Until 2020, big cities were seen as territories where the future of humanity lies. And indeed, “since 2007, more than half the world’s population has been living in cities, and that share is projected to rise to 60% by 2030 [1]”. It was without counting on COVID-19. The pandemic tarnished our perception of big cities: […]
Could law make climate change illegal? Can we use existing environmental laws to slash greenhouse pollution and promote the sustainable transition?Join us for the webinar “Law and Climate Action” from the Lights on Aarhus series and find out! Tune in for the first webinar of the Lights on Aarhus series. Together with the panel of […]
From November 2020, our Armenian member organisation “Yeghvard -Youth Ecological NGO”, with the financial support from the European Youth Foundation (Council of Europe), has been implementing the “Time to Act ” youth project. What´s the project about and how is it going? The Time to Act project aims to raise awareness of climate change among […]
“If the bee disappeared off the face of the Earth, man would only have four years left to live.” You’ve probably seen this quote, usually attributed to Albert Einstein. Although there is no evidence the famous scientist actually said this, there is no doubt that the message is real and alarming. So what would happen […]
Youth and Environment Europe is looking for members of working groups of the Franco-Russian Dialogue on Climate Change. WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR? Young people between 18 and 30 years old, interested in the issues of environment, climate change and related policies, who are living in Russia or France. Your nationality doesn’t matter, but due […]
Another can´t-miss event is here! Don´t miss the Youth SDG Summit on 11 and 12 February 2021 – YEE will be there. The Youth SDG Summit is the world’s premiere Summit hosted 100% by young people, powered by UNITE 2030, delivering agenda that makes a true impact to echo the challenges that youth are facing. […]
Join the largest youth-led environmental event! Don’t forget to register for the online Youth Environmental Assembly (YEA) on February 12-13th and 18-20th, organised by the United Nations Environment Programme’s Major Group for Children and Youth (UNEP MGCY). The YEA is the largest youth-led environmental event in the world and the official youth forum for the […]
Travel with us to sunny Greece to chat with Lefteris Arapakis, winner of the 2020 Young Champion of the Earth award by the United Nations Environment Programme. Lefteris is a young entrepreneur who founded Enaleia – a startup focusing on training new fishermen. Pretty cool, right? That´s not all! He also came up with the […]
YEE is looking for a Russian-based Coordinator of the Franco-Russian Youth Dialogue on Climate Change. We are looking for a volunteer to support the YEE Project Team in organising online events, communicating and engaging with experts and policy makers from Russia, organising online and in-person meetings for Russian participants. What is the Franco-Russian Youth Dialogue […]
Cathal Swan, YEE’s Liaison Officer on Environmental Governance, has been selected as a Regional Facilitator for Europe in the United Nations Environment Programme’s Major Group for Children and Youth (UNEP MGCY). He will sit on the Steering Committee as one of the two Regional Facilitators for Europe until August 2021, and both Facilitators will oversee […]
YEE aims to unite environmental youth non-profit organisations in Europe in order to enhance international cooperation, increase knowledge about the climate crisis, raise awareness of environmental problems and to strengthen participation of youth in environmental decision-making.
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