The Global BioQuest Competition (April & October)
A fun, biannual competition!
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A fun, biannual competition!
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What is it? The global BioQuest is a biannual competition on the Guardians of Earth platform. The (Realms) compete in a fun challenge to improve their community’s connection to the local environment over the course of the month.
Who can participate - and how?
The BioQuest is a competition between all registered Nature Realms within the Guardians of Earth platform. This includes a beautiful diversity of community-led Realms, such as schools, universities, resorts, parks, conservation projects - or even backyard biodiversity monitoring efforts. If you are a public school, university, library, or other public, non-profit organisation, IT'S FREE to create your own Nature Realm. Each Realm competes cooperatively as a community. Anyone and everyone is invited to individually participate through their local Nature Realm(s).
When does the BioQuest competition take place?
BioQuests happen twice a year, running throughout the months of April and October. The competition is based on UTC time. IMPORTANT: Some categories of Realms, such as schools and universities, may require a minimum number of participants to qualify for awards recognition.
How do you win a BioQuest?
During the BioQuest month, each Realm is competing to have the highest increase to their BioScore - a metric that reflects the BioCultural health of a Realm (). You’ll be able to see how your Realm compares overall, but also relative to others in your category of competition (e.g. Schools, Universities, Resorts, Airports, Parks, Libraries, Botanic Gardens, etc). Can I win as an individual - or is it just for my Nature Realm? Yes, you can be a top scorer within your Nature Realm. And we expect to offer a special award for top scorers in the for the BioQuest.
How can you help your Realm boost its BioScore?
A community can increase its Realm’s BioScore by:
recording species observations with the Realm using any of the compatible nature apps ().
adding ‘’ to the Realm and awarding the stories ‘’ to amplify or soften their reach/impact. Stories can be links to experiences, videos, podcasts, articles, images, anything related to your Realm’s bio-cultural health.
sharing with your community either via print-out, email or social media.
adding species identifications to the Realm via the .
play the game within the boundaries of your Nature Realm (observations count toward the BioQuest).
Is all activity during the BioScore month counted?
Any stories and songs added during the month will count (unless removed from a Realm by their Admin). Species observations submitted through also count.
How do I register my Nature Realm for the competition?
Entry into the BioQuest is included with your Nature Realm. All Realms that are created prior to, and during, the month will be automatically entered. For Realms added in the middle of the BioQuest, the scoring will still count, starting three days after the Realm was created.
What about the University BioQuest or the Schools BioQuest?
The new BioQuest format supercedes the University BioQuest and Schools BioQuest. Universities and P-12 Schools will still compete. You’ll be able to see how your Realm compares overall, but also relative to others within the ‘Schools’, ‘Universities’ or many others.
Support Contacts:
For any questions or technical issues during the competition, please .