Date:

30^th Jun. -30^th Sep. 2016   Call for entries

22^nd Oct. - 29^th Oct. 2016   Open Exhibition

Venue: Shanghai Natural History Museum, also known as the branch of Shanghai Science & Technology Museum

Organizers: the Organizing Committee of the Shanghai International Nature Conservation Festival

Executive Organizers: Shanghai Educational Centre of Science and Art, Shanghai Wildlife Conservation Association, Shanghai Botanical Institute and Shanghai Insect Museum of the Chinese Academy of sciences

Participants: teenage students

Contents:

Around the theme of ‘People and Nature’, teenage students will be guided to observe the natural environment, to enhance their awareness and practical ability of nature protection. ‘Notes-taking of Nature’ puts an emphasis on nature observations, recordings and understandings in the form of writing journals. ‘Imaginations of Nature’ is an essay selection contest which encourages teenage students to write articles around the theme of ‘People and Nature’ and look forward to the future ecological environment of Shanghai. ‘Caring about Nature’ guides younger students to participate in some meaningful activities, such as looking after plants, making investigations of wild plants and animals, boycotting eating wild animals, etc.,  in schools, local communities or surrounding areas. It also guides teenagers to take actions and make real efforts for nature protection. All the outcomes of the activities will be synchronously displayed online and offline.