New schools pack and competition to mark International Year of Biodiversity
To mark the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity (IYB), the UK National Commission for UNESCO has launched a biodiversity information pack and competition for schools.
Celebrating the International Year of Biodiversity is a great way to engage with issues around sustainable development, a key study theme for UNESCO Associated Schools.
The biodiversity pack includes practical suggestions for how schools can celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity and examples of how UNESCO helps protect biodiversity in the UK, including case studies from UNESCO Biosphere Reserves and natural World Heritage Sites which have distinct biodiversity.
The IYB competition will find the school that can best communicate the important messages of the International Year of Biodiversity. The competition is open to all primary and secondary schools in the UK. Participating schools are asked to devise a creative and effective campaign that can spread the IYB messages to their local community. Schools can submit a poster, collage, brochure, video or podcast. There will be prizes for the best entry in each category and prizes for runners up. The deadline for competition entries is 28 May 2010.
Read more about our projects and activities to mark IYB here.
The United Nations has designated 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) to celebrate the importance of biodiversity and highlight the different threats facing this irreplaceable natural wealth across the globe. The International Year is an opportunity to celebrate progress made so far in protecting biodiversity, but also to recognise that we need to do more to promote creative solutions to reduce threats to biodiversity.
Download a pdf copy of the information pack, competition announcement poster and guidelines from the document sidebar.
Written: 02/03/2010 , last modified: 05/03/2010
