Couldn’t join our sessions at the IUCN One Nature, One Future Global Youth Summit? Well you’re in luck! Grab yourself a tea and have a seat - we have put together recaps and reflections from our sessions, including summaries, our key takeaways and some of our favourite quotes! Let’s dive in…
Reflections from the IUCN Global Youth Summit: Nature-based Solutions or Nature-based Excuses?
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…
Reflections from the IUCN Global Youth Summit: Nature, Climate & Youth Engagement within the Private Sector
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…
Reflections from the IUCN Global Youth Summit: Nature-based Solutions for People, for Justice and for Nature
People are part of the nature, and unlikely the common speech says, not all people are responsible for the climate and biodiversity crisis the world is facing! There’s actually people who have always protected and lived in harmony with nature, those people are Indigenous, local, Quilombola communities and other groups who understand the importance of nature…