🍀This St. Patrick’s Day, let’s celebrate not just the green we wear, but the green we protect! 💚 From thriving forests to clean rivers, our environment is worth cherishing every day. Join us in making sustainable choices for a greener future because true luck is a healthy planet! 🌱✨ #HappyStPatricksDay #GoGreenForThePlanet #SustainableFuture #EcoYouth
ECO-UNESCO
Non-profit Organizations
Dublin 2, Dublin 3,209 followers
Ireland's Environmental Education and Youth Organisation
About us
ECO-UNESCO is Ireland's Environmental Education and Youth Organisation affiliated to the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations (WFUCA). ECO-UNESCO was founded in 1986. ECO-UNESCO is a company limited by guarantee and a charity. ECO-UNESCO’s aims are: to raise environmental awareness, understanding and knowledge of the environment among young people to promote the protection and conservation of the environment to promote the personal development of young people through practical environmental projects and activities. to promote the ideals of UNESCO ECO-UNESCO promotes: Environmental Awareness: ECO-UNESCO promotes a deeper understanding and appreciation of the beauty and importance of the natural world. ECO-UNESCO encourages a respect for nature thus encouraging respect for diversity, which in turn will lead to a respect for all diversity to include cultural and social diversities. ECO-UNESCO promotes active environmental stewardship by understanding of the linkages between human behaviour and our wider environment. Empowerment: ECO-UNESCO's programmes and services aim to prepare young people to take a more active, positive and responsible role in society. ECO-UNESCO provides young people with the opportunity to learn directly about how to work together to better their local communities. Raising of Self-esteem: ECO-UNESCO's work is based on two simple ideas: "learning by doing" and "thinking globally, acting locally". When a young person gains hands-on, practical experience through local environment projects, they develop new skills, confidence and self-esteem. Civic-mindedness: ECO-UNESCO promotes environmental appreciation, conservation work, civic-mindedness and social responsibility among young people.
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http://www.ecounesco.ie
External link for ECO-UNESCO
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Dublin 2, Dublin
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1986
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9 Burgh Quay
Dublin 2, Dublin 2, IE
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ECO-Dens Dublin kicked off this week at the picturesque Airfield Estate where several action projects were showcased in all their pomp and glory 🌱🌟Stay tuned to this space for more updates, see you next week in Cork! 🪴 #YEA2025 #ECODens #Dublin #EcoAction
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At ECO-UNESCO, we celebrate, support and amplify the voices of girls and women because when they are educated and included, our planet is protected 💚 This International Women's Day, join us for a workshop on Bridging the Gap: Social & Environmental Justice with Sumaya Mohammed🌿 We'll explore how climate change impacts different communities, why intersectionality matters in climate justice, and how young people can drive real change. Sign up now: https://bit.ly/3QmERje #AccelerateEcoAction #IWD2024 #ClimateJustice #YouthForChange
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Sign up for our upcoming International Women's Day Workshop on Bridging the Gap: Social & Environmental Justice featuring Sumaya Mohammed as our guest 💚 Sumaya is a passionate young climate justice activist with a proven history of mobilising and inspiring change. She co-founded the Students’ Climate Action Network (SCAN), a national network of students and teachers advocating for climate justice, which earned her recognition, alongside her colleagues, a Highly Commended award from the Young Environmentalist Awards for the project “Pull the Brakes/Climate Action Organisers.” Her work not only focuses on empowering young people to become active citizens and advocating for policy changes to address the climate crisis but furthermore ensuring quality/climate education for all. She has recently been elected as Associate General Secretary for global organisation, “Somalis for Sustainability” and is an advisor to the Youth Climate Justice Research Project. Register here: https://bit.ly/3QmERje #AccelerateEcoAction #IWD2025 #YouthForThePlanet
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Empowering Women, Accelerating Eco-Action! 🌍💚 This International Women’s Day 2025, we celebrate the power of young women leading the way for a sustainable future. Stay tuned to this space for more! #EcoAction #IWD2025 #YouthForThePlanet
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📚 Today, Educate Together was thrilled to host our inaugural Deputy Principals’ Forum. This event was a unique opportunity for our school leaders to come together, share best practices, and collaborate on shaping the future of education. Leadership and innovation are at the heart of what we do, and we’re thrilled to see this vision in action. Here’s to a day of inspiration and growth! 🌟 #BraveSchools2025 #EducationLeadership #DeputyPrincipalsForum #EducateTogether
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Have you signed up for our UN Days Workshops? Well, hurry up because one of them is TODAY! 🌎💚 🖌️Exploring Ecology and Biodiversity | World Wildlife Day Mon, Mar 3, 2025, 6:00 PM Register here: https://bit.ly/3CUv3d2 🖌️Bridging the Gap: Social & Environmental Justice | International Women’s Day Register here: https://bit.ly/3QmERje
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We're proud to have Enrich Environmental Ltd. as the sponsor of the Biodiversity Category of this year's Young Environmentalist Awards 2025! 💚♻️ Enrich’s long-standing support for this category is truly appreciated, and we’re grateful for their ongoing partnership. The Biodiversity Category features projects that focus on the protection and conservation of species and habitats, and is one of the most popular categories of YEA 🍃
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🌍✨ Justice for People, Justice for the Planet! ✨🌱 On this World Day of Social Justice, we stand for climate justice, equality, and a sustainable future! Environmental justice is social justice because everyone deserves clean air, safe water, and a healthy planet. Join us in advocating for a world where youth voices drive change and no community is left behind. #SocialJusticeDay #ClimateJustice #YouthForChange
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We're in search of a dynamic Project Officer - ECO-UNESCO Clubs and Champions to join our team! Please note that this is a Dublin based position and to apply, all applicants must complete the following steps: 1. Fill the form: https://bit.ly/417TGew 2. Email the form and your cover letter to recruitment@ecounesco.ie with 'Employment Opportunities – ECO-UNESCO Clubs & Volunteer Programme Officer' in the subject line. Closing date for applications is 7th March 2025.
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