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It's time

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 2021-1-MT01-KA220-YOU-000028914
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Partnerships for cooperation and exchanges of practices | Cooperation partnerships in youth Funder Contribution: 225,191 EUR

It's time

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<< Background >>It’s Time to get young people involved and contributing effectively in the fight against the biodiversity and climate crisis. According to the United Nations, we have a decade to take action before it is too late. Generation Z are often seen as victims, rather than valid contributors who can make a difference (Rousell, D and Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles, A (2019) A systematic review of climate change education: giving children and young people a ‘voice’ and a ‘hand’ in redressing climate change. Children’s Geographies. ISSN 1473- 3277)The overwhelming nature of the crisis and urgency of the language surrounding media reports can lead to eco-anxiety. Eco- anxiety describes the ‘challenging emotions experienced to a significant degree, due to environmental issues and the threats they pose’ (Pihkala, Panu. 2019. Climate Anxiety. Helsinki: MIELI Mental Health Finland). Without hope in the tangible actions that young people can do to prevent and reduce the crisis, eco-anxiety will spread and debilitate this generation. We need to be providing tangible ways that young people can take action, ensure their generation have a voice and be more effective in the fight against the biodiversity and climate crisis now and in the future. It’s Time for this generation of young people to have a platform to do this and that’s why this project is so important. BirdLife International is the world’s largest conservation network, there is no other global conservation organisation who works in as many different countries across the world. Therefore, the impact of having young people at the centre of decision-making, representing their generation and the environmental issues that are important to them could be one of the most impactful ways to engage young people and achieve the global systemic changes needed to reduce and improve the environmental crisis.<< Objectives >>The main project aim is to create the first BirdLife Europe Young Leaders Council. This council will be used as a mechanism to achieve the project objectives of improving engagement of young people in environmental issues, particularly those with fewer opportunities, providing recommendations to BirdLife International on young people’s environmental priorities and finally creating a series of meaningful actions decided by the youth council to protect nature across Europe.<< Implementation >>The project has three stages. The first stage will be kick-started with a transnational meeting to decide the outline of three intellectual outputs. Output 1 is the terms of reference for the BirdLife Europe Young Leaders Council, outlining the aims and objectives, structure, selection process and guidelines for implementing the council. Output 2 is the training programme to build the capacity of young people to participate to their full potential. There will be two main training modules, the first will provide an induction and context to the work of BirdLife International, and the second module will focus on leadership with an emphasis on communication skills. The third output will create the communications materials needed for two communications campaigns. This will include social media packs, a promotional video, branding and graphics so the BirdLife partners have all of the necessary materials to implement the campaign. The 2nd project stage will be the implementation of intellectual outputs 2 and 3. The first communications campaign will celebrate the achievements of young people in conservation and invite young people aged between 18-24 years old to apply to participate in the council. The communications campaign will be disseminated across at least 15 different European countries through the local BirdLife partner. The selection process for the council will also take place during this stage. In September 2022, the first cohort of the young leaders council will participate in a learning, teaching and training activity, hosted by BirdLife International in the U.K. Here, they will meet the BirdLife partnership, receive training on leadership and communications and lead a multiplier event engaging with external conservation organisations. The third project stage marks the first year of the BirdLife Europe Young Leaders Council. During this stage, the young people will design and implement a communications campaign with the support of Station Europe to engage young people with fewer opportunities with environmental issues. They will also deliver multiplier events with the guidance of their local project partner and provide their recommendations to BirdLife International on how to engage with young people and the environmental priorities which are important to this generation. The final intellectual output, the volunteer brochure, created by BirdLife Poland in consultation with the council and other BirdLife partners will provide tangible ways for young people to volunteer and create meaningful actions to protect nature across Europe.<< Results >>The expected outcomes from these activities are that young people in 15 European Countries, particularly those with fewer opportunities, are given motivation, support and opportunities that will enable them to fight the biodiversity and climate crisis. The council will provide a platform for young people to represent their generation and their country in sharing the environmental priorities and concerns that are important to them, and as a result, enable the BirdLife Network to address these priorities and concerns to work for young people more effectively. We want to start a movement across the conservation community that ensures young people are at the centre of the conservation actions over the next decade. The decade that will be the turning point of determining whether humanity and nature can thrive together, or ultimately destroy each other.

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