The OurEcho Challenge is a STEM competition that empowers young changemakers to take a closer look at biodiversity in their communities. Recognizing that half of the world’s biodiversity has been destroyed since 1970, the OurEcho Challenge engages young problem solvers in understanding and protecting the amazing diversity of species essential for the future of our planet. Teams of young leaders, ages 13-16, tackle the decline in biodiversity head-on by identifying threats to natural resources in their communities and developing an innovative solution and action plan in the form of a sustainable process or prototype.

Presented by EarthEcho International, the global nonprofit founded on the belief that youth have the power to change our planet, submissions for the 2024 OurEcho Challenge are being accepted now thru April 26, 2024 and is open to students ages 13-16, first identify threats to local ecosystems and then propose solutions to protect or repair those natural resources.

As young people are agents of change, entrepreneurs and innovators, activating and engaging them is key to building a durable conservation movement that can move with the speed and audacity needed to transform the future.