Right to Healthy Environment | Study session
We are looking for organisations and youth activists interested in increasing their capacities to work on the access to environmental rights of young people
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This study session is organised in cooperation with the Council of Europe.
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Why are we doing this
We’re embarking on this journey to amplify the youth perspective and influence within the Council of Europe while focusing on the crucial issue of the Right to a Healthy Environment recommendation.
By immersing ourselves in discussions on participation, human rights, and environmental protection, we aim to ensure that the voices of young people are integral in shaping policy recommendations, as well as to create a platform where your insights and contributions can drive tangible change, fostering a global community dedicated to environmental advocacy.
This study session is for you if:
- You and your sending organisation are based in one of the Council of Europe countries.
- You are between the ages of 18 - 35 at the time of the event.
- You have background in and are already actively engaged in environmental & human rights activism and youth work.
At the study session, you will:
- Deepen your knowledge and understanding of young people in the sphere of environmental rights and map ways of addressing environmental rights challenges in different realities.
- Be introduced to the CM/REC (2022)20 Recommendation (in relation to human rights and the protection of the environment) by reflecting on the nature, content and implications of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
- Map what is already being done, what needs to be improved, what needs to be started in relation to Recommendation and the different current realities.
- Develop your skills and knowledge in mobilising youth for the recognition of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment through advocacy, educational and policy frameworks.
- Work to create tools for young people and civil societies to understand and foster the recognition of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human right.
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Our mission
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.
Financially supported by the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Council of Europe
