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GenerationRestoration Youth Challenge 2021: Conserve and restore ecosystems

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Deadline: June 15, 2021 00:00 CEST
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Eligibility: Projects by outstanding youth ecopreneurs and youth change-makers from across the world.

GenerationRestoration Youth Challenge 2021

The GenerationRestoration Youth Challenge is a global call for youth-led solutions to conserve and restore ecosystems.

In alignment with the UN Decade, the Challenge covers conservation and restoration of all types of intact and degraded terrestrial and coastal ecosystems, including forests, grasslands, peat, etc.

The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

In response to the rapid acceleration of biodiversity loss and the growing impacts of climate change, the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration will be launched on World Environment Day 2021 (5 June 2021).

Led by FAO and UNEP, this decadal effort aims to catalyse a global #GenerationRestoration movement to conserve and restore ecosystems worldwide.

Solutions that are for and led by youth

Successful solutions entail an important component of youth leadership and youth engagement.

This includes solutions that are initiated, developed and led by young ecopreneurs or solutions in which youth constituencies are among the main beneficiaries of the solution.

The Challenge also encourages innovative inter-generational leadership and projects with strong ties to local communities, their traditions and knowledge, and science-based.

Focus areas

The Challenge calls for impactful and inspiring solutions by ecopreneurs and young change-makers, taking action in at least one of the following focus areas:

Interested in applying for the #GenerationRestoration Youth Challenge 2021? Register your participation by following the registration link and taking the suggested steps.


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