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SEC Asian Environmental Journalism Awards Terms and Conditions

  1. For the Asian Environmental Journalism Awards, Asia is defined as the following countries under the continental bloc:

    • Afghanistan
    • Bahrain
    • Bangladesh
    • Bhutan
    • Brunei
    • Cambodia
    • China
    • Hong Kong
    • India
    • Indonesia
    • Iran
    • Iraq
    • Japan
    • Jordan
    • Kazakhstan
    • Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
    • Republic of Korea
    • Kuwait
    • Kyrgyzstan
    • Laos
    • Lebanon
    • Malaysia
    • Maldives
    • Mongolia
    • Myanmar
    • Nepal
    • Oman
    • Pakistan
    • Philippines
    • Qatar
    • Saudi Arabia
    • Singapore
    • Sri Lanka
    • Syria
    • Tajikistan
    • Thailand
    • Timor-Leste
    • Turkmenistan
    • United Arab Emirates
    • Uzbekistan
    • Vietnam
    • Yemen

  2. “Environmental issues” includes, but is not strictly limited to: water, climate change, biodiversity, energy, land degradation, air quality, ozone depletion, depletion of marine, forest or mineral resources, waste management, green living, environmental policy,  green manufacturing, corporate environmental responsibility, green investments, ethical banking, environmental insurance, green consumerism, greening service industries (e.g. F&B, hospitality, tourism), Green IT, environmental marketing, environmental design and innovation, and green jobs and employment .
  3. “Professional journalists” refers to journalists who are employed by accredited news organisations or publications, on a part-time or full-time basis. For freelance professional journalists, they must have had at least three articles published in official news publications in a year.
  4. “Citizen Journalists” refers to writers who are not employed by news organisations, and whose works are published in widely recognised news portals, community publications, or self-published on personal blogs.
  5. Professional and Citizen Journalists must be citizens of any country within Asia, as listed in the award description. They can be based anywhere in the world, as long as the submitted story focuses on an environmental issue in Asia. ORThey must have been living and working in Asia for at least 1 calendar year before the application deadline on 30 June 2012.
  6. A high standard of working English is a requirement for all applicants and the application form should be filled out in English. If the original article is in another language, a certified English translation is required.
  7. Application forms, together with supporting documents, should be submitted in a zip folder via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
  8. Each article/broadcast piece can only be submitted for consideration in one category each. However, each applicant can submit separate articles to more than one category. 
  9. For the CDL Environmental Journalist of the Year and Toyota Excellence in Environmental Reporting by a Media Organisation categories, applicants may submit a combination of written and broadcast pieces.
  10. Incomplete applications will not be considered. All supporting documents must be submitted with the application form.
  11. For the category “Coca-Cola Environmental Story of the Year”, prizes will be awarded to outstanding works of journalism about environmental issues in Asia.
  12. 11.  The judges’ decision is final, and no further correspondence on their decision will be entertained.
  13. The Singapore Environment Council, the organisers of the inaugural Asian Environmental Journalism Awards 2012, reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time, at its sole discretion, without prior notice.
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