IFAW World Wildlife Day International Youth Art Contest 2026 – YOA

Deadline: February 1, 2026

Applications are open for the IFAW World Wildlife Day International Youth Art Contest 2026. Wild animals and crops are an important part of the intricate internet of life, sustaining ecosystems and pure processes that we rely on to outlive and thrive. Through the transformational energy of artwork, contestants will elevate consciousness for wildlife conservation and share the advantages we obtain from wild crops and animals.

This 12 months’s World Wildlife Day is widely known underneath the theme of “Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods.” Tens of 1000’s of medicinal and fragrant crops are harvested around the globe and are important to human well being and nicely-being. These vital species are liable to extinction as a result of ongoing impacts of habitat loss, overharvesting, unlawful commerce, and extra—the identical confronted by threatened and endangered wildlife species in peril as nicely.

Plants are vital to the globe’s biodiversity and to wholesome habitats for dwelling beings. To pay tribute to the 2026 theme, they encourage artists to incorporate crops of their wildlife entries this 12 months—significantly as many animals use crops for medicinal and fragrant functions too.

The International Youth Art contest is held in partnership with the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Eligibility

• Open to youth artists utilizing conventional artwork mediums (hand drawn utilizing markers, crayons, coloured pencils, and/or paint). Be certain to incorporate crops throughout the scope of your wildlife artwork. 
• Applicants ought to be aged 4-18.

Application

All contestants have till 1 February 2026 to submit their work. All entries have to be submitted electronically through importing on IFAW’s web site. Finalists and profitable entries can be offered on the official World Wildlife Day occasion on 3 March 2026.

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For extra info, go to IFAW World Wildlife Day International Youth Art Contest.