Judging was led by Kinutani Kanako, Acting Chairman of the Judging Committee, together with Mokuo Yukie of UNICEF Tokyo Office, Imoto Sachiko of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Oishi Minako of Nippon Association of Consumer Specialists, Alex Stoichitoiu, President of IQNET Association, and Ishii Hiroaki, President of JQA.
The International Environmental Children's Drawing Contest started in 1999, and has been a much-awaited event by children across the world, bringing inspiration, enriching imagination, and creating awareness about the environment.