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Find out more about opportunities for conscious
and active youth to get involved - and make a difference for the
planet! This page also outlines various awards - some worth several
thousand dollars! --
in honor of young people who have demonstrated outstanding achievement
in protecting the environment and furthering social justice.
Action for Nature
Action for Nature is a nonprofit organization aimed at empowering youth
to take an active part in improving their local and global environments.
B Shimon Schwarzschild started the organization in 1984, after a visit
to Italy where she learned that the precious songbirds of Assisi were
being “killed and eaten by the thousands.” Dedicated to
stopping the cruelty to animals and the environment, Shimon founded
Action for Nature. Today, the organization still thrives on raising
environmental awareness among youth and helping them put their thoughts
and concerns into action. Its website offers ideas for taking action,
provides nature-friendly website links, and most significantly provides
a forum for youth to share their environmental success stories.
Brower Youth Awards/New Leaders Initiative
The Brower Youth Awards Program seeks to recognize exceptional youth
environmentalists for their efforts. The award memorializes David Brower,
an extraordinary environmentalist and founder of the Earth Island Institute,
who passed away in 2000. Each winner receives a $3000 cash reward,
which they are encouraged to use to further their environmental work
and education. Moreover, they receive a trip to the San Francisco Awards
Ceremony, a three-day Wilderness Encounter, media coverage, ongoing
support, and a scholarship to the Bioneers Conference.
Bioneers Youth Initiative
Part of the annual Bioneers Environmental Conference, the Bioneers
Youth Initiative specifically aims at supporting youth leaders and
educators who are involved in making the world a better place. The
idea for the Youth Initiative sprouted at Bioneers 2000, when Julia
Butterfly Hill formed a spontaneous forum centered around youth and
the environment. “Since then, Collective Heritage Institute has
worked with youth organizers and sponsors to develop a vital program
for youth at Bioneers and throughout the year.” The Bioneers
Youth Initiative welcomes all to become involved in the program, and
provides scholarships for those youth leaders who wish to attend Bioneers.
Environmental Protection Agency Youth Awards and Programs
This site offers info about the President's Environmental Youth Awards,
Contacts for Environmental Education Regional Youth Programs, and " the
National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS) in 1986
to foster a growing interest among higher education students in environmental
careers. The NNEMS program is a comprehensive fellowship program that
provides undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to participate
in a fellowship project that is directly related to their field of
study."
United Nations Environmental Program: Youth and the Environment
This site offers opportunities for youth to share their stories about
their environmental activism and provides information about the following
programs: TUNZA International Youth Conference, Global Youth Retreat,
World Environment Day, Clean Up the World. It also offers educational
material, multimedia, links, and publications.
Roots & Shoots /
Jane Goodall Institute
Roots & Shoots engages and inspires youth through community service
and
service learning. Founded by Dr. Jane Goodall, this global program
emphasizes the principle that knowledge leads to compassion, which
inspires
action. All Roots & Shoots groups show care and concern in three
areas: the
human community, animals, and the environment.
Ocean Revolution
OCEAN REVOLUTION is an international program designed to grow a creative
network and inspire a new wave of young leaders, united in their quest
for innovative solutions to protect our oceans. To join OCEAN
REVOLUTION please visit http://www.oceanrevolution.org.
OCEAN REVOLUTION es un programa internacional desarrollado para enlazar,
inspirar y dar fuerza a una nueva ola de jóvenes, unidos en
búsqueda de soluciones creativas, dirigidas a proteger nuestros
océanos. Para mas información y ingresarse en la OCEAN
REVOLUTION, visite: http://www.oceanrevolution.org
One
World Youth Project is
a unique global sister-school initiative for middle and high school
students linking together schools in the United States with schools
from around the world in a program that emphasizes cultural exchange,
youth leadership, and community service. One World Youth Project
is entirely run and operated by young people, called Project Ambassadors.
These Project Ambassadors help administer the program by working
with middle or high school age youth, writing curriculum, filming
short
documentaries, teaching youth around
the world about the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, helping
design programs that empower youth to construct and implement service
projects, and working on general infrastructure maintenance within
the organization.
The Youth Policy
Action Center is a collaborative effort by leading
national advocacy and youth organizations to offer everyone -- youth,
parents, grandparents, youth workers, teachers, and concerned citizens
-- an opportunity to make their voice heard. Become a part of the solution
to our nation's problems!
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