CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND AWARENESS
(Project NP0852)
onservation without the support and participation of local people can be futile. It is therefore essential to invest in public awareness campaigns alongside environmental programmes.
WWF's Environmental Education Programme is focussed on three areas. The illegal trade in endangered species is discouraged by promoting tourist and public awareness, networking with agencies responsible for wildlife trade control, and training customs and police officials. An education programme for the Central Zoo in Kathmandu is creating a visitor education section. Public and school conservation programmes are being promoted to create awareness, discourage the use of environmentally unfriendly products, and promote eco-clubs in Kathmandu schools through an exchange of "green gifts" abroad.
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