Esri and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) teamed up this year to cohost the 2023 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition. The competition — which closed on October 27, 2023 — invited storytellers worldwide to create place-based stories about conserving and restoring the earth’s lands and waters, equitably. Storytellers from over fifty countries entered the competition in one of two tracks: Track 1: An ArcGIS StoryMaps story or collection about an Indigenous or locally led project Track 2. A research project, scientific study, or scholarly article built with ArcGIS StoryMaps Each track included a student category for students enrolled in a college, university, or institution of higher education. Celebrate the competition finalists with Esri's StoryMaps team on GIS Day 2023, November 15th. The announcement video shares finalists in Track 1 and Track 2. Explore the stories in this ArcGIS StoryMaps collection: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/2c6d6b62c74e4819b0575d3388157e54