Special Guests at the 2015 Young Environmentalist Awards
Professor Patrick McKeever, UNESCO ECO-UNESCO was delighted to welcome Professor Patrick McKeever, UNESCO´s Chief of Section at the Global Earth Observation Section and Secretary of the International Geoscience Programmee, to Dublin, for ECO-UNESCO’s 2015 Young Environmentalist Awards. Mr. McKeever provided the keynote address at the 2015 Young Environmentalist Awards which was held in the Mansion […]
ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards
Young Environmentalist Awards Process Overview 1. Interested groups register online. 2. Registered groups take part in free ‘6 Steps to Success’ regional training. 3. Groups submit their ECO-Action projects. 4. Internal judging panels assess all registered projects and create a shortlist. 5. Shortlisted groups are invited to pitch their projects to a panel of […]
What is the Young Environmentalist Awards?
We’re celebrating 20 years of youth-eco-action with this years Young Envrionmentalist Awards. Visit the dedicated YEA site here: www.yea.ie
Who Can Enter?
ECO-UNESCO’s Young Environmentalist Awards programme is open to any group of young people in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland from 10-18 years of age. Super Junior Group: 10-12 years (non-category specific) Junior Group: 12-14 years Senior Group: 15-18 years Young people are encouraged to enter their own group. A group can […]
Young Environmentalist Awards 2019 Registration
We’re celebrating 20 years of youth-eco-action with this years Young Envrionmentalist Awards. Visit the dedicated YEA site here: www.yea.ie
Timeline
Key Dates for YEA 2017 Registration Start Date: 5 Sep 2016 6 Steps to Success Regional Training: Oct-Nov 2016 Leinster: 3-7 Oct 2016 Connaught: 10-14 Oct 2016 Munster: 17-21 Oct 2016 Ulster: 24-28 Oct 2016 Registration Clonsing Date: 25 Nov 2016 Project Submission Closing Date: 24 Feb 2017 ECO-Den Semi Finals: Mar 2017 Munster: 15 […]
Categories
Energy Waste Biodiversity Water Climate Change Transport Eco-Community Development Eco-Enterprise Eco-Art and Design Eco-Health and Wellbeing There are also a range of additional awards presented at the YEA. Click here for details. Energy This award will be for projects that clearly demonstrate that a group has raised awareness and taken action to reduce […]
2015 Finalists
ECO-UNESCO’s Young Environmentalist Awards 2015 Young Environmentalist Awards 2015 Booklet FINAL SHORTLIST Group Name Reg Category Age Title 1 Carrick-on-Shannon 2015260 Biodiversity Senior Now music has wings 2 CBS Roscommon 2015223 Biodiversity Senior Stop The Fowl Play 3 St. Joseph’s College 2015046 Biodiversity Senior SOS: Save Our Sloths 5 Calasanctius College 2015070 […]
Get Started
If you are interested in the Environment and are thinking of turning that interest into action, we can advise and support you every step of the way. To get started take a look at our ‘6 steps to success’. All registered projects also benefit from free Advice and Support from our YEA team, and we […]
How to Enter
Registration is free and open to any group of young people aged 10-18 in the Repulic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (group size 2- 25 people). Registration is now open (by post/online/phone). Click here to register online. Who Can Enter? Any group of young people who are carrying out an environmental action project can enter […]
