{"id":1974452,"date":"2023-07-10T06:44:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T13:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1974452"},"modified":"2026-03-13T08:45:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T15:45:15","slug":"enter-the-2023-arcgis-storymaps-competition","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/enter-the-2023-arcgis-storymaps-competition","title":{"rendered":"Enter the 2023 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition and support the global 30×30 conservation effort"},"author":9422,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37131],"tags":[398132,43821,706371,23571],"industry":[],"product":[36611,380802],"class_list":["post-1974452","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-constituent-engagement","tag-arcgis-storymaps","tag-conservation","tag-storymaps","tag-whats-new","product-story-maps","product-arcgis-storymaps"],"acf":{"short_description":"Esri and IUCN are cohosting the 2023 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition. Learn about this year's theme\u201430x30\u2014and get started on your story.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

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Jennifer Kelleher is the lead for Governance, Equity, and Rights in the Global Protected and Conserved Areas Program at the International Union for Conservation of Nature<\/a> (IUCN)\u2014the world\u2019s largest and most diverse environmental network.<\/p>\n

In her role at IUCN, Jennifer promotes equity and rights in protected and conserved areas through good governance and the recognition of Indigenous peoples\u2019 governance systems. She supports the IUCN Green List Standard and the concept of other effective area-based conservation measures<\/em> or OEMs, which offer exciting new prospects for recognizing diverse and effective conservation practices across the world.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"quote","author_name":"Jennifer Kelleher","author_profession_organization":"IUCN","image":{"ID":2012272,"id":2012272,"title":"Kelleher_pic","filename":"Kelleher_pic-1.jpg","filesize":205319,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Kelleher_pic-1.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/enter-the-2023-arcgis-storymaps-competition\/kelleher_pic-2","alt":"Photo of Jennifer Kelleher, IUCN","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"","name":"kelleher_pic-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1974452,"date":"2023-07-01 22:21:23","modified":"2023-07-01 22:21:43","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1242,"height":1488,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Kelleher_pic-1-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Kelleher_pic-1.jpg","medium-width":218,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Kelleher_pic-1.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":920,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Kelleher_pic-1.jpg","large-width":901,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Kelleher_pic-1.jpg","1536x1536-width":1242,"1536x1536-height":1488,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Kelleher_pic-1.jpg","2048x2048-width":1242,"2048x2048-height":1488,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Kelleher_pic-1-388x465.jpg","card_image-width":388,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Kelleher_pic-1-901x1080.jpg","wide_image-width":901,"wide_image-height":1080}},"text":"I am passionate about bringing together different knowledge systems for transformative change and co-learning to take action in social justice issues in nature conservation."},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Below, Kelleher discusses the global 30×30 effort and the critical contributions of all communities in conserving our Earth’s lands and waters in fair and effective ways.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Learn how you can get involved through the 2023 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition, a partnership between Esri and IUCN.\u00a0 Submit your conservation story from July 10 through October 27, 2023.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2012352,"id":2012352,"title":"storymaps-competition-2023-banner","filename":"storymaps-competition-2023-banner.jpg","filesize":10498,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymaps-competition-2023-banner.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/enter-the-2023-arcgis-storymaps-competition\/storymaps-competition-2023-banner","alt":"","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"","name":"storymaps-competition-2023-banner","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1974452,"date":"2023-07-02 11:01:37","modified":"2023-07-02 11:01:37","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1200,"height":27,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymaps-competition-2023-banner-213x27.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":27,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymaps-competition-2023-banner.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":10,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymaps-competition-2023-banner.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":17,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymaps-competition-2023-banner.jpg","large-width":1200,"large-height":27,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymaps-competition-2023-banner.jpg","1536x1536-width":1200,"1536x1536-height":27,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymaps-competition-2023-banner.jpg","2048x2048-width":1200,"2048x2048-height":27,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymaps-competition-2023-banner-826x19.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":19,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymaps-competition-2023-banner.jpg","wide_image-width":1200,"wide_image-height":27}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

