Event: Climate Action – Harnessing the Power of Networks!
The theme of COP 26, ‘Together for Our Planet’ provides an important platform to showcase the impacts being created by the network of FEE and explain how each programme is driving the agenda of Climate Action. FEE has prioritised Climate Change, along with Biodiversity Loss and Pollution, as key areas of urgent action for its 10-year strategy – GAIA 20:30.
Through panel presentations, the event will showcase stories of positive actions from around the world. It will bring together voices of different stakeholders such as youth leaders from Eco-Schools, managers of Green Key awarded establishments, municipalities with Blue Flag accredited sites, and Young Reporters for the Environment. It will connect the global impact FEE is creating through stories of change supported by local examples from stakeholders from the UK.
Keynote – Ms Lesley Jones, President FEE
Session Moderator – Mr Daniel Schaffer, CEO FEE
COP26 is hosting a YRE Exhibition!
COP26 will host a YRE exhibition with the work of young people between the age of 11-25 awarded at the YRE international competition held each year. The YRE programme is implemented in 44 countries around the world, and gives young people a platform to take an educated stand on environmental issues they feel strongly about and to articulate these issues through the media of writing, photography or video. By engaging YRE students with real-life issues and solutions, they go through an important learning process and develop leadership and journalistic skills to influence others in their network. This exhibition shows how YRE students use their voices to help create positive change for the environment.
Here you can see an overview of the 10 photographers and their pictures that are part of the exhibition:
