Schools from Laois, Offaly and Westmeath will compete with 93 other entrants next month.
Nine groups from five midlands schools are among 102 finalists through to the ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards.
Eco-projects from Loreto College in Mullingar, Ard Na gCraith National School, in Athlone, Athlone Community College, Mountmellick Community School, and Tullamore College will now go on to the showcase event at the Convention Centre in Dublin.
Now in its 26th year, the ECO-UNESCO’s Young Environmentalist Awards is an all-island programme that recognises the work of young people who are tackling key issues in relation to climate and biodiversity loss.
The Dublin final and ceremony takes place on the 8th of May.
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