Best practice competition
2012
This page presents the entries in the best practice competition 2012. They were presented at the annual meeting in September.
For an overview of all best practice examples on the Green
Spider website, see the
GSN Best
Practice Library.
For an overview of all best practice examples on the EECN website, see the EECN Best Practice Library.
| Where are Gust & Suzette? - Belgium |
| This campaign aimed at raising public awareness about marine biodiversity. To gain public interest, two characters were created: the oyster Gust and the shrimp Suzette who live in the North Sea. Gust and his friends are endangered, whereas Suzette and her friends are doing very well. |
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National Parks Days in Prague - Czech Republic |
| The aim of this campaign was to attract the attention of Prague's citizens to the National parks of the Czech Republic through indoor and outdoor exhibitions and other events. |
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Ready for the stork, chemicals and pregnancy – Denmark |
| The aim of the campaign was to reduce the exposure of pregnant women to endocrine disruptors and other chemicals. The main goal was to positively communicate the message: the campaign should not frighten women but instead show easy ways of lowering their exposure. |
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Special postage stamp series "For environmental protection” – Germany |
| In 1992, the Federal Environment Ministry and the then Federal Post Ministry launched, for the first time, a special series of postage stamps entitled "For environmental protection." A postage stamp in this series is now issued every two years, costing an additional 25 cents per stamp, and is used to communicate directly about environmental protection as well as to finance projects by environmental organisations. |
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Monitoring of Marine Biodiversity in Calabria (MoBoMarCal) – Italy |
| This was a communication campaign on biodiversity issues in the Italian marine environment, which used a video made available on the ISPRA web portal and was prepared at the end of a 7-year research project investigating the underwater environment of the Calabrian Sea in Italy. This was a communication campaign on biodiversity issues in the Italian marine environment, which used a video made available on the ISPRA web portal and was prepared at the end of a 7-year research project investigating the underwater environment of the Calabrian Sea in Italy.
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Nature Concerthall – Open-air concert of ambient music - Latvia Winner 2012! |
| Nature Concerthall is aimed at raising public awareness about the importance of different species in our environment and our responsibility to take care of and to maintain biodiversity. This is achieved by using a multidisciplinary approach involving scientists and professional artists from many sectors. |
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Professor Garfield teaches you, the Caravan – Romania |
| The Caravan “Professor Garfield teaches you” was an educational project developed during the school year 2011 - 2012, all over Romania, in kindergartens and schools. This project's main character was the cat Garfield, who decided to stop being lazy and to get involved in children`s education about the protection of the environment. |
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A new brand strategy and visual identity for the Swedish National Parks – Sweden |
| The objective of this campaign was to bring forward the Swedish National Parks and to treat them as real tourist attractions. A new brand strategy and a visual identity, including an extensive information system, have been developed for the Swedish National Parks. A golden crown, which symbolizes the value of nature, was placed somewhere near the entrance of the parks. |
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The Swiss parks, closer than you think – Switzerland |
| Since 2008, Switzerland has created a number of new National Parks. Awareness among the general public of these new parks and what they have to offer is still small. The information campaign – The Swiss parks – Closer than you think - aims to raise awareness about Swiss parks and to motivate the public to visit one or more of them. |
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