WWF India’s Environment Education programme is one the popular programmes, making people aware about the environment. Many schools of the city and youngsters are associated with this programme.
The supporters of conservation of environment will have an opportunity to work with Chess World Champion Padma Bhushan Vishwanathan Anand.
Vishwanathan Anand joined as the ambassador of the WWF Environment Education Programme. During the lockdown, due to COVID 19, it has now become necessary to impart the importance of conservation at a young age will ensure a healthy and vibrant world for them.
It is essential that young people develop a firm ecological mindset and use it to overcome today's environmental challenges with a proactive attitude and a strong commitment. WWF India’s Environment Education programme is as old as the organisation itself, starting way back in 1976 with the Nature Clubs of India (NCI) initiative. Currently the Environment Education initiative undertakes five large programme initiatives that reach out to school children, youth and citizens across the country and aim to create a generation of critical thinkers, problem solvers and environmentally conscious individuals.
The Environment Education programme currently reaches out to over 5,00,000 children across 2000 schools in the country.
Talking about his association with WWF India, Viswanathan Anand, said, “Our children deserve a better, greener and more sustainable world than the one we are living in today and it is our responsibility as parents and elders to show them the way.
I am very excited and happy to join WWF India and work together with them to enthuse more and more children and youth about the need to protect our natural world. I look forward to an enriching and progressive association with WWF India.”