Community - based Awareness Activities

Tam Dao Awareness Program Enters Third Year

In September, the community-based conservation awareness program at Tam Dao began its third year working in schools and villages bordering Tam Dao National Park. 

Established in 2004, activities include 		 

carrying out Nature Club meetings in schools, puppet shows, performances, student visits to the park, teacher training workshops, village-level













Students participate in the pollination game, learning about the role of plants and insects in nature

with 45 special summer sessions, in cooperation with the local Youth Union. Adult-focused village awareness activities have reached some 11,000 local residents.  ENV also runs regular special events in local communities like puppet shows and hosts student visits to the park.
Village elders work with ENV staff to assess the role of local communities in protecting Tam Dao National Park
  meetings, and other community events.  ENV also works to address the wildlife trade issue in the town of Tam Dao through awareness activities targeted at consumers and local business owners.  Since the Tam Dao Awareness Program was established, more than 500 Nature Club meetings have been carried out in schools,

Green Warriors Focus on Red River Environment

The Green Warriors of Hanoi are focusing on water pollution and Red River issues as part of their regular program administered by ENV.  Monthly meetings held by the group of eleven exceptional middle school students are aimed at helping young people develop a deeper understanding about key environmental issues, and encouraging them to make practical contributions to their surrounding environment.  The students design and carry out small projects on specific issues and educate their fellow classmates.

On October 1, the Green Warriors spent a day along the Red River learning about some of the benefits associated with river, as well as identifying key threats such as wastewater pollution. During the next Green Warriors meeting, the students will devise a strategy to raise awareness amongst fellow students about water pollution in Hanoi.

  
Some Green Warriors during a recent field trip to Red River where they learned about water pollution
The Green Warrior Program was launched as a pilot in April 2006 and has carried out projects focused on proper disposal of plastic bags and street-level air pollution.  Each undertaking involved a four-part lesson plan and culminated in a student-run activity in response to the problem that they identified. 
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