Volvo Adventure - Supporting environmental education, practical projects and action. In partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

The Volvo Adventure Competition
WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT?
The Volvo Adventure - in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme - is an educational programme that rewards environmental activities and the decision-makers of the future. To enter, you form a team of 2 to 5 members aged 13 to 16 (at competition opening - July 1st 2009). Perform an environmental project in your local community & submit the project via our online submission tool before the competition deadline, January 31st 2011.
Projects are judged and the best projects are selected for an all expenses paid trip to Göteborg, Sweden where they can win: 1st place = 10,000 USD, 2nd = 6,000 USD and 3rd = 4,000 USD.
See the registration details and guidelines for more information.
WHAT'S NEW?
New - February 2010 newsletter is now available. Click here to download.
FOR FULL ACCESS AND INFORMATION
The big 2009 - 2011 competition is now open with the extended deadline of January 31st 2011. Click HERE to register yourself for access to the website.
Guidelines are available via the following links:
ARABIC - CHINESE - ENGLISH - FRENCH - PORTUGUESE
JAPANESE - RUSSIAN - SPANISH - SWEDISH - SWAHILI
FINALISTS AND WINNERS
Click a year to view previous years finalists and winners projects and annoucements: 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005
PROJECT GALLERIES
Click a year to view all entrants projects: 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006
FILMS AND SLIDESHOWS
Click a year and click SLIDESHOW or FILM below.

Bob the Bunny's Cartoon Competition
WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT?
Too young to enter the Volvo Adventure ? Bob the Bunny's competition is aimed at younger adventurers aged between 10 to 12 years old (at the competition opening - July 1st 2009)
To enter, you form a team of 1 to 3 members, identify a local environmental issue and create an A4 cartoon strip illustrating the issue and actions that you might take to solve it.

This years winning team will be sent to the 2011 Volvo Adventure final.
See the registration details below for more information.

WHAT'S NEW?
2009 Winner announced! See THIS SPACE Bob the Bunny's Cartoon Book is available. Click here to download (30Mb).
FOR FULL ACCESS AND INFORMATION
The new 2009 to 2011 competition is now open. Before registering, perhaps you'd like to take Bob's Environmental Journey HERE and explore important issues. Teachers may want to look at the teacher briefing HERE. It includes downloadable versions of the Environment Journey in English and Spanish (Argentina) .zip files, to be used as standalone on a PC with no internet connection.

Register to gain access to the website and get the entry form HERE.
CURRENT ENTRIES
All entries are visible here. Click below and use the left/right/up/down cursor keys to browse cartoons.
Click IMAGE CONTROLS to find the image movement / zoom control keys.



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United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014, DESD)

The Decade aims to integrate the values inherent in sustainable development into all aspects of learning to encourage changes in behaviour which will enable a more viable and fairer society for everyone.
(www.unesco.org/education/desd)