Biodiversity Day
Illustrations made for endangered species.
These were commissioned illustrations created specially for The International Day for Biological Diversity 2020.
The World Bank (Environment Group) Washington DC had an idea where they have imaginary conversations with
a kindergarten class of biodiverse species, asking them what they wanted to be when they grew up.
Not surprisingly, their answers aren’t that different from the role they will play as adults.
Bees for instance want to become farmers as 90% of the world’s food is pollinated by them. Toucans want to become
foresters, as they disperse seeds. Beavers are really nature’s very own ecosystem engineers. Elephants play the
role of landscapers for the habitats and forests. Sea Turtles as architects help build coral farms underwater.
The idea was to allow parents, teachers and children to enjoy, read-up and know more about these animals during
the Covid-19 lockdown period. The illustrations were shared as Instagram and Twitter posts, and as an infographic
shared on the World Bank website. Each one was hand drawn, filled with textures and bright colours with large
wonder-filled eyes that the audience could instantly connect with.
Rough sketch for the Toucan.
Social Media Instagram Posts.
