14 year old global winner Gloria IP Tung, China, in front of her painting
Evdokia Vallis (13), GREECE
Murilo Hideki Ashiguti (11), BRAZIL
„The message from the children -
What we can do today to combat climate change“
Special exhibition from 7 April to 24 May 2009
Cindy Liu (10), USA, regional winner of North America
International Children's Painting Competition on the Environment 2008
"I wanted to draw something that would catch everyone' s attention and encourage the whole world to work together as one to fight against global warming now. An eye surrounded by flags of various countries represents the world working together to control the root causes of climate change and doing something immediately and effectively.
Also, I wish that everyone would take action now so that we will have more hope to help our world fight against global warming. I believe that we can make our earth more beautiful if we work together!" Cindy Liu (10), USA, the regional winner of North-America
"Climate Change - Actions we can take now to reduce our negative impact".
That was the theme of the 17th International Children's Painting Competition for World Environment Day 2008. As every year, it was organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Bayer AG, the Japanese Foundation for Global Peace and Environment and Nikon. More than 15,400 children from nearly 100 countries took part.
60 award-winning paintings
This exhibition presents around five dozen of the award-winning paintings.
The pictures impressively show the concerns and hopes that children around the world associate with the state of our planet.
Each of these paintings is an environmental essay - about the protection of the environment, the responsible use of natural resources and the commitment to sustainable development.
They all express the common message from the children of this world to all people:
Care for our planet as it is the only one we've got!