Event

RCE Youth Webinar: Art, Actions, and Perspectives for Biodiversity Conservation

RCE Youth Webinar online will feature youth-led activities on biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.

Time
- Asia/Tokyo

This online event will highlight youth-led activities addressing issues of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Held on International Youth Day 2022 (12 August), it will facilitate discussion to inspire more young people and other stakeholders in the global network of Regional Centres of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (RCEs) and beyond to accelerate efforts in these areas.

Both youth and all those interested in empowering and engaging with youth are encouraged to participate.

Participation and Registration

The maximum capacity for this event has been reached and registration is now closed.

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Language

This event will be held in English.

Programme

14:00–14:10

 

Opening Session

 

 

 

Opening remarks

Jonghwi Park (Head of Innovation and Education, UNU-IAS)

Congratulatory remarks

Reo Kawamura (Director, Office of Environmental Education, Ministry of the Environment, Japan)

14:10–14:35

 

Keynote Speeches

 

 

Presentation on youth-led biodiversity activities

 

 

Making Carbon Gardening Attractive

Daria Chekalskaia (Youth Climate Activist, Finland)

Youth Engagement in Conservation of Endangered Tree Species – Lessons from The Preservation of Kopak Tree Within Zaria Region

Muktar Ahmad (RCE Zaria, Nigeria)

Q&A

14:35–15:05

 

Expression through Art

 

 

2022 Youth Art Challenge

 

Global RCE Service Centre

 

2021 Youth Art Challenge awardee presentation

Raptor the Day / Life on Canvas

Lian Sabella Castillo (RCE Yokohama, Japan)

 

Presentation from youth environmental activist and digital artist

Erica Lotus (USA/Japan)

Q&A

15:05–15:55

 

Workshop

 

 

Collaborative poster design: Perspectives on biodiversity through art
Jerome Silla (UNU-IAS)
Sawaros Thanapornsangsuth (UNU-IAS)

 

15:55–16:00

 

Closing remarks

 

 

 

 

 

Please see the event concept note and programme for details.

For more information, please visit the Global RCE Network website.

Background

The Global RCE Network comprises over 170 RCEs, each of which operates a local multi-stakeholder partnership on education for sustainable development (ESD). UNU-IAS serves as the secretariat of the network, as part of its Education for Sustainable Development project.

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