President Higgins Named as Patron of ECO-UNESCO
President Michael D. Higgins has been named as the sole patron of ECO-UNESCO, Ireland’s environmental education and youth organisation. Commenting on the announcement, National Director Elaine Nevin said “We are delighted to have President Higgins as our patron. The President has been a very strong supporter of our flagship programme, the Young Environmentalist Awards, since […]
Whats on in ECO-UNESCO 2011
If you are planning to take part in any of our trainings, events and activities this year, check out our guide to what’s on in ECO-UNESCO in 2011. Children’s and Young Peoples’ Programmes 2011 Training 2011 Order your printed copy now! Simply contact admin@ecounesco.ie with your postal address. Printed on 100% recycled, uncoated Revive paper […]
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Copy of Junior ECO-Action Environmental Workshop Programme
Age: 4-12 (Junior Infants – 6th Class) Duration: 1.5hrs per workshop Location: Delivered as Outreach or at the Greenhouse, 17 St Andrew Street, Dublin 2 Workshops: Waste | Trees | Biodiversity | Water | Energy | World | Climate Change Cost: €120/class. 10% discount for schools who book more than 1 workshop Materials: ECO-UNESCO will […]
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ECO-UNESCO to represent Ireland at European Youth Meeting for Sustainable Development 2011
ECO-UNESCO will represent Ireland at the European Youth Meeting for Sustainable Development 2011 (EYM2011) in Tallinn, Estonia from 18th to 24th July 2011. ECO-UNESCO Peer Educator Stephen Quinn will attend the meeting as a participant and Youth for Sustainable Development Programme Coordinator Hedda Dick will act as a facilitator at the presitgious meeting which promotes […]
ECO-UNESCO’S Youth Exploring Rio+20
ECO-UNESCO welcomed young people from across Europe to join policy makers and experts at the Youth Exploring Rio+20 – A UNESCO Clubs Transnational Youth Meeting at the Greenhouse Young people from France, Italy, Latvia, and Malta have come to Ireland to meet key politicians and policy makers, to have their voices heard about how to […]
15 years of greening, the Young Environmentalist Awards is back for more eco-action
As Ireland’s biggest celebration of youth eco-action once more opens for registrations, young people nationwide are now being encouraged to get their hands green and reap the rewards of their environmental efforts. Now in its fifteenth year, ECO-UNESCO’s Young Environmentalist Awards (YEA) is an initiative open to young people aged 10-18 years from across the […]
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Upcoming Event: Road to Rio+20 – Mobilising Young People in Ireland
ECO-UNESCO hosted a group of educators from NGOs, schools and youth organisations at the Greenhouse for the Road to Rio+20 Exploratory Event on Wednesday, 18th January. The group participated in interactive activities examining the history of the original Earth Summit in 1992. They also examined the idea of sustainable development while sharing their own ideas […]