LAHORE, Feb 19: The annual Travelling Nature Carnival of the World Wide Fund for Nature–Pakistan at the Jilani (Racecourse) Park continued attracting Lahorites throughout Sunday.

After getting their faces painted, children would either rush towards the jumping castle or puppet and magic shows while their older siblings would prefer to participate in live musical and theatre performance, environment games, quiz and debate competitions, nature art exhibition or watching the innovative 3D display models.

Students of leading educational institutions manning the 100 or so stalls would confidently explain to the visitors on display themes like habitat conservation of endangered species, water conservation, a green idea, solid waste management through recycle, reuse and reduce techniques, global warming and climate change, ecotourism, energy conservation and green architecture.

Boiling of an egg by using solar energy, zero waste programme, power generation and bio-gas plants’ models besides children clad in the attire of snow leopard, green turtle and Indus dolphin remained the centre of attraction at the day-long carnival arranged with the MCB.

In the 3-D Model Competition, the first prize was awarded to Laurel Bank School (Shalimar Campus), the second prize to Message Grammar School and the third prize to Lords International School.

For Chief Minister’s Adviser Begum Zakia Shahnawaz, the chief guest, it was heartening to see hundreds of schools, colleges and universities displaying their concern towards environmental protection through the 3D model competition.

WWF-Pakistan’s Director Operations, Anwar Naseem said through the Nature Carnival, environmental messages could be conveyed to the large number of audience. “Children are the stewards for change and they should be equipped with conservation practices,” he said.

MCB’s Kamran Rasool was special guest at the event. He said that through such activities the young generation of Pakistan could be transformed into an environmentally sensitive generation and a guardian of the natural resources of the country.

WWF-Pakistan Corporate Relations Manager Sania Khan said that for the past 10 years, the Nature Carnival has been providing a collective platform for building knowledge and interest in responsible action, ecologically conscious development and sustainable living.