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Wiki Loves Earth 2017 was an international photographic competition whose winner will get a full scholarship to Wikimania 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Nearly 132,000 images, all freely licensed, have been added to Wikimedia Commons in the fourth annual Wiki Loves Earth. The photographic contest focuses on protected areas, unique places of natural heritage, to document them for future generations.

Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 was a similar competition focusing on cultural heritage monuments, with more than 245,000 freely licensed images submitted. Several of the winning photographs were from first-time contributors.