“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 […]
The temperatures in the Arctic continue to rise at more than twice the global annual average, driving many of the unprecedented changes. These changes impact both local ecosystems and the global climate system, and as we learned already – what happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic. The question is, how can we […]
The Franco-Russian Dialogue on Climate Change is on track and now, what’s next? After gathering participants from Russia and France for an online youth dialogue to share their knowledge and perspectives on climate change, we are bringing you the Franco-Russian Dialogue Blog. The Blog collects young people´s contributions, op-eds, insights, recommendations and policy suggestions on […]
Check out our fresh#YEEInterview. This time we enjoyed chatting with the international team of ClimaTalk, a youth-led initiative aiming at demystifying climate policy and empower young people’s environmental projects. Read more to find out about how ClimaTalk manages to communicate climate change and related policy in a way that is understandable to everyone. We are […]
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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