IDEA Public Union Holds Let's Protect Leopards! Environmental Summer Camp
Date
7/28/2024 7:18:27 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
IDEA Public Union has organized another environmental summer
camp themed "Let's protect leopards!" within the framework of the
"Protection of Caucasus leopards" program initiated by
Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Founder of IDEA
Public Union Leyla Aliyeva in Lankaran district,
Azernews reports.
The camp was co-organized by IDEA (International Dialogue for
Environmental Action), Azerbaijan Youth Foundation, the Azerbaijan
Representation of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the
Children-Youth Development Center of the Ministry of Education and
Science as part of the Green World Solidarity Year.
A total of 30 schoolchildren from Lankaran, Masalli and Astara
districts took part in the camp.
The main goal of the summer camp is to educate the younger
generation about the environment, to nurture a love for nature,
inform schoolchildren living near the habitat of the Caucasian
leopard with this rare species and promote its conservation.
The children also took part in various small environmental
studies, excursions and competitions.
There are currently about 15 Caucasian leopards inhabiting the
area of the Hirkan National Park in Azerbaijan.
Founded in 2011 by the Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev
Foundation Leyla Aliyeva, IDEA Public Union aims at promoting
public awareness of environmental issues, education about
environmental problems, and finding proper solutions for them.
The union successfully collaborates with young people and calls
upon each individual to care about the environment and to
contribute to ongoing efforts against ecological problems.
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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews' staff journalist, follow her on
Twitter: @lmntypewriterrr
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