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GYBN UK have been featured in multiple media outlets and represented young people in national and international workshops or meetings.
Our team of young people can provide youth perspectives and biodiversity policy knowledge to a range of situations.
You will find our previous engagements on this page. Please get in contact if you are interested in having a GYBN UK representative attend or speak at your event.
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Contents
Representing Youth
Representing Youth
Western Europe and Other Group (WEOG) dialogues on Monitoring and Reporting, Brussels
Western Europe and Other Group (WEOG) dialogues on Monitoring and Reporting, Brussels
GYBN UK represented the Global Youth Biodiversity Network at the WEOG NBSAP dialogues in Brussels.
From local to global at The WildSummit, Bristol
From local to global at The WildSummit, Bristol
GYBN UK chaired the Local to Global closing panel of the WildSummit. With over 1000 attendees, Taras led some of the leading voices in the sector through a series of questions regarding the UKs role on the international stage.
Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) Meeting
Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) Meeting
GYBN UK took part in the JNCC boardmeeting with representatives from all four country's nature conservation bodies. We discussed JNCC's work and the future of conservation in the UK, providing ambitious youth perspectives
Scotland's National Biodiversity Forum, Edinburgh
Scotland's National Biodiversity Forum, Edinburgh
GYBN UK have been invited to be part of the National Biodiveristy Forum, advising Scottish Government on the implimentation of the Biodiversity Framework.
Technical Information Exchange on the Rio Conventions, Bonn
Technical Information Exchange on the Rio Conventions, Bonn
Our Founder and Coordinator, Abi, represented the GYBN at the TIE on the Rio Conventions discussing how the biodiversity, climate change, and land degradation conventions can work together better.
United Nations Ocean Conference, Nice
United Nations Ocean Conference, Nice
Marie and Joe of GYBN UK provided the youth voice on a number of panels including presenting the Youth Manifesto to the UN envoy on the Ocean.
European Economic and Social Committee: Mainstreaming biodiversity in climate action: the role of nature-based solutions , COP16
European Economic and Social Committee: Mainstreaming biodiversity in climate action: the role of nature-based solutions , COP16
GYBN UK represented the the youth voice on EESC's COP16 panel on nature-based solutions. The panel can be watched here.
Western Europe and Other Group (WEOG) dialogues on National Biodiversity Strategies and Plans, Brussels
Western Europe and Other Group (WEOG) dialogues on National Biodiversity Strategies and Plans, Brussels
GYBN UK represented the Global Youth Biodiversity Network at the WEOG NBSAP dialogues in Brussels. The report of the meeting can be found here.
IUCN Regional Conservation Forum for Europe, North and Central Asia 2024, Bruges
IUCN Regional Conservation Forum for Europe, North and Central Asia 2024, Bruges
Our Founder and Coordinator, Abi, attended the RCF24ENCA as a youth volunteer leading a number of youth-led initiatives across the Forum as part of the Youth Oasis.
Workshops and talks
Workshops and talks
Kew Gardens Model COP
Kew Gardens Model COP
Marie, gave the key note talk to students at the Model COP highlighting their rights as young people to engage with and influence COP proceedings.
COP30 Futureproofing: Youth, Education and Climate Action
COP30 Futureproofing: Youth, Education and Climate Action
GYBN UK attended the COP30 Futureproofing event hosted at Kew Gardens meeting lots of young people from around London sharing insights from youth participation in policy and the national and international level.
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University
Committee Members, Harsh and Josh, ran events at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) to gather youth perspectives for our 'UK Youths' Priorities for Nature' and will be representing NTU alongside GYBN UK at COP16 - read more about this here.
Perth and Kinross Youth Climate Summit
Perth and Kinross Youth Climate Summit
GYBN UK provided the keynote talk at the Perth and Kinross Youth Climate Summit. With the Summit's focus on green jobs, Founder Abi Gardner gave an insight into her own career journey and setting up GYBN UK to help facilitate youth in the policy and decision-making space.
Chester Zoo Youth Summit
Chester Zoo Youth Summit
GYBN UK were invited to give a talk at the 2024 Chester Zoo Youth Summit. The title of the talk was “Empowering Youth: GYBN UK's Insightful Session on international biodiversity policy”, with the aim of helping to make policy more accessible to young people.
Developing youth leadership in research to deliver the Global Biodiversity Framework - COP16
Developing youth leadership in research to deliver the Global Biodiversity Framework - COP16
In partnership with the Academic and Research Hub, GYBN UK hosted a panel discussion on how to develop and foster youth leadership in the research community to help deliver on the Global Biodiversity Framework with speakers from the University of Cambridge, University of Aberdeen, Nottingham Trent University and University of Edinburgh.
Media
Media
Get in touch if you'd like a GYBN representative to provide a talk, workshop or speak on behalf of youth on a panel or for media.
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