{"id":708,"date":"2023-04-17T01:05:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T01:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annualreport.worldscoutfoundation.org\/2022\/?page_id=708"},"modified":"2023-04-21T22:09:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T22:09:36","slug":"champions-of-nature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/annualreport.worldscoutfoundation.org\/2022\/impact\/champions-of-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions of nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top:-95px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 sdgBlock\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-709\" 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embedded videos.<\/video><\/div><\/div><script>\n\njQuery(document).ready(function () {\n    setTimeout(function(){\n      jQuery('html, body').animate({\n        scrollTop: jQuery(\".fusion-menu-anchor#videoFeature\").offset().top-180\n      }, 1500);\n  \t},1500);\n});\n\n<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background fusion-parallax-fixed min400Height nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:center top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/annualreport.worldscoutfoundation.org\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8996-scaled.jpg&quot;);--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;background-attachment:fixed;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:36;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\"><strong>Champions of nature<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);\"><p>Scouts in Bolivia are championing afforestation with native plants to restore ecosystems in the inter-Andean valleys of Bolivia, in the area of Cochabamba. It\u2019s not a quick nor easy solution, but one which will create healthier natural forests and ensure the sustainability of entire ecosystems in the region for generations to come. As always, Scouts are in it for the long-term and are determined to affect positive change.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:40px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-counters-box counters-box row fusion-clearfix fusion-columns-3\"><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\"><i class=\"counter-box-icon fontawesome-icon fa-chart-line fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"118\" data-delimiter=\",\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\">Scouts trained as multipliers!<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\"><i class=\"counter-box-icon fontawesome-icon fa-users fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"10060\" data-delimiter=\",\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\">people trained in the community<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-counter-box fusion-column col-counter-box counter-box-wrapper col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"counter-box-container\"><div class=\"content-box-percentage content-box-counter\"><span class=\"display-counter\" data-value=\"2800\" data-delimiter=\",\" data-direction=\"up\" data-decimals=\"0\">0<\/span><span class=\"unit\">+<\/span><\/div><div class=\"counter-box-content\">seedlings produced so far!<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>Afforestation projects are underway, however nurseries tend to prioritise exotic species, which are easier to obtain and breed. However, exotic species disrupt the natural balance of reforested local ecosystems, causing other issues.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-testimonials classic awb-speech-bubble-show fusion-testimonials-1\" style=\"--awb-textcolor:var(--awb-color8);--awb-backgroundcolor:var(--awb-color2);--awb-margin-top:40px;--awb-margin-right:20%;--awb-margin-left:20%;--awb-testimonial-border-style:solid;--awb-testimonial-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--testimonial-border-width-top:0px;--testimonial-border-width-right:0px;--testimonial-border-width-bottom:0px;--testimonial-border-width-left:0px;\" data-random=\"0\" data-speed=\"4000\"><div class=\"reviews\"><div class=\"review active-testimonial male\"><blockquote><div class=\"awb-quote\"><div class=\"awb-quote-content\">\n<p>\u201cDeforestation has diminished the natural forests of the inter-Andean valleys of Bolivia, weakening ecosystems, and putting some tree species in danger of extinction. The slopes and valleys, which were previously covered by native forests and shrubs, are today barely covered by vegetation consisting mainly of carob and grass shrubs\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-triangle\"><\/span><\/blockquote><div class=\"author\"><span class=\"testimonial-thumbnail doe\"><\/span><span class=\"company-name\"><strong>Jorge Fuentes Rodriguez<\/strong><span>, <\/span><span>Project Manager<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background fusion-parallax-fixed min400Height nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/annualreport.worldscoutfoundation.org\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-03-10-at-6.18.59-PM.jpeg&quot;);--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;background-attachment:fixed;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-8 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>Bolivian Scouts decided to take a bold, long-term approach to re-establishing healthy ecosystems by developing a native species nursery, to support afforestation efforts, alongside mass awareness and outreach campaigns, to create an enormous multiplier effect. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Creation of a Multiplier team: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">118 volunteer Scouts and leaders were trained on the importance of native species and how to look after a nursery and nurture seedlings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Seed collection:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> The trained Multiplier team split up into sub-teams and travelled to 12 communities and forests to gather as many seeds as possible from native trees, to use in the creation of seedbeds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Establishment of the nursery:<\/span><\/b> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Volunteers from the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Multiplier team <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">helped set-up <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the seedbed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and maintain<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the growth rate of seedlings. