‘I am striking because I believe in us’ – Geo Telsaru
Geo Telsaru, Youth for Sustainable Development participant, pictured on the left. My name is Georgiana and I am a 16 year old teenager from Dublin,that is going to take part in the #youthstrike4climate on March 15th. I have always been interested in the world around me and how everything I’m surrounded by […]
‘Why I’m Striking this Friday’ – A Young Person’s Perspective
Youth for Sustainable Development participant Cleo writes about why she’s going on #ClimateStrike this Friday, March 15th. On Friday March 15th I’m going on strike to raise awarness on global warming and climate change. As a teenager, it seems obvious to me that taking part in this protest movement is the right thing […]
Our view on the #StrikeforClimate
(Williams, 2019. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau) ECO-UNESCO is Irelands environmental education and youth organisation. For over 30 years, ECO-UNESCO has been engaging, educating and empowering young people to take action on environmental issues of concern to them. These are young people who have been concerned about environmental degradation, including biodiversity loss, over–consumption and climate change. As educators, we have […]
“There’s No Planet B” – Young People Strike for Climate Action
(Williams, 2019. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau) Summary: Since August 2018, young people in schools across Europe and Australia have been walking out of class in order to take part in demonstrations demanding action to prevent further global warming and climate change. 2018’s average global temperatures were the fourth warmest since 1880, placing it behind […]
A New Website for the Young Environmentalist Awards
To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Young Environmentalist Awards, we’ve launched a brand new website for all your YEA needs! Check it out here and let us know what you think. Didn’t submit a project for YEA19? That doesn’t matter, we still want you to attend. Pick up a free […]
#YEA19 Submission Due this Friday, March 1st!
#YEA19 submissions are due this Friday, March 1st! Read the submission guidelines here. If you haven’t received your submission folder, please contact yea.submissions@ecounesco.ie We also have a 24 hotline available for all your YEA related queries! Call Susie, our YEA coordinator at 086 704 3400. Best of luck! […]
Young People from Across Europe Descend on Dublin for 3 Day ‘No Time to Waste’ Youth Summit
From February 19th-21st, young people from Norway, Greece, Spain and Ireland came together to think about how we can tackle waste issues as part of ECO-UNESCO’s ‘No Time to Waste’ Youth Summit in Dublin, a three day event supported by Leargas and Erasmus+. The three day event gave young participants a chance to […]
YSD Participants Take Part in #Councils4ClimateAction
On Saturday February 16th, Dublin City Council held a #Councils4ClimateAction event in The Mansion House. The aim of the day was to encourage the public to visit www.dublinclimatechange.ie and have their say on what local councils should be doing to fight the ever pressing issue of climate change. Not one’s to miss an […]
YSD Programme Launches in Westport
Tonight see’s the first session of our Youth for Sutainable Development Programme launching in Westport, Mayo! The weekly group will be run by Westport Tidy Towns, who are no stranger to ECO-UNESCO having entered last years Young Environmentalist Awards with their wonderful project ‘HAUS’. Interested in bringing the YSD programme to your […]
Thousands of Young People Take Environmental Action Across the Country
Young people from ECO-UNESCOs ‘Youth for Sustainable Development’ Programme, St Tiernan’s Community School Dundrum, and Jesus and Mary College Goatstown help to launch 20 years of ECO-UNESCO’s Young Environmentalist Awards. Young people get to work in their local communities as ECO-UNESCO celebrates 20 Years of the Young Environmentalist Awards At a time when young […]
