Youth and Environment Europe (YEE)

✨A gentle reminder that we’re not alone in our worries. Read these three short stories by young activists who experienced eco-anxiety to find some support and hope for the future. If you feel like diving deeper into learning about climate crisis and mental health, download our handbook “Youth, emotions, and the planet” with more information and practical tools on this topic! Follow the link to read more ➡️ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dzbMDBTB Take care💙

🌍 Exciting news from our team! 🌱 📢 Last week marked a historic moment for #ClimateAction and #YouthEngagement with the adoption of the first-ever international soft law instrument on young people and climate action—Committee of Ministers’ Recommendation CM/Rec(2024)6! We are incredibly proud of the dedication and commitment shown by our team throughout this journey. This is truly a monumental achievement, and we’re honoured to have played an essential role in the process. Have a closer look at the document to see how it can inspire change and empower the next generation of climate activists! We hope it becomes a powerful tool for the systematic support that young people and climate activists deserve. #YouthEmpowerment #ClimateAction #CouncilOfEurope #YEE

📢 Last week marked a historic moment for #ClimateAction and #Youth engagement with the adoption of the first international soft law instrument on young people and climate action (Committee of Ministers’ Recommendation CM/Rec(2024)6). This is a Recommendation that has been in the drafting process for two years, and comes after many years of work to put #climate on the agenda of the Council of Europe. Key recommendations to Member States: 🌍 Rights. Protect the rights of young #EnvironmentalDefenders. 📣 Participation: Enable young people to participate in climate decision-making by removing barriers to engagement. 📚 Education: Provide tailored climate resources adaptable to all educational methods. 🏥 Health: Offer youth-friendly health services for those impacted by #ClimateChange. 📊 Information: Ensure young people have full access to climate-related information and data. 🚫 Discrimination: Address all forms of discrimination that young people face related to the #ClimateCrisis and their #activism. 🤝 Needs: Account for the specific needs of young people, particularly marginalized groups, when implementing climate measures. 🏛️ Local Dissemination: This should be translated, shared, and the local and regional authorities should be invited to implement it. This achievement reflects the dedication of Youth and Environment Europe (YEE) and their ongoing commitment to youth advocacy in environmental issues. For more details, check out the attached document!

📣 Apply to become an #EUClimatePact Ambassador! As a Pact Ambassador, you'll have the chance to bring your local climate action stories 📰 to the #EU stage and meet like-minded people across Europe. Building cleaner, healthier, and just world takes small steps and great ideas 💡 🗓 🚨Application deadline is 31 October. Find out more about EU Climate Pact Ambassadors' role and apply ➡️ https://t.co/7bMkdZxgEc #MyWorldOurPlanet EU Environment and Climate

The WHO Youth Council launched its first Youth Declaration on Creating Healthy Societies. YEE and major youth organizations support this initiative. At the World Health Summit 2024 in Berlin, the WHO Youth Council presented its vision for healthier societies. The Council is calling on policymakers to leverage the potential of young people better and incorporate their perspectives to achieve social progress. The Youth Declaration outlines key values and principles for stronger youth participation and encourages young people globally to raise their voices and actively engage in shaping sustainable, healthy, and resilient societies. This declaration represents the priorities set by young people concerning health and sustainable development, emphasizing the importance of their active participation in shaping the global health agenda. Supporting youth organizations can amplify awareness and drive action towards realizing this shared vision. To know more and to endorse the Youth Declaration follow the link 🔗 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dFEkG5nC #WHOYouthCouncil #MyHealthFutures #Youth4HealthySocieties

🇪🇺 Last Thursday Generation Climate Europe (GCE) joined the Future Generations Initiative and representatives from the European Institutions and civil society at European Parliament for a wonderful event, "Europe for the Future: Developing Tools to Build an EU Fit for Future Generations" hosted by Lídia Pereira MEP. 💡 We participated in a joint panel with members from the #FitForFutureGenerations coalition, highlighting the fact that although proximate, future and young people are separate categories and require different protection mechanisms. 💭 But our discussion went much deeper: we explored the necessity for the EU to recognize legal obligations towards future generations, in line with the UN #PactForTheFuture, and discussed existing good practices, such as Wales' approach to envisioning and representing the needs of future generations. 👏 With the recent appointment of a commissioner on intergenerational fairness, the time has come for the EU to step up its policies in this vital area. Find out more about our initiative for a Europe #FitForFutureGenerations: https://lnkd.in/dW-vBwE4 Video courtesy of Jesuit European Social Centre (JESC): https://lnkd.in/eQmkR5xi The Good Lobby Pax Christi International International Youth Health Organization YouthProAktiv Oikos - Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Philea - Philanthropy Europe Association European Youth Forum Youth and Environment Europe (YEE) Laudato Si' Movement Network of Institutions and Leaders for Future Generations (NiFG) Lab Toekomstige Generaties Earthly Institute European Environmental Bureau

Join Sustainaware for the 2nd International Youth Climate Summit! 🌍 🗓 When: December 6—7, 2024 📍 Where: Koper, Slovenia ⤵️ check below to know more!

📢 A call to Council of Europe member states: we cannot wait any longer to legally recognize the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll in the European human rights framework! The triple planetary crisis of climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, and pollution is an escalating human rights crisis that spares no one and requires urgent action. As the Council of Europe’s Steering Committee for Human Rights (#CDDH) meets in Strasbourg this November, we once again call on Member States to finally turn their words into action. The meeting comes already one year after the Reykjavík Summit, when the Council's political leaders committed to strengthening their work on the political recognition of this vital right. Over 470 civil society, youth and, Indigenous Peoples organisations across Europe have joined their voices in calling for an additional protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights dedicated to the right. Read more (and sign it!) 👉https://lnkd.in/eNrBufbN Adding to that, more than 120 academics, researchers, and legal practitioners have signed a new appeal (still open for signatures!) with the same demands 👉https://lnkd.in/dtTiinSa Under a legally binding Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights, the protection of the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment would send a powerful message both at national and international level. It would demonstrate and reaffirm the Council of Europe’s Member States’ commitment to addressing the triple planetary crisis. The ball is in States’ court to stand up for the rights and future of their citizens. Will they heed our call and rise to the challenge? #HealthyEnvironmentForAll

I’m happy to share that I'm joining Youth Environment Europe (YEE) as a member of the new ‘Youth Scientific Advisory Board’🌿 As board members we support, advise, and contribute to various projects centered around the conservation of the environment and the crucial role of Youth. I am particularly excited to advance youth’s involvement in ocean conservation, climate justice as well as enhance Eastern Europe’s involvement in environmental action. 🌊 I am looking forward to collaborating with fellow YSAB members, Youth and Environment Europe (YEE) & Emma Pagliarusco

I'm thrilled to join the Youth Scientific Advisory Board (YSAB) of Youth and Environment Europe (YEE)! 🌞 As a board member, I’m eager to contribute my scientific knowledge to support YEE’s environmental advocacy and policy initiatives 🌱. I also look forward to working with other passionate young people, combining our shared passion for science and nature to drive positive change. 🔬 💚 Together with the other YSAB members, I look forward to advocating for a greener future across Europe. 🌍🙌 Many thanks to YEE and Emma Pagliarusco! #YEE #climate #Biodiversity #environment