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Two part-time gardeners work to maintain the nursery and water the seedlings between weekends when volunteers are not available. The gardeners were hired from the local area to strengthen community links and show how the campsite benefits others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Expanding the project: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Multiplier team ran awareness activities in Scout groups to train an additional 1156 interested Scouts. Trained Scouts and leaders then reached out an additional 10,060 people via schools, neighbourhoods and families, to boost awareness and support for the project, supported by social media campaigns and a Scout badge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Forestation activities: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Over 1012 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Scouts and leaders, plus community members, have participated in activities near the Scout campsite in Arani and near the city of Cochabamba, planting 890 native trees grown in the Scout nursery.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-testimonials classic awb-speech-bubble-show fusion-testimonials-2\" style=\"--awb-textcolor:var(--awb-color8);--awb-backgroundcolor:var(--awb-color2);--awb-margin-top:40px;--awb-margin-right:20%;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;--awb-margin-left:20%;--awb-testimonial-border-style:solid;--awb-testimonial-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--testimonial-border-width-top:0px;--testimonial-border-width-right:0px;--testimonial-border-width-bottom:0px;--testimonial-border-width-left:0px;\" data-random=\"0\" data-speed=\"4000\"><div class=\"reviews\"><div class=\"review active-testimonial male\"><blockquote><div class=\"awb-quote\"><div class=\"awb-quote-content\">\n<p>\u201cMy favourite part of the project was walking to Apote, because I was able to see and appreciate with my own eyes the reality in which various ecosystems of Cochabamba are found, although it was not very pleasant to know the reality of native forests in my city. I look forward to seeing the successful completion of this project.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-triangle\"><\/span><\/blockquote><div class=\"author\"><span class=\"testimonial-thumbnail doe\"><\/span><span class=\"company-name\"><strong>Sebastian (21)<\/strong><span>, <\/span><span>Scout<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-9 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background fusion-parallax-fixed min400Height nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/annualreport.worldscoutfoundation.org\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-03-10-at-6.19.00-PM.jpeg&quot;);--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;background-attachment:fixed;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-10 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>And most importantly, this Scout project is sustainable. In the first stages, production costs were kept to a minimum thanks to considerable volunteer support. Project funding from the Bolivia Scout Association, alongside generous support from the Doris and Hans Imholz Messengers of Peace Fund, via the World Scout Foundation, was used to develop the nursery and support initial outreach and training. The Multiplier approach has also proved successful to engage thousands of Scouts and community members in the project.<\/p>\n<p>In the long term, the Scouts will continue to work with local partners and institutions to ensure that Scouts can supply them with native seedlings at good rates for their own afforestation projects, whilst also covering the basic costs associated with the Scout nursery (gardeners, water). They estimate that they can produce 1500 to 2500 seedlings of native trees per year!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-11 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background fusion-parallax-fixed min400Height nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:center top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/annualreport.worldscoutfoundation.org\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_8849-scaled.jpg&quot;);--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;background-attachment:fixed;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":718,"parent":26,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-708","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/annualreport.worldscoutfoundation.org\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/annualreport.worldscoutfoundation.org\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/annualreport.worldscoutfoundation.org\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annualreport.worldscoutfoundation.org\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annualreport.worldscoutfoundation.org\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=708"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/annualreport.worldscoutfoundation.org\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1034,"href":"https:\/\/annualreport.worldscoutfoundation.org\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/708\/revisions\/1034"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annualreport.worldscoutfoundation.org\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annualreport.worldscoutfoundation.org\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/annualreport.worldscoutfoundation.org\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}