Deadline: May 27 2019; 23:59 CEST
Since May 2017 GYBN has organized a series of Regional Youth Capacity-Building Workshops in Latin-America, Africa and Asia. Building upon the success of these workshops, GYBN is now very proud to announce that our workshop series will finally come to Europe:
The 2019 GYBN Regional Youth Capacity-Building Workshop for Europe will take place from August 11 to August 18 2019 in Wassergspreng near Vienna in Austria.
This workshop is being realized thanks to generous support from the Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism of the Republic of Austria and the European Union through the Austrian Programme for Rural Development and is being organized in partnership with the Austrian Umweltdachverband.
The Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) is an international network of 340 youth organizations, representing more than 680.000 youth from 145 countries whose common goal is to prevent the loss of biodiversity. GYBN is representing the voice of global youth in the negotiations under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), raises awareness among young people of the values of biodiversity, and connects individuals and youth organizations in order to build a global coalition to halt the loss of biodiversity.
As the official coordination platform for youth participation in the negotiations under the CBD, GYBN is committed to bringing the opinions and positions of young people into the political process; empowering young people to take action. Recognized and supported by the CBD Secretariat, GYBN seeks to inspire global youth and future leaders to work for the sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity for a healthy environment and society.
GYBN was created as the result of an international initiative by young people who participated in CBD COP10 in 2010, and was officially established in 2012. The network is coordinated by an international steering committee and is entirely run by young people for young people.
Dates and Venues of the Europe Workshop
The workshop for EUROPE will take place from August 11 to August 18 2019 in Wassergspreng near Vienna in Austria.
Description of the workshop:
(1) strengthen the capacity of young leaders to take action in support of National Biodiversity Strategies and Actions Plan (NBSAPs , https://www.cbd.int/nbsap/search/default.shtml) and
(2) to contribute towards the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets (https://www.cbd.int/sp/targets/) as well as
(3) to provide a platform to allow young people to express their expectations for a Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (https://www.cbd.int/post2020/),
the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN, www.gybn.org) is hosting a series of capacity-building workshops around the world since 2017.
Participants will take part in team building, networking and training sessions in international biodiversity conservation policy, mobilization, advocacy, campaign skills and project management to create or enhance existing projects that directly contribute to the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and the implementation of NBSAPs.
Funding:
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Travel, accommodation, and limited food expenses will be funded for successful applicants who are based in the region in which the workshop is held.
- Visa costs will be covered on a case by case basis. Trains or flights will only be funded for travel within the same region. Participation in the workshop is free. No participation fee will be charged.
Eligibility/Selection Criteria:
- Be a registered GYBN member (register here for individuals http://bitly.com/gybn-indv and here for organizations http://bit.ly/gybn-orgs)
- Between 18 – 35 years old
- Commitment to biodiversity conservation with a previous track record showing such engagement
- Active member or coordinator of a youth organization/network/community that is working on Biodiversity on the local/national or regional level
- Possess the time and ability to share knowledge gained from the workshop, including implementing workshop outcomes and replicating workshop model at the national/local level
- The applicant’s biodiversity-related work has to be based in the region in which a workshop is held. However, the applicant need not be a citizen of a country of that region.
- ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT:
To be eligible for financial support, applicants must be citizens or current residents of a European country.
For enquiries:
If you should have any other questions, please write to [email protected] and cc it to [email protected]
How to apply:
Documents Required:
- Digital copy of CV (submit it through the form)
- Digital copy of Passport (submit it through the form)
- Short Video (submit it through the form)
