The Indonesian Minister of Forestry, H.E. Mr. Zulkifli Hasan, has officially launched FORCLIME’s Online Photo Contest. The event is collaboratively conducted by the Ministry of Forestry and FORCLIME as part of the International Year of Forests 2011 celebrations in Indonesia. The contest is to help raise public awareness about the importance of Indonesia's forests in the context of the global debate on climate change.

The online photo contest will run from 1 August to 31 October 2011. Photographers are encouraged to enter their visual perception of the forests of Indonesia in the categories ‘People and Forests and ‘A day in the Forest‘.

There will be a total of 12 prizes attractive cash prizes. For details, registration and submission of photographs please go to our contest website www.forclime-photocontest.com