If you have or know a young environmentalist that has put their environmental ideas into action, check out this contest.

Action For Nature will award cash prizes of up to $500 to young Eco-Heroes, ages 8-16, from around the world for their outstanding accomplishments in environmental advocacy, environmental health, research or protection of the natural world.

The child must have initiated the project and is in a significant stage or completed within the past year.
The deadline is February 28, 2009. So, if the child has an idea or has just begun a project, read all the necessary information and mark your calendar for next year.

This is the 7th year of their contest. The contest is for individuals around the globe (so is also great for homeschoolers!) Follow the link to read the announcement, guidelines, application, and previous years’ winning projects.