiversity-challenge-day2-a-time-in-nature-challenge-26-05-2021
5	@vaibhavsan	https://steemit.com/hive-195150/@vaibhavsan/biodiversity-challenge-day-2-a-time-spent-in-nature
6	@darellbass	https://steemit.com/hive-195150/@darrellbass/the-biodiversity-challenge-or-day2-a-time-in-nature-23-05-2021
7	@peacemakers	https://steemit.com/hive-195150/@peacemakers/biodiversity-challenge-day-2-a-time-in-nature

Day 3

SN	Steemian	Entry
1	@yeancah	https://steemit.com/hive-195150/@yeancah/the-biodiversity-challenge-or-a-contest-or-day-3-act-for-nature-challenge
2	@larissa237	https://steemit.com/hive-195150/@larissa237/biodiversity-challenge-day-3-tree-planting-exercise-27-05-2021
3	@ngongha	https://steemit.com/hive-195150/@ngongha/biodiversity-challenge-an-act-for-the-nature-27-05-2021
4	@peacemakers	https://steemit.com/hive-195150/@peacemakers/biodiversity-challenge-day-3-mango-tree-planting-72-05-2021
5	@yeesja	https://steemit.com/hive-195150/@yeesja/the-biodiversity-challenge-or-a-contest-or-day-3-act-for-nature-challenge

The Biodiversity Challenge Prize

Each entry will receive 01 Steem each meanwhile the winner for;

Day	Winner	Prize
Day 1:	@ngongha	02 Steem
Day 2:	@vaibhavsan	03 Steem
Day 3:	@larissa237	05 Steem

Congratulations to all the participants and the winners. More prizes await you in terms of upvotes in the upcoming World Environment Day Contest.
cc:
@steemcurator01
@njiatanga
@saxopedia

In a bid to promote environmentalism on the Steem blockchain, @thegreens will be in the days ahead be launching a series of environmental contests as well as the Steem Environmental club on the Steem block chain. The principal goal of the contests and Steem Environmental Club are to raise awareness about local and global environmental issues, as well as educate, inspire and engage Steemians around the globe to take positive environmental actions that will contribute in building a thriving, just and sustainable planet.

After the World Water Day Contest and Earth Day Contest, we realized we could do more to raise awareness and inspire environmental action. As such, we will be organizing the following environmental contests on Steemit;

1. The International Environmental Days' Contests

These contests are aimed at raising awareness about global international days and inspiring Steemians to take action to commemorate these days. Below is a calendar of some international environmental days that we will like to celebrate on Steem and we will giving out gigantic prizes to Steemians who take part in the commemoration of these environmental days.

1. World Environment Day June 5
2. World Food Safety Day June 7
3. World Oceans Day June 8
4. World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought June 17
5. International Plastic Bag Free Day July 3
6. International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer September 17
7. World Water Monitoring Day September 18
8. Car Free Day September 22
9. World Tourism Day September 27
10. World Habitat Day October 3
11. International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction October 12
12. World Food Day October 16
13. World Cities Day October 31
14. International Day for Prevention of the Exploitation of the Environment in Armed Conflicts November 6
15. World Soil Day December 5
16. International Mountains Day December 11

We shall continue to scout other environmental days to add to this list so that we can promote environmentalism on steem.

2. The Steemit Trees Contests

This contest is aimed at using Steem to plant trees around the globe. More details coming at the time of its launch.

3. The Green Deeds Contests

This contest is aimed at recognizing and rewarding any ecofriendly activities of Steemians around the globe

As such, we will be launching these 3 amazing contests aimed at promoting environmentalism on the Steem blockchain in the days ahead.

Steem Environmental Club

We are also working on a blueprint for the Steem Environmental Club. There are lots of Steemians around the globe who are passionate about environmental issues; its time for us to come together, support each other and color Steem green. In a fortnight, we will be launching the Steemit Environmental Club and can't wait to have Steemians to come together to color Steem green.

The Greens is a grassroots environmental organization that strives to educate, inspire and engage young people to take action to combat climate change and be at the forefront of biodiversity conservation and waste management.