World Conservation Award (Boy Scouting)

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== [[World Conservation Award (Boy Scouting)|Boy Scout World Conservation Award]] requirements ==
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The '''[[World Conservation Award]]''' may be earned by a [[World Conservation Award (Cub Scouting)|Cub Scout]], [[Boy Scout]] or [[Varsity Scout]].
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You can earn this award as a Boy Scout by earning the following merit badges:
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*[[Environmental Science]] merit badge.
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*Either [[Soil and Water Conservation]] OR [[Fish and Wildlife Management]] merit badge.
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*[[Citizenship in the World]] merit badge.
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''Source: 2007 Boy Scout Requirements (33215)''
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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The World Conservation Award is worn on the uniform shirt, centered on the right pocket as a temporary patch. It can also be worn on the back of a merit badge sash. It does not replace the World Crest on the uniform.
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# The World Conservation Award is worn on the [[uniform]] shirt, centered on the right pocket as a [[temporary patch]]. It can also be worn on the back of a [[merit badge sash]]. It does '''''not''''' replace the [[World Crest]] on the [[uniform]].
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# Unlike the Cub Scout version of the patch, no conservation effort is outlined in the requirements for the Boy Scout version. The reason the volunteer aspect has been dropped in the jump from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts is unclear, as community service oriented projects of maintenance and restoration are common to many requirements for Special Opportunity awards, as well as to Scouting in general. This alteration of approach may be in light of the fact that specific badge requirements encourage the Scout to conduct or participate in a project of their own while working on the badge, and they may very well have already been involved in some type of project while working on the badge. These service-based requirements however, are purely optional, as there are multiple alternatives. It is unclear whether this is in fact a loop hole, or intended by the awards' founders. See Fish and Wildlife Management requirement 5c and Soil and Water Conservation requirement 7f.
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==Requirement resources==
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{{Ecology Links}}
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==Related awards==
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{{Ecology Awards Links}}
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There are three varieties of this patch which distinguish it as an award for a Scout who has completed the requirements outlined for Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, or Venture Scouts, which vary in increasing difficulty in correlation with its branch of Scouting. While each badge is similar in appearance, each has a subtle difference. Each features the Panda and the Scout emblem, however the colors of the patch correlate with the branch of scouting its wearer represents. The Cub Scout version is Purple and Yellow, the Boy Scout version is standard BSA khaki, (as seen above,) and the Venture Scout version is yellow.
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== See also ==
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{| align="right"
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|{{Boy Scout portal}}{{clear}}{{Varsity Scout portal}}
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*[[World Conservation Award (Cub Scouting)]]
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*[[World Conservation Award (Venturing)]]
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* [[Environmental Science|Requirements for the '''Environmental Science''' Merit Badge]]
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* [[Soil and Water Conservation|Requirements for the '''Soil and Water Conservation''' Merit Badge]]
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* [[Fish and Wildlife Management|Requirements for the '''Fish and Wildlife Management''' Merit Badge]]
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* [[Citizenship in the World|Requirements for the '''Citizenship in the World''' Merit Badge]]
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Unlike the Cub Scout version of the patch, no conservation effort is outlined in the requirements for the Boy Scout or Venture versions. The reason the volunteer aspect, which is common to many Special Opportunity awards, has been dropped in the jump from Cub Scouts to Boy and Venture Scouts is debatable, however it may be a result of specific badge requirements which encourage the Scout to conduct or participate in a project of their own. These service-based requirements are purely optional however, as there are multiple alternatives. See Fish and Wildlife Management requirement 5c and Soil and Water Conservation requirement 7f.
 
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Revision as of 01:38, May 29, 2010

Boy Scout
World Conservation Award


Created:1976
Level:Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts

The World Conservation Award may be earned by a Cub Scout, Boy Scout or Varsity Scout.


World Conservation Award (Boy Scouting) requirements

You can earn this award as a Boy Scout by completing these requirements:

  1. Earn the following merit badges:
  2. Participate in a conservation project as part of an approved Scouting program totaling at least three hours that addresses a conservation need common to more than one country

Footnotes

Note that the requirements for this award must be completed in addition to any similar requirements completed for rank (e.g. service project hours cannot be used for both rank advancement and this award).

Updated requirements are per December 16, 2016 update as shown on the World Conservation Award Application Form - 2016 Printing.


The text of these requirements may be locked. In that case, they can only be edited by an administrator.
Please note any errors found in the above requirements on this article's Talk Page.


Notes

  1. The World Conservation Award is worn on the uniform shirt, centered on the right pocket as a temporary patch. It can also be worn on the back of a merit badge sash. It does not replace the World Crest on the uniform.
  2. Unlike the Cub Scout version of the patch, no conservation effort is outlined in the requirements for the Boy Scout version. The reason the volunteer aspect has been dropped in the jump from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts is unclear, as community service oriented projects of maintenance and restoration are common to many requirements for Special Opportunity awards, as well as to Scouting in general. This alteration of approach may be in light of the fact that specific badge requirements encourage the Scout to conduct or participate in a project of their own while working on the badge, and they may very well have already been involved in some type of project while working on the badge. These service-based requirements however, are purely optional, as there are multiple alternatives. It is unclear whether this is in fact a loop hole, or intended by the awards' founders. See Fish and Wildlife Management requirement 5c and Soil and Water Conservation requirement 7f.


Requirement resources


Related awards

Ecology-related awards


See also

Boy Scout portal
Varsity Scout portal

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