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Hello Youth4Nature, family! Before we jump into our curated sharing of news, opportunities, and events we wanted to take the time to acknowledge the serious human rights injustices occurring around the world. These injustices weigh heavily on our heart and spirit, and at Youth4Nature we stand in solidarity with young local organizers and change makers who create space and resources to support their affected communities. In the lens of justice, we know that the root problems of the climate crisis, the ecological crisis, and these social crises - which we work diligently to unpack and dismantle - are the same. The solutions? They are intimately interconnected, weaving a path to a future for everyone, with the planet.
We will continue to uplift the solutions oriented and ambitious work that YOU - youth around the world - are leading. We are unwavering in this support and this good work brings hope.
With this in mind, we thank you for your attention into our world this month - ever mobilising, elevating and bridging at the nature-climate nexus.
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This World Bee Day, Thursday May 20, join us for our final of the pollinator webinar series, focusing on practical approaches to engage with and conserving pollinators. Information ranging from how set up sustainable beehives and flower farms, to butterfly farms, to how to test honey quality, and more. Event happening at 1pm UTC / 4pm EAT.
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We are proud to share our Information Brief on “Nature-based Solutions''! This work is with the Global Youth Biodiversity Network and YOUNGO teaming up to develop a resource that will serve as a comprehensive, first overview into NbS. Soon we will be launching a survey to collect input from youth globally to help us build a unified Youth Position Statement!
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Mark your calendars! The first episode of The Ajyal Podcast is dropping this Thursday! The Ajyal Podcast is highlighting youth priorities, perspectives, and expertise related to nature and climate in West Asia. The first series is focused on Climate Justice in the region, and will cover militarization, land rights and resource acquisition, and fossil fuel divestment.
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- Re-Peater is hosting the 24 hour digital Peat-Fest on May 29 - happening from midnight to midnight BST, this a youth-led group and event! Tickets are available starting May 15. Link here.
- New publication! “Nature-based Solutions can only be transformative if we fundamentally shift the ways we talk about and understand them: it’s not about what nature can “do” for us, it’s about how people and nature are interconnected.” This publication is written in part by our very own co-creator Marina Melanidis. Read the publication here.
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Fresh on the blog!
The climate and biodiversity movements are huge and it can be daunting to know where to start. Well, here is a list of 10 ways for Arab youth to get involved in the climate-nature nexus, starting from personal actions all the way to international!  Read it here
Curated by the Y4N West Asia team, for West Asian youth.
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From Amazon Co2 emissions to big wins for the Great Barrier Reef, our regional teams have put together regional updates - including news, events and more! - just for you:
NORTH AMERICA:
- A new report released by Indigenous Climate Action, Decolonizing Climate Policy in Canada, dissects the last two climate action plans by the Government of Canada
- President Biden hosted a Leaders Summit on Climate, where he announced target reducing emissions by 50-52 percent by 2030 compared to 2005 levels among other promising news from
- Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival has begun its second pandemic celebrations ahead of June 21st, National Indigenous People’s Day in Canada. Over the few weeks, Indigenous artists, performers, educators, students, and community members will gather online to share knowledge and celebrate Canada’s diverse Indigenous cultures.
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ASIA & THE PACIFIC:
- Learn about Explore—the world’s first and only research network dedicated to forest landscape governance. Share with your community for a better future for forests and people in Southeast Asia 🏾https://lnkd.in/gWqMh-d. Initiative by RECOFTC and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
- Global Compact Network Singapore will convene youths worldwide through our Youth Forum 2021 to exchange insights and ideas on how to take action for a more sustainable future! Across two days, we will have a series of activities centred around how youths can move forward as one ASEAN amidst the new normal
Register Here
- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has just released its new Draft Energy Policy which states that the bank “will not finance any new coal-fired capacity for power and heat generation or any facilities associated with new coal generation.” A step in the right direction. Read more
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AFRICA:
- Keen to understand more about how we can transform global food systems in the face of the climate disaster? Attend the Farming for Climate Justice event series. More here.
- Climate Migrants: Abnormal rising of Kenya’s rift-valley lakes creates climate migrants and leaves damages.
- Three years into a restoration project, Yangambi, a lush forest landscape in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has just celebrated the planting of its millionth new tree.
- South Africa announced its intention to ban Lion farming for cub petting and hunting due to risks to conservation efforts and wild populations
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LATIN AMERICA + THE CARIBBEAN:
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The Escazú Agreement is finally ratified, the first in LAC! Escazú guarantees access to environmental information, public participation in environmental decision and promotes the protection of environmental and land defenders. This is particularly important in Latin America and the Caribbean, one of the regions with the most biodiversity in the world and with the highest number of nature defenders threaten and murdered. Let’s defend the nature defenders!
