Students’ Art Calls for Further Protection of Birds and Biodiversity in Armenia

Students’ art exhibition aimed to raise public awareness on the protection of birds and biodiversity, which was dedicated to the Bird Day and the UN Decade of Biodiversity was opened today, the UN Armenia office reports. 

The exhibition was jointly organized by the UN Department of Public Information, Yerevan State Academy of Arts and supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia.

The students presented for public attention more than 50 works of art, including graphics, paintings, batiks, video art, pop art, decorative and graphic applications.

They illustrated by their art works the importance of caring about birds and their diversity in Armenia. It is known that birds are sentinel species whose plight serves as barometer of ecosystem health and alert system for detecting global environmental ills.

Maria Dotsenko, UN Department of Public Information Representative said: “This exhibition not only highlights how young generation understands the importance of biodiversity, but it also calls for actions to support the rich variety of flora and fauna in the beautiful Armenia and on our planet. The doors of UN House are always open for pro-active young artists and activists.”

In 1992 the UN Member States agreed on UN Convention on Biological Diversity, which was designed to coordinate and encourage actions of Member States which will lead to a sustainable future and protection of biological diversity. And in order to coordinate and encourage actions aimed to protect the planet’s biodiversity, the UN Member States at the General Assembly announced the decade 2011 – 2020 as the Decade of Biodiversity, with a view to contributing to the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity for the period 2011-2020.

Armenia has signed the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in June 1992, being among first of 168 UN Member States which have signed this important treaty.