World Earth Day
What is Earth Day? This year the Learning 2Change Our World Action Week is going to take place during the week surrounding World Earth Day. World Earth Day takes place on the 22nd of April every year. World Earth Day is a chance for environmental issues to claim the global spotlight, just for a moment. […]
Green Pathways ll – Environmental Studies & Skills
Green Pathways II – Environmental Studies and Skills Green Pathways is funded under the MOMENTUM initiative What? Green Pathways II, funded under the Momentum initiative, is your path to employment through professional environmental and motivational training, a valuable work placement experience and on the job supports. Green Pathways is […]
Launch of RCE-Dublin
The United Nations University (UNU) acknowledged the Regional Centre of Expertise in Education for Sustainable Development for the greater Dublin area (RCE Dublin on ESD) in March 2013. RCE Dublin has six projects that will be implemented in the greater Dublin area from 2014-2018: ECO-UNESCO is the lead partner for Project 1 ‘Green Teen Transitions’, […]
Fashion Focused Workshops
What: Ever wondered where your clothes come from? In this all new 2.5hour interactive workshop we explore just that! Part of the Global responsibilities series, ‘Fashion Focus’ takes a look at the clothing industry through active learning techniques that engage young people and draw them into the world of clothes! Who: Young people aged 10-18yrs […]
UNESCO World Conference on ESD Japan 2014
Between the 9th and 12th November 2014, ECO-UNESCO’s National Director Elaine Nevin attended the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development “Learning Today for a Sustainable Future” in Nagoya, Japan as the Irish delegate. Over one thousand people representing countries all over the world met for the the 4 day event which was attended […]
Minister Alan Kelly TD launches the 2015 Young Environmentalist Awards
Ireland’s Young People Ready to Go Green at the launch of the Young Environmentalist Awards 2015 The 2015 ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards was officially launched today, 3rd September at European Union House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2 by Minster Alan Kelly TD, Minster for the Environment, Community and Local Government. Now in its sixteenth year, […]
Greener job opportunities for Dublin
Dublin jobseekers are now being offered the opportunity to up-skill for emerging environmental job opportunities through a free ‘Momentum’ initiative called Green Pathways II – Environmental Studies and Skills. The Momentum programme for 2014-2015 was launched by Joan Burton TD, Minister for Social Protection and Jan O’Sullivan TD, Minister for Education and Skills. ECO-UNESCO, the […]
Young people’s eco action projects on display at European Union House
A showcase of young people’s environmental action projects from around Ireland commences next week and runs for four weeks, until September 12th in the European Union House on Dawson Street, Dublin 2. The exhibition displays over 20 projects from young people island-wide who participated in ECO-UNESCO’s Young Environmentalist Awards 2014 programme. There were 75 finalists […]
ECO-UNESCO Welcomes Government’s ESD Strategy 2014-2020
ECO-UNESCO, Ireland’s environmental education and youth organisation, greatly welcomes the recent publication by the Department of Education and Skills of the ‘National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development, 2014-2020’. This is Ireland’s first such strategy in relation to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and aims to ensure that learners are equipped with the relevant knowledge, […]
World Environment Day 2014
To celebrate this year’s World Environment Day on June 5th, ECO-UNESCO is hosting a Green Trail of Dublin city. The trail will be an exploration of urban sustainability and is run free for all young people. The trail begins at 2pm from the Greenhouse, St. Andrew Street. For more information email Gareth on: drugsed@ecounesco.ie.