Young panda

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Young Panda (spelling: YOUNG PANDA) is an ecological youth association of WWF Germany . It was founded in 1999, currently has 13,500 sustaining members and is aimed at children between the ages of eight and twelve. In addition to Young Panda, there are two other offers for children and young people, “Lilu Panda” (up to seven years of age) and WWF Youth (from 13 years of age). In addition to WWF Germany, WWF Austria also offers a similar program under the same name.

history

In 1999, WWF Germany launched its offer for children under the name “Young Panda”. One of the first initiatives was to protect the Sumatran tiger . Actions followed, for example to protect harbor porpoises in the North Sea, against bycatch, to save the tigers and for a better fishing law. Together with the WWF, the Young Panda members addressed their demands to politicians.

From the beginning, the WWF organized so-called nature and adventure camps, in which members of Young Panda gain insight into the ecosystems of nature parks , biosphere reserves and WWF project areas and thus learn more about endangered animals and plants and their protection. The nature and adventure camps are an important part of the WWF children's program to this day. In 2015, for example, the WWF is holding 25 Young Panda Camps, each lasting between four and seven days, in different regions of Germany.

Young Panda works with public institutions and private organizations on a campaign basis. For example, in 2006 a “nature day” was organized with the municipal environmental department of Frankfurt am Main. In cooperation with the Uckermärkische Seen nature park , the summer vacation leisure time “Sommerland” was organized several times. In 2007 Karstadt announced its support for Young Panda. In the course of this, for example, a painting competition for children and young people was organized in many of the company's branches. In 2015, WWF Young Panda was a partner of the “Kids Climate Conference”.

In 2009, WWF Austria also started a children's and youth program under the name “Young Panda”. It is structured in a similar way to WWF Germany.

program

Young Panda News (11/2013)

Adults can register children with Young Panda as part of a “sponsoring membership”. You support the work of WWF Germany with a monthly donation . All Young Panda members receive twelve issues of the membership magazine “Young Panda Aktuell” per year and have the opportunity to take part in nature and adventure camps. Young Panda members at WWF Austria receive a quarterly panda magazine and four Young Panda newsletters a year.

Regardless of the sponsoring membership, WWF Germany provides information about the program and its activities as well as knowledge on topics such as the tropical rainforest, the giant panda , tigers and other endangered animal and plant species on the Young Panda website . These are prepared in a child-friendly manner by WWF Germany. Visitors can design an avatar and take a virtual journey through nature. The Young Panda website of WWF Austria also includes a community where children can, for example, exchange photos of animals.

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Information for parents. WWF Germany, accessed July 17, 2015 .
  3. ↑ The WWF mascot . In: Schwäbische Zeitung . April 27, 2013, p. 6 .
  4. ↑ Klaus-Henning Groth (Ed.): The great book of the WWF . 1st edition. Edition Rasch and Röhring, 2003, ISBN 3-934427-37-5 , p. 287 .
  5. ↑ Children's poems for protection of tigers . In: Frankfurter Neue Presse . November 3, 1999, p. 5 .
  6. ^ Gerhard Reischmann: Now Alexander is traveling to Berlin to see the minister . In: Schwäbische Zeitung . February 21, 2002.
  7. ↑ A picture fish against bycatch . In: Eckernförder Zeitung . August 20, 2009.
  8. ↑ Your paw for the tigers . In: Berliner Zeitung . July 11, 2010.
  9. ↑ Young Panda Nature and Adventure Camps 2015. WWF Germany, accessed on May 19, 2015 .
  10. ↑ Explore nature and save the environment . In: Free Word . February 21, 2015, p. 17 (Suhl edition).
  11. ↑ This is WWF . In: Schweriner People's Newspaper . August 15, 2009, p. 20 .
  12. ↑ Explore nature and save the environment . In: Free Word . February 21, 2015, p. 17 .
  13. ↑ Mission statement of the WWF nature and adventure camps. WWF Germany, accessed June 10, 2015 .
  14. ↑ Young Panda Nature and Adventure Camps 2015. WWF Germany, accessed on July 17, 2015 .
  15. ↑ Bonames moves to the airfield . In: Frankfurter Neue Presse . August 16, 2006, p. 8 .
  16. ↑ Nature park supports school camp . In: Nordkurier . 4th July 2006.
  17. ↑ It's getting exotic at Karstadt . In: Wiesbaden Courier . February 28, 2007.
  18. ↑ Business - Karstadt supports WWF . In: Frankfurter Rundschau . February 8, 2007, p. 30 .
  19. ↑ We're taking part - WWF Young Panda. Kids Climate Conference, accessed July 28, 2015 .
  20. ↑ Tonja Ariane Schewe: Competition: Become a children's ambassador for the environment! In: T-Online Kids. May 4, 2015, accessed July 28, 2015 .
  21. ↑ WWF Austria: WWF is expanding its children's and youth program . February 24, 2009.
  22. ↑ Take part in Young Panda! WWF Germany, accessed on May 22, 2015 .
  23. ↑ Become a Young Panda now and save the tigers! WWF Austria, accessed on May 22, 2015 .
  24. ↑ Young Panda in a new outfit. In: What is what. Tessloff Verlag, May 28, 2004, accessed May 22, 2015 .
  25. ↑ Web tip: Through the savannah. In: GEOlino. Retrieved July 17, 2015 .
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