Youth engagement and education
Programs run by young conservationists, and the curricula for the ones still in school.
4 resources
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Reserva: The Youth Land Trust
A land trust run entirely by people 26 and under, from 30-plus countries, funding and protecting the Dracula Youth Reserve in Ecuador with Fundación EcoMinga. Its letter campaign turns a letter from anyone under 26 into $3 toward the reserve, which is the lowest-barrier way in that exists
Point any under-26 at the letter campaign, or apply to the youth council yourself
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Nature Lab
Free lesson plans, virtual field trips and family guides from The Nature Conservancy, mostly aimed at ages 5 to 10 and their teachers. A curriculum to use, not a program a young person joins
Hand a teacher a finished unit instead of writing outreach material from scratch
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One Planet Youth, WWF-Hong Kong
Leadership training and citizen science for 15 to 30 year olds, embedded in WWF's own Hong Kong conservation work. The structured, organization-led counterpart to a peer-led collective
Copy its structure if you want a year-long youth pathway rather than a one-off event
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Youth in Landscapes Initiative
The Global Landscapes Forum's youth network, co-convener with 1t.org of the #GenerationRestoration Youth Hub for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, and a route into the Climate Youth Negotiators Programme
Get a young colleague into restoration and negotiation spaces you cannot open yourself