ECO-UNESCO Visits Malta Club for ECO-Project Launch
Following on from the success of ECO-UNESCO’s Rio+20 Transnational Youth Meeting last November, the UNESCO clubs who attended from countries such as France, Latvia, Italy and Malta all returned to their home countries to carry out environmental action projects to help improve their own countries and communities. August marks the first of ECO-UNESCO’s return visits […]
Award Winning Irish Project Forms Part of Worldwide Environmental Showcase
Marking World Environment Day (5th June), the Energy Globe Award, presented worldwide to successful sustainable projects which help conserve and protect the world’s natural resources, is marking the occasion in a very creative way. Their online, worldwide campaign will see them showcase sustainable environmental solutions from 161 countries worldwide. ECO-UNESCO, Ireland’s environmental youth organisation was […]
Young Environmentalists Recognised and Rewarded at Ireland’s Biggest Celebration of ECO-Action!
Green teens from Mountmellick Community School, Laois and a Dublin Peer Education Youth Group called the ‘Youthtop Gardeners’ were crowed joint Overall Senior Winners at ECO-UNESCO’s 14th annual Young Environmentalist Showcase and Awards Ceremony held in the Round Room of the Mansion House, on May 22nd. In attendance were over 600 young people, guest of […]
ECO-UNESCO’s Young Environmentalist Awards: 2013 Finalists
ECO-UNESCO’s Young Environmentalist Awards: 2013 Finalists The results are out!! The following projects are the finalists for our Young Environmentalist Awards Showcase Ceremony which will be held on May 22nd in the Mansion House. School County Project Presentation Secondary School Cork Save today, Survive tomorrow Whitechurch NS Cork rethink, reduce, repair, recycle […]
ECO-UNESCO Director appointed by Minister Hogan to the EPA Advisory Committee
Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr Phil Hogan T.D recently announced the appointment of the sixth Advisory Committee to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Elaine Nevin, National Director of ECO-UNESCO, Ireland’s leading environmental educational and youth organisation, was one of four people appointed to the committee as a ministerial appointee. […]
Young People and Europe; Exploring the EU, Green Employment and Ireland’s EU Presidency
Resource: A Young Person’s Guide to Ireland’s Presidency of the EU and Green Employment Policy, 2013 Following on from our national youth seminar in April; we have now produced the resource; “A Young Person’s Guide to Ireland’s Presidency of the EU and Green Employment, 2013”. The resource brings together the questions posed by young […]
ECO-UNESCO’s free green training to get under 25s back to work
Free green training to get Dubliners under 25 back to work Applications to ECO-UNESCO’s newest initiative, Green Pathways, is now open to young, unemployed job seekers under the age of 25. The six month programme, which is part of the newly launched Momentum initiative, aims to train and progress participants onto employment in the green […]
FREE Exploring Energy Watchers Workshops
ECO-UNESCO in collaboration with SEAI will be celebrating the Dublin City of Science with a week of day-long interactive youth workshops focusing on energy. The Energy Explorers workshops aim to engage young people in energy, what it is, where it comes from and how much they use in their everyday lives. The interactive, fun workshops will […]
Urban Ecology Discovery Days
Interactive workshop programme to explore the Urban Ecology of Dublin City for groups of young people aged 12 – 18 Explore green spaces in Dublin City Centre, and learn about urban ecology and the biodiversity present within the city Learn new practical scientific skills for identifying species of native plants and animals, whilst gaining a […]
ECO Watchers Training Week for Teachers
Junior ECO-Watchers 5 Day Training Week (5th/6th Class Primary Geography Curriculum) 01 – 05 July 2014 (Tue – Sat)10.00am – 3.00pm daily at the Greenhouse, 17 St Andrew Street, Dublin 2 This one-week course will help educators to gain knowledge, skills & inspiration to integrate practical, hands-on and ready made environmental education activities related to Energy, […]