Empowering Youth Participation in Nature Restoration
An Erasmus+ project promoting nature restoration as a means for youth education, youth participation, environmental awareness and active citizenship.
GA number: 2023-1-FI01-KA220-YOU-000155405
Funded by: Erasmus+ Duration: 01/09/2023-31/08/2026
Challenge
Around 75% of the Earth’s land and 85% of wetlands bear the imprint of human activities, endangering roughly one million of the planet’s eight million species, according to IPBES. The “UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration” spanning 2021-2030 underscores the pressing need for ecosystem revival.
In Europe, the EU Biodiversity Strategy seeks to halt biodiversity loss by 2030, addressing the dire state of over 80% of EU habitats.
This project addresses this century’s challenge, by actively promoting nature restoration through youth education, non-formal learning and volunteering activities. It responds to young people’s priorities regarding climate change and environmental degradation, by creating opportunities for youth participation, environmental learning and active citizenship.
Innovation
This project provides youth organisations and youth workers with practical tools and educational resources to promote nature restoration as a means for youth-oriented education, informal learning and volunteering activities. The project supports young people in becoming active citizens and environmental leaders, through the development of guides, training materials, practical tools, educational videos and restoration activities.
The project results include a transnational report on Nature-Based Environmental Education, a good practices brochure, a Guide for organizing youth nature restoration camps, practical camp organization tools, a multiplier’s training model and demonstration and animation videos.
Action
Outputs
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
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