About 30×30<\/h2>\n

The global conservation community is all abuzz with the phrase \u201c30×30.\u201d It is a new international policy<\/a> and emerging movement that calls for the conservation of at least 30% of the Earth\u2019s biodiversity by 2030. But how can this ambitious target be achieved?<\/em> IUCN and Esri have partnered up for a digital storytelling initiative as one avenue to demonstrate innovative solutions. In global conservation, it will be the little things that make big things happen.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2012402,"id":2012402,"title":"storymapscompetition-2023-world","filename":"storymapscompetition-2023-world.gif","filesize":4977067,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymapscompetition-2023-world.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/enter-the-2023-arcgis-storymaps-competition\/storymapscompetition-2023-world","alt":"Animated globe of world protected areas","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"The globe provides a visual representation of over 260,000 officially protected areas scattered across the world, totalling roughly 9.5 percent of the Earth's surface. ","name":"storymapscompetition-2023-world","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1974452,"date":"2023-07-02 12:16:27","modified":"2024-04-19 15:31:30","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":600,"height":338,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymapscompetition-2023-world-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymapscompetition-2023-world.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymapscompetition-2023-world.gif","medium_large-width":600,"medium_large-height":338,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymapscompetition-2023-world.gif","large-width":600,"large-height":338,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymapscompetition-2023-world.gif","1536x1536-width":600,"1536x1536-height":338,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymapscompetition-2023-world.gif","2048x2048-width":600,"2048x2048-height":338,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymapscompetition-2023-world.gif","card_image-width":600,"card_image-height":338,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymapscompetition-2023-world.gif","wide_image-width":600,"wide_image-height":338}},"image_position":"right","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Biodiversity describes the variability and abundance of all life on earth, from the smallest organisms in the soil through to the fish, birds, plants, and animals across terrestrial, marine, and freshwater ecosystems. It is the vast, interconnected web of life on earth that, of course, includes us.<\/p>\n

The latest science<\/a> informs us that a target of at least 30%<\/em> is needed if we are to both stop and reverse the rapid decline of biodiversity. And we need action fast. Our very health and survival depend upon it.<\/p>\n

The good news? There are already clear and workable solutions all over the world, many implemented in local communities but not widely shared or reported. In some places, and for thousands of years, Indigenous peoples and local communities have been conserving their local natural environments voluntarily. Whether for food, medicine, or spiritual and cultural reasons, conserving nature has been intertwined with their own human well-being.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2012352,"id":2012352,"title":"storymaps-competition-2023-banner","filename":"storymaps-competition-2023-banner.jpg","filesize":10498,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymaps-competition-2023-banner.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/enter-the-2023-arcgis-storymaps-competition\/storymaps-competition-2023-banner","alt":"","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"","name":"storymaps-competition-2023-banner","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1974452,"date":"2023-07-02 11:01:37","modified":"2023-07-02 11:01:37","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1200,"height":27,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymaps-competition-2023-banner-213x27.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":27,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymaps-competition-2023-banner.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":10,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymaps-competition-2023-banner.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":17,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymaps-competition-2023-banner.jpg","large-width":1200,"large-height":27,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymaps-competition-2023-banner.jpg","1536x1536-width":1200,"1536x1536-height":27,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymaps-competition-2023-banner.jpg","2048x2048-width":1200,"2048x2048-height":27,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymaps-competition-2023-banner-826x19.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":19,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/storymaps-competition-2023-banner.jpg","wide_image-width":1200,"wide_image-height":27}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Elevating local voices<\/h2>\n

The 30×30 effort recognizes the critical roles that Indigenous peoples and local communities play in conserving biodiversity.<\/p>\n

This is precisely why we in the Protected and Conserved Areas Team in IUCN are cohosting the 2023 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition\u00a0with Esri.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2012452,"id":2012452,"title":"Social_Twitter_CloseDate2","filename":"Social_Twitter_CloseDate2.jpg","filesize":300225,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Social_Twitter_CloseDate2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/enter-the-2023-arcgis-storymaps-competition\/social_twitter_closedate2","alt":"Social media image for the 2023 ArcGIS StoryMaps Compeition that closes on October 27, 2023","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"","name":"social_twitter_closedate2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1974452,"date":"2023-07-02 13:10:58","modified":"2023-07-02 13:11:53","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1600,"height":900,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Social_Twitter_CloseDate2-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Social_Twitter_CloseDate2.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Social_Twitter_CloseDate2.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Social_Twitter_CloseDate2.jpg","large-width":1600,"large-height":900,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Social_Twitter_CloseDate2-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Social_Twitter_CloseDate2.jpg","2048x2048-width":1600,"2048x2048-height":900,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Social_Twitter_CloseDate2-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Social_Twitter_CloseDate2.jpg","wide_image-width":1600,"wide_image-height":900}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

This year IUCN and Esri seek to elevate the work of local communities and Indigenous peoples \u2013 through their own voices and experiences – through place-based storytelling with ArcGIS StoryMaps<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":"

Competition highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are two tracks for submission<\/span>:<\/p>\n