News, Inuka
Rachel Boere
Beyond Policy Reform: NbS From the Ground Up | ...

New Report! This policy brief aims to highlight and unpack the key successes, structural challenges, and opportunities for locally- and youth-led NbS projects learned from Youth4Nature’s INUKA Pilot project.

Beyond Policy Reform: NbS From the Ground Up | A policy brief based on the INUKA Pilot
Hiring, News
Asmita Rawat
Youth4Nature is looking for a Finance Director! ...

We’re growing our youth fam! Youth4Nature is looking for a Finance Director! If you’re 18–30, excited about climate + nature, and ready to co-create in a global youth collective, this is for YOU! Apply by until October 10, at 23:59 UTC.

Youth4Nature is looking for a Finance Director! Is it you?
Reflections
Rachel Boere
Reflections on the 9th American Forest ...

“Youth are not just the future of forests – we are the present.” What does it mean to really have youth at the table in a defining moment for America’s forests? Read our full reflections from the 9th American Forest Congress to learn more about this critical forest dialogue and what it means to be part of this space.

Reflections on the 9th American Forest Congress: Youth in a Forest Legacy 
Reflections
Rachel Boere
From Migration to Mobilization: The Role of ...

Unpacking water as both a trigger of displacement and a vector for peace, justice, and ecological repair, exploring case examples of youth-led solutions from around the world, and offering recommendations for next steps, this piece explores the intersections of water, mobility and NbS for climate action.

From Migration to Mobilization: The Role of Youth and Nature in Climate Resilience
News
Rachel Boere
Youth4Nature 2024 Impact Report

Our 2024 Impact Report highlights how our work moves between the local and global levels. We are continuously exploring pathways to ensure that our local youth-led actions inform high-level policy—and that global decision-making is meaningfully translated back into local communities and ecosystems. Hear directly from our team about some of our most impactful work in 2024, and how we are working towards a future where communities thrive with nature across generations.

Youth4Nature 2024 Impact Report
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Planting Our Future: International Youth Day Series

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Planting Our Future: International Youth Day Series

This is part of a short series for International Youth Day that is looking at how young people see, understand, and are acting for and with forests.

“We planted all this not for ourselves but for our neighbours. Each household now has at least 5 plants from us. I was able to teach children, youth and elders the role of trees and forests, any why forest conservation is crucial. When you plant even one tree, you have the power to influence so many people; indeed, you can influence life all over the world.”

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Planting Our Future: International Youth Day Series

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Planting Our Future: International Youth Day Series

This is part of a short series for International Youth Day that is looking at how young people see, understand, and are acting for and with forests.

“Since April 2019, the news has been dominated by a controversial decommissioning project for public utility, in particular regarding the exploitation of part (16 ha) of the classified forest of Kua for the construction of a hospital. This decision revolted us young climate activists and we started to protest.”

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On Racism in the Environmental Movement

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On Racism in the Environmental Movement

As a global, youth-led organisation working in the climate and environmental space, we hold ourselves accountable to the demands for racial justice in light of the recent events surrounding the murder of George Floyd and the consequent outburst of solidarity across the world against institutionalized racism, within the justice system and beyond.

Youth4Nature stands in solidarity with Black communities and the Black Lives Matter movement.

#BlackLivesMatter

Native Bee Case Studies: World Bee Day Blog Series

Native Bee Case Studies: World Bee Day Blog Series

This blog is part of a series, led by the Youth4Nature USA Team, to celebrate World Bee Day (May 20, 2020).

On World Bee Day 2020, we are highlighting this colorful arthropod because they are not just an abstract factor of our environment - they are right in your communities. Whether we are talking about wild bees or hived bees, we can each play  a specific role to support and invite more pollinator activity.

The Mighty Worker Bee: World Bee Day Blog Series

The Mighty Worker Bee: World Bee Day Blog Series

This blog is part of a series, led by the Youth4Nature USA Team, to celebrate World Bee Day (May 20, 2020).

What would a world without bees look like?

Initially, we might think that a world without bees might mean a world without honey, which is devastating in and of itself. Then, we might consider that a world without bees may also mean a world without wildflowers, since almost every flowering plant requires pollination.

What we may not fully appreciate is the potential economic and cultural impact of losing bees.

Pollinator Corridors: World Bee Day Blog Series

Pollinator Corridors: World Bee Day Blog Series

This blog is part of a series, led by the Youth4Nature USA Team, to celebrate World Bee Day (May 20, 2020).

Today, as you may know, is Bee Day. As a person who lives in the northeast United States, I’ve recently been witness to the amazing work people around here are doing on protecting and restoring pollinator habitats. Many of these projects involve or are led by youth and can be adapted or replicated in your own community, so I’ll give a few examples.

Earth Week 2020: Recap

Earth Week 2020: Recap

The 50th Anniversary of Earth Day was last week, and as many of us are physically isolating by spending more time at home what may have just been a single day of events grew to an entire week on online engagement opportunities. The Youth4Nature team had the chance to contribute to a number of these events, and even lead our own. Here is our Earth Week 2020 Recap.

The Madrid Update | Our UNFCCC COP25 Events

The Madrid Update | Our UNFCCC COP25 Events

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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Sustaining Our Transformative Work: Reflections on System Change

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Sustaining Our Transformative Work: Reflections on System Change

“In the end, thanks to the Immersion and my reflections on challenging experiences, I have come to the realisation that I can’t sustainably and joyfully work towards transformative and systemic change without undergoing some inner changes in my perspective and ways of functioning as part of the process. As mentioned, mobilising, campaigning and organising isn’t easy. And trying to do it without feeling comfortable in its innate intricacy, without love and positive energy is not possible in the long run. “

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The New York Update: Part 2 | From Our Delegates

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The New York Update: Part 2 | From Our Delegates

The Youth4Nature delegation to New York for the UN Climate Action Summit comprised of 12 young professionals from 10 countries: Kazazkhstan, Ukraine, Kenya, Nigeria, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, the United States and Canada!

Our diverse team of young nature and climate leaders all had unique experiences particular to their interests, policy experience, and regional networks. So, what did we think of the New York Climate Week and UN Climate Action Summit?

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Youth4Nature at Nature's Climate Hub

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Youth4Nature at Nature's Climate Hub

Youth4Nature is hosting four events during New York Climate Week, as partners of Nature’s Climate Hub, and you are invited! Join us at our workshops, exhibitions, forums, and strategy sessions for youth nature and climate leaders. Topics will include youth empowerment and movement building, storytelling, climate and ecological justice, and more!

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The Double-Edged Nature of Land: A Practical Analysis of the IPCC's Special Report on Climate Change and Land

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The Double-Edged Nature of Land: A Practical Analysis of the IPCC's Special Report on Climate Change and Land

“[…] the IPCC’s SRCCL shines light on interlinked global challenges like climate adaptation and mitigation, desertification, land degradation and food security, whilst suggesting land-related actions/NBS that can mutually benefit all these areas. Whilst much of the current discussion misguidedly focuses on singular individual lifestyle changes, just like with the Special Report on 1.5C, we urgently need large-scale and context-dependent action that is participatory, inclusive, multi-sectoral, and actively considers ecological, social, economic, cultural and institutional factors.”

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