YEE Newsletter

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My name is Tiarnan and I hail from Dublin, Ireland. My passion and pursuit in this life is to promote and protect our beautiful natural heritage. I completed a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Management and have gone on to be actively involved in various conservation and environmental educational NGO’s that seek to preserve our land, water and the wild free things that inhabit them. I want to see change in the world and myself and I believe that being involved in YEE can help me in accomplishing these aspirations. 

There is in France a recurring problem that reached an extraordinary scope last summer.
Each year, the North-West beaches (Brittany region) are stricken by an invasion of green algae.
This "green tide", which results from the human impact in the area, is harmful for the environment and noxious for locals.

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The story of ILVA steel plant in Taranto has attracted during decades the attention of several groups: mass medias, public opinion, national (Italian government, trade unions, municipalities, local NGOs...) and international institutions (European Commission and European Court of Justice). This article provides a short review of ILVA case until today and supports the idea that, in contemporary business models, economic interests and environmental and social parameters should be harmonized in order to guarantee long term financial wealth.

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My name is Aram Mnatsakanyan, I am from town Yeghvard, Armenia. I’m 25 years old, have bachelor degree in macroeconomics, from 2014 I am working in a bank as a head of loan to deposit division of a branch, and the same time I am working in environmental NGO as an accountant.

Which YEE member organisation do you belong to? What are the main activities of your organisation?

I am representing "Yeghvard" Youth Ecological NGO. Our NGO is the only environmental organisation in Kotayk region. We are organising environmental events, projects and campaigns for local young people. Our projects are involving not only young people from Kotayk region but also from all regions of Armenia.

How did you get involved in YEE?

I got involved in YEE after 2015 when I was representing our organisation at the Annual Meeting, during that event I’ve met many positive and motivated people, who were really concerned about environment.

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Hello I am Ketevan from a very small resort town Borjomi, Georgia. I am an Experienced Quality Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the Environmental Services Industry. Skilled in Water Treatment and Information Technologies. I graduated the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University faculty of exact and natural sciences  and have a degree in Computer Science.

Which YEE member organisation do you belong to? What are the main activities of your organization?

 I am a Vice President and an activist of Georgia Youth Eco Movement - SAEM, which is a member organisation of YEE network for already 22 years. SAEM is a non-governmental, non-for-profit youth environmental organisation uniting mostly school children and students under the age of 30 fully runned by young people. Main aims of organisation are: popularising nature studies, enhancing environmental awareness and improving public participation.

 How did you get involved in YEE?

I participated in YEE Annual Meetings as a representative of my organisation and I took part in one study session, youth exchange, and several TC organised by YEE. I was elected as a Member Organisations Officer for the 2016-2017 business year.

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My name is Niall Barrett, I’m 26 and an Environmental Youth Worker from Dublin City, Ireland. I have a B.Sc. in Environmental Management and a M.Sc. in Sustainable Development.

Which YEE member organisation do you belong to? What are the main activities of your organisation?

I work for ECO-UNESCO, Ireland’s Youth Environmental and Education Organisation. I coordinate a Youth for Sustainable Development Peer Education Programme which works with young people aged 15-18, by exploring a range environmental and social justice issues. ECO-UNESCO engages with over 10,000 young people every year through a range of environmental education programmes and through our Young Environmentalist Awards, a programme that awards young people for undertaking environmental action projects that have a local to global impact.

How did you get involved in YEE?

I was sent to Helsinki to represent my organisation at YEE’s environmental action training and at the following Annual Meeting. I was elected to the Board of YEE at the Annual Meeting in July 2017.

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Can you introduce yourself?

Hi, My name is Daniela and I am from Moldova. I’m 19 years old and I study international economic relations. I am a hard-working and caring person, that loves nature, good music, tea and exploring new places.

Which YEE member organisation do you belong to? What are the main activities of your organisation?

I belong to Gutta-Club, which is a NGO from Moldova.  The main activities of the organisation are the environmental education of children and youth, the development of the third sector and social protection of children and youth. Its motto is "Gutta cavat lapidem!” – a drop can break a stone. Drop by drop can make an ocean, so step by step we can solve global environmental problems.

How did you get involved in YEE?

I got involved in YEE by participating at the training course “Be(e) The Change” in 2016.  I really enjoyed the project and the whole spirit and atmosphere of YEE.

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