The APFEJ International Green Pen Award is presented each year at the APFEJ annual congress for journalists who have made a significant contribution in promoting environmental journalism.

The award is open to all full-time or freelance journalists in the world working in all forms of media, the environment, government agencies, UN and NGOs. It is aimed to recognize the leadership of individuals in the field of environmental journalism - people, who help, inspire and support others in the field.

Last date: The last date for receipt of nominations is 25 February 2000. 

Announcement: The results will be announced in the 22 April 2000.

Nominations can be posted to: 

INTERNATIONAL GREEN PEN AWARDS, 

Asia-Pacific Forum of Environmental Journalists (APFEJ), 
PO Box 26, 
434/3 Sri Jayawardenapura, 
SRI LANKA.
Phone: (94-1) 829519, 
Fax: (94-1) 826607, 
E-mail: afej@sri.lanka.net 
http://www.oneworld. Org/slejf
 

Wishes for the new year

Journalists Resource Centre (JRC) wishes you a very happy new year. We hope that the dawn of the new century would bring in its fold a lot of success to everyone. JRC pledges to welcome the new century with its sincere efforts to establish an information culture so that the people shall know.