We need and only need nature-based solutions that truly put people and nature in focus. Ahead of UNCBD COP16, UNFCCC COP29, and UNCCD COP16, find out where we are feeling optimistic and where we see concern for NbS as it continues to take centre stage with states and decision makers, the private sector, and civil society.
We are thrilled to launch the "Narratives of Change" campaign, collecting stories from youth globally through an open call, emphasizing their experiences with climate change, biodiversity, and human mobility. Learn more and submit your story!
Our 2023 Impact Report showcases how young people catalyse significant impact for the entire climate and nature movement, beyond ourselves. We invite you to explore in this report how our work at Youth4Nature is contributing to more robust, resilient, and transformative change, and imagine with us the possibilities if the largest population group on the planet received more 0.76% of the climate funding.
Check out what was on the agenda at our post-COP28 event in Uganda! Through presentations, a Nature-climate clinic and interactive breaks, we delved into robust discussions on Nature and Climate Change ahead of the Climate and Biodiversity Conventions coming up later this year.
Get the scoop on what the Y4N global youth delegation got up to at New York Climate Week 2023! From panels discussions and mass actions, to UN meetings and concerts, to coffee chats and more, there are so many ways to connect to climate action, to root in the togetherness that we need for systemic change, to build our skills as youth to lead on solutions for climate and nature today and in the future.
What happened at Stockholm+50? How does it feel to be a youth at these high-level international events? How do we take the outcomes of this event with us moving forward? Find the answers to these questions and more in this reflection from Raysa and Steph, members of Y4N Europe & Central Asia team who journeyed to Sweden for this conference.
As part of Africa Climate Week, we partnered with Youth in Landscapes to host Youth Voices for Nature and Climate; A path to restoration. Together, we brought forward youth leaders who are engaging with initiatives that are transforming their communities, creating opportunities for youth, and at the same time helping restore nature as well as acting for the climate within their various landscapes from Nigeria, Kenya, and Zimbabwe.
Read our event recap and hear more from the speakers themselves!
In June of 2021, the Y4N team joined our partners at the Meghna Knowledge Forum to participate in the first ever multi-stakeholder exchange about sustainable and inclusive management of the Megha River Basin, which stretches across Bangladesh and India.
During the Forum, we hosted an interactive side session for youth called The River Game to discuss the interconnections…
In observance of the twin Diversity Days 2021 (World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, 21st of May; International Day for Biological Diversity, 22nd of May), our #YourStoryOurFuture Storytelling Campaign is running a month-long special call-out for compelling and strong stories from youth that bridge society, culture and nature.
Youth4Nature joined forces with the Global Youth Biodiversity Network and YOUNGO to put together this event, which served as a launching pad for our recently published Nature-based Solutions Information Brief, and for our upcoming Global Youth Consultation and Youth NbS Position statement. The event came in two sessions…
Stepping into our intergenerational and cross-sector discussion on the private sector’s engagement with youth and for climate and nature, it was clear that there are many conflicting opinions and dichotomous understandings. Before we introduced our speakers, we asked the audience to share what words come to mind when they think about private sector and nature, and the two most prevalent words were…
En avance du Sommet mondial sur l'adaptation, Youth4Nature et le Réseau mondial de la jeunesse pour la biodiversité - Mexique, avec le soutien d'Environnement et changement climatique Canada (ECCC) et du volet d'action de la Commission mondiale sur l'adaptation, ont organisé un événement pour discuter des opportunités et des défis liés à l'extension de la mise en œuvre des solutions fondées sur la nature (SfN) et de l'ABE (approaches basée sur les écosystèmes).
Youth-led international environmental organization Youth4Nature (Y4N) has just become the latest member of the Youth In Landscapes Initiative (YIL) steering committee, thus expanding both organizations’ networks while offering valuable opportunities for collaboration, mutual learning and growth.
Youth4Nature is proud to announce that we are sending a global delegation of youth to attend the 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25), under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change from December 2-13 in Madrid, Spain.
We are thrilled to announce the following official side-events to be held by Youth4Nature at the 15th Conference of Youth and COP25:
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