An unprecedented 1.5 million Chinese children have participated in a painting competition on the topic of climate change, in a sign of the country's growing awareness of environmental issues. The competition, held in China for the first time, saw the children collectively submit 200,000 paintings on the theme of climate change. Some 620 paintings were selected for prizes by the jury, which was made up of renowned Chinese artists, UNEP officials and Ms Elizabeth Rihoy of Resource Africa.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/15-million-chinese-children-take-part-painting-competition-climate-change
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/unep
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