ENVIRONMENT / ENVIRONNEMENT
YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS /
ORGANISATIONS DE JEUNESSE
A SEED (Action for Solidarity, Equality,
Environment, and Diversity) (Eng, Fr, Germ, Sp)
A SEED (Action pour la solidarité, l'égalité,
l'environnement et la diversité) (Ang,
Fr, All, Sp)
http://www.aseed.net
SEED is a network that initiates actions and campaigns
on environmental and social justice issues. Its current
campaigns are centred on issues surrounding the production,
distribution and consumption of food and the coordination
of the World Bank Boycott in Europe. SEED’s main activities
are promoting discussion, encouraging positive action,
distributing publications and coordinating meetings.
Languages: English, French, German and Spanish.
Le réseau SEED lance des actions et campagnes
sur les questions d'environnement et de justice
sociale. Ses campagnes actuelles se concentrent sur
les questions liées à la production,
la distribution et la consommation alimentaire, ainsi
que la coordination du Boycott de la Banque mondiale
en Europe. Les principales activités de SEED
consistent à encourager le débat et
l'action positive, à diffuser des publications
et à coordonner des rencontres. Langues : anglais,
français, allemand et espagnol.
European Committee for Young Farmers
and 4H Clubs (ECYF4HC) (Eng)
http://www.ecyf4hc.org
The Committee seeks to further and promote the activities
of rural youth organisations, to educate and train
young people and create an awareness of the issues
of the countryside, to promote intercultural understanding
through international meetings and to focus the attention
of international and national institutions and organisations,
as well as of the general public on the problems and
needs of rural youth. English only.
European Youth For Action (EYFA)
(Eng)
http://www.eyfa.org
EYFA aims is to challenge socially and environmentally
unsound ways of living and working, to fight environmental
destruction and social injustice. EYFA works to provide
young people with opportunities to exchange knowledge
and experience, inspire and support each other's activities
by supporting and organising camps, actions, seminars,
trainings and other events in Western, Central/Eastern
and Southern Europe. English only.
Federation of Young European Greens
(FYEG)
http://www.fyeg.cjb.net
The FYEG founded with the aim
of bringing together young environmental groups from
all over Europe to encourage both mutual understanding
and mutual action to promote a greener Europe. A newsletter,
information about activities and campaigns are hosted
on the Website. Site available in English only.
International Movement of Catholic
Agricultural and Rural Youth (MIJARC) (Eng)
http://www.mijarc.org
MIJARC gathers youth from the rural world in the
four continents on the basis of a democratic and participatory
approach. Each region provides different information
on their Website. Languages: English, French, Spanish.
International Young Nature Friends
(IYNF) (Eng)
http://www.iynf.org
IYNF brings together young people from various cultural
and social backgrounds and gives them the opportunity
to work together, exchange, learn from each other
and build cooperation based on friendship and sharing.
English only.
People and Planet (UK) (Eng)
http://www.peopleandplanet.org
People & Planet is the largest student network
in Britain campaigning to: alleviate world poverty
defend human rights protect the environment. English
only.
The Earth Charter Youth Initiative
(Eng)
http://www.earthcharter.org
The Earth Carter Initiative seeks to promote the
dissemination, endorsement, and implementation of
the Earth Charter by civil society, business, and
government, to encourage and support the educational
use of the Earth Charter and to seek endorsement of
the Earth Charter by the UN. The Earth Charter Youth
initiative follows the same mission but places a greater
emphasis on the participation of youth in this process.
English only.
Youth and Environment Europe (YEE)
(Eng)
http://www.ecn.cz/yee
YEE is a platform of many European youth organisations
that study nature or are active for environment protection.
English only.
Youth for Habitat International
Network (Eng, Turkish)
http://www.youthforhab.org.tr
The Youth for Habitat International Network works
to raise awareness about Habitat Agenda and Agenda
21, as well as to promote the youth perspective in
the implementation of these initiatives at global,
regional, national and local levels. Languages: English,
Turkish.
OTHER SPECIALIZED ORGANIZATIONS /
AUTRES ORGANISATIONS SPECIALISEES
Council of Europe: Environment
and Sustainable Development (Eng)
http://www.coe.int/T/E/Cultural_Co-operation/Environment
The Website contains information about the European
landscape convention, nature and biological diversity,
natural and technological hazards, news and resources.
English only.
Earth Day Network (Eng, Fr, Sp,
Ch, Jap)
http://www.earthday.net
The EDN attempts to build broad-based citizen support
for sound, workable and effective environmental and
sustainable development policies for all. To reach
this goal, it concentrates on building alliances,
encouraging citizen action and improving environmental
education. English only. International partner Sites
available in Spanish, French, Chinese and Japanese.
L'EDN recherche un large soutien citoyen
pour des politiques de développement environnemental
et de développement durable qui soient saines,
réalisables et efficaces pour tous. Pour mener
à bien cet objectif, il met en place des alliances,
encourage l'action citoyenne et cherche à
améliorer l'éducation à
l'environnement. En anglais seulement. Sites
des partenaires internationaux disponibles en espagnol,
français, chinois et japonais.
European Environment Agency (Eng)
http://www.eea.eu.int
The EEA aims to support sustainable development and
to help achieve significant and measurable improvement
in Europe's environment through the provision of timely,
targeted, relevant and reliable information to policy-making
agents and the public. The Website contains information
on various topics (e.g. water, air, waste, transport,
climate change). English only.
Greenpeace (Eng)
http://www.greenpeace.org
Probably the most renowned environmental NGO. Greenpeace
campaigns on a variety of issues: to stop climate
change, whaling, genetic engineering, the nuclear
threat, toxic chemicals, war, to protect ancient forests,
to save the oceans and to encourage sustainable trade.
Information on these issues and current events are
accessible on the Website. English only (national
Websites are available).
United Nations Environment Programme
(Eng, Fr)
Programme des Nations Unies pour l'environnement
(Ang, Fr)
www.unep.org
Information on various issues (e.g. biodiversity,
energy, sustainable consumption, sport & environment,
urban issues, governance & law) are accessible
on the Website. The Site also features a special resource
section for children & youth and civil society.
Languages: English and French.
Le site Web fournit des informations sur divers
thèmes (par ex. biodiversité, énergie,
consommation durable, sport et environnement, urbanisme,
administration et droit). Le site propose également
des ressources pour la jeunesse et la société
civile. Langues : anglais et français.