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Businesses for nature: 3 enterprises from the Baltic Sea region on a mission to save the planet

Businesses for nature: 3 enterprises from the Baltic Sea region on a mission to save the planet

Social change can look like many things - and one path towards a green future can happen through social entrepreneurship. This is the spirit that we brought to the “Breakfast talks” webinar, organized jointly by Youth4Nature and the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBBS), through the Baltic Sea Youth Platform. During this webinar, three entrepreneurs based in the Baltic Sea region - Finland, Latvia, and Estonia - showed us what social entrepreneurship looks like, and today we bring you…

Focus on Europe & Central Asia: Time for a Climate of Change 

Focus on Europe & Central Asia: Time for a Climate of Change 

In September 2020, Youth4Nature joined Youth and Environment Europe to design a series of youth-led webinars and online dialogues for #ClimateOfChange, a pan-European campaign to build a better future for climate-induced migrants and the effect of the climate crisis on the region…

Statement in Response to Climate Ambition Summit

Statement in Response to Climate Ambition Summit

This Summit, while a step forward, is an example of the slow pace that decision-makers are taking in response to the climate crisis. While the official press release applauded the supposed increased ambition, we must continue to apply pressure for the urgent and bold action needed by COP26.

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

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.”