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An initiative reported by UNDP on 21 October involved 142 pupils aged 13–16 from Sevan, Chambarak, Martuni, Vardenis and Gavar. During September and October, they used drawing to imagine Lake Sevan in 2050. Fifty works, ten per community, were selected for COP17’s Green Zone in Yerevan; the awards ceremony took place on 19 October. [1]
The activity belongs to EU4Biodiversity in Sevan, funded by the European Union and implemented by UNDP with Armenia’s Ministry of Environment. It gives young people space to share ideas about biodiversity and the lake. Their drawings are visions of the future, rather than scientific forecasts or evidence that environmental restoration has already been achieved. [1]
The bright side
The activity connects environmental learning with communities around the lake, bringing their voices into an international public space. [1]
One idea, in simple words
In Armenia, 142 young people drew how they imagine Lake Sevan in 2050. They are aged 13 to 16 and live in five communities near the lake. They worked during September and October. Fifty artworks, ten from each community, were chosen for COP17’s Green Zone in Yerevan. The awards ceremony took place on 19 October. The European Union and UNDP support the project with Armenia’s Ministry of Environment. Biodiversity means the variety of living things: different fish and plants, for example, are parts of an environment. Drawing can help people share ideas about what they want to protect. These pictures express hopes and proposals; they do not prove what the lake will actually be like in 2050. [1]
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- Lake Sevan Through Young Eyes at COP17 UNDP · 21 Oct 2026
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