PEPS trip to Fota Wildlife Park
ECO-UNESCO Peer Education Programme – Latest News PEP groups for the last two years had a fantastic day trip to Fota Wildlife Park courtesy of Irish Rails ‘The Journey’s on us’ community initiative. ECO-UNESCO recieved 50 free rail tickets to Fota, Cork as part of this initiative which aims to thank groups for the […]
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. […]
ECO-Discovery Programme
The ECO-Discovery programme is a series of day long sessions, which cover a range of environmental issues, in a fun and interactive way. WASTE DISCOVERY – Encourages participants to investigate waste and waste related issues, impacts on the environment and practical solutions to their own waste production. ENERGY DISCOVERY – Explores energy sources, consumption, and its environmental consequences such as climate […]
Resources
Peer Education Handbook: Youth for the Future This handbook provides a step-by-step guide to setting up and supporting a Peer Education for Sustainable Development Programme. It has over 40 interactive activities to do with young people as well as handy tips for young peer educators. Cost €9.50 For more details or to order this or […]
Membership
Become an ECO-UNESCO member today! Click to download a membership form. Why be an ECO-UNESCO Member? Membership of ECO-UNESCO means: Free copy of Your Environment, Your Choice CD-ROM Free access to ECO-UNESCO youth events Discount on workshops Discount on training programme And much more… ECO-UNESCO members are people who… Are interested in the environment, education […]
X-Hale Youth Awards Annual Expo 2011
The X-Hale Youth Awards Annual Expo took place in Croke Park on Wednesday, 2nd November. Well done to the ECO-Youth Choices Peer Educators (youth coordinators) who saw the culmination of months of hard work during the Irish Cancer Society’s anti-smoking awareness event. ECO-UNESCO’s project, “Our community, Our future”, focused on the environmental, social and economic […]
Green Teen Club – “Mission Possible” Film
Congratulations to the ECO-UNESCO Green Teen Club for the recent completion of their short film production project “Mission Possible.” The exciting project included film production training and was funded by Leargas – Youth in Action. Report from the Green Teen Club: The film project aimed to raise awareness among young people about how our day […]
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 […]
WildWatchers: Biodiversity Training for those working with young people
The WildWatchers is a free training event that provides teachers and youth leaders with an understanding of biodiversity, ecology and how to engage young people in these topics. The course links with primary and secondary curriculum including the areas of Geography, Science, C.S.P.E and P.H.S.E. When? TBC Where? The Greenhouse, 17 St Andrew St, Dublin […]
Youth Exploring Rio+20
A UNESCO Clubs Transnational Youth Meeting Click on the links for further information Read: ECO-UNESCO Young Person’s Guide to Rio+20 and the Millennium Development Goals Read: News Report on the Youth Meeting (30 Nov – 1 Dec) Watch: Short advertisements from the Youth Meeting awareness raising workshop View: Photos from the Youth Meeting Read: Post […]