A Mass Communication junior from Silliman University in Dumaguete City won in a recent essay contest of the International Earth Year Students Competition on the theme “Earth Science for Society”, a press release from the school said.

Hannah Lyn Creencia's winning essay, “My Dream: A Dying Reality,” won her an all-expense paid trip to Paris, France to attend the global launching of the International Year of the Planet on February 12 to 13.

The global launch will feature world leaders in politics, science, and other fields sharing their views on three topics: Population Growth and Climate Change: Challenges for Planet Earth; Resources: Threat or Treat; and Geohazards: Minimizing Risk-Maximizing Awareness, the press release said.

The United Nations General Assembly, according to the earthyear.org website, declared the start of IYP from January 2007 to December 2009, with 2008 as the central year of the triennium or the UN Year, the press release added.*

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