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Colombia faces state violence for more than 3 weeks, Y4N shows solidarity and explains the protests relations with nature here.
- Young activists sue Brazilian government for “carbon trick manoeuvre”. Learn more here.
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WEST ASIA:
- A shocking disaster hits Syria’s largest river, the Euphrates River amid low water levels threatening the livelihoods of local communities and farmers. The Euphrates River being trans-boundary between Turkey, Syria, and Iraq increases the likelihood of climate-induced conflict given failed regulations along the river. Find out more here and here.
- Jordanian youth leadership programme opportunity by Green Generation Foundation. Find out more here and register here. (Info in Arabic)
- Our Y4N team is growing! This month alone 6 new Global Ambassadors joined our West Asia team from Lebanon, Yemen, Jordan and Syria! Stay tuned for some more introductions, coming soon!
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Check out our new and improved story-map! This interactive and regularly updated Story-map showcases young people's personal, compelling and local narratives on the climate and/or biodiversity crises. The map will allow you to filter stories by ecosystem, problems, solutions, language, story format, topic, and more! Visit and join a movement of storytelling for a shared and thriving future! #YourStoryOurFuture
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Europe and Central Asia storytellers! If you are from this region or have a personal story to tell from the region - you are first up in our virtual trip around the globe! Over the coming months we are going region by region, to put a special focus on the stories we're searching for and the stories we highlight.  Submit your story about urgent messages, community-centred action and solutions-oriented work for nature and for climate!
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PAID OPPORTUNITY | Youth Climate Lab is hiring International Coordinators in the Bay of Bengal, Pacific and Caribbean regions. Deadline to apply by May 18, 2021.
PAID OPPORTUNITY | Stand.earth is hiring a passionate Senior Climate Finance Strategist to play a key role in holding financial institutions to account for their role in accelerating climate change. Deadline to apply by May 19, 2021. This position is open until filled.
PAID OPPORTUNITY | Postdoctoral Fellow with conservation social science in Yellowstone to Yukon region, deadline to apply is May 20, 2021.
PAID OPPORTUNITY | The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and World Agroforestry (ICRAF) is looking for a consultant, GLF Ground Coordinator - Amazon, the application deadline is May 22, 2021.
PAID OPPORTUNITY | ACTED is looking for a Environment and Climate Change Programme Officer – based in Amman, Jordan, to work on our Syrian mission, the deadline to apply is May 23, 2021.
PAID OPPORTUNITY | Programme Management Assistant - Communications, G5 located at the IPBES Secretariat at the Bonn duty station in Germany. Submissions are accepted from April 27, 2021 - May 27, 2021.
PAID OPPORTUNITY | The Canadian Institute for Climate Choices is looking for an Engagement Specialist – Bilingual. Apply by May 30, 2021.
PAID OPPORTUNITY | People & Planet have opened 2 internship programs based on providing intensive, ongoing training, fantastic support to build up a variety of skills so that, by the time you finish, you’ll be single-handedly managing your own projects and campaigns. Check out the Climate Justice Internship or the Migrant Justice Internship, deadline to apply is June 1, 2021 at midnight
PAID OPPORTUNITY | Capital Coalition's is looking for a dynamic, proactive & creative Communications Officer to join their Communications Team. Deadline to apply is June 1, 2021 at 12 noon (BST).
CHALLENGE | Are you a part of impactful and inspiring solutions led by ecopreneurs and young change-makers? The #GenerationRestoration Youth Challenge is a global call for youth-led solutions to conserve and restore ecosystems. Submissions are being accepted from 16 April 2021 – 15 June 2021.
FUNDING | The Africa Bird Club supports small to medium sized Conservation projects on avian conservation in Africa. Applications for Conservation Awards must be received by the cut off dates shown on the Applications page.
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Letter to the Editor
Thoughts on what we shared this month? We want to hear from you! We’re starting a short letter to the editor section in our newsletter. In 3-4 sentences, tell us what you liked, didn’t like, your personal take on anything we’ve shared or maybe even link us to additional resources! We’ll include it next month. Submit your letter to the editor.
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We will not stop climate change with irresponsible offsetting!
Though systems may not be comfortable with reinventing our long-standing methods and protocols, we know that climate justice is accomplished through ambitious and creative solutions. People over profit is the way forward.
We are wishing you a month of rest, resilience and hope! Thank you for being with us.
With love & solidarity,
The Y4N Team
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