YOUTH ECO-FORUM
5th Youth Eco-Forum of the Northern Forum
"Conservation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources"
August 18-22, 2008
Gangwon Province (Republic of Korea)
The 2008 Youth EcoForum “Conservation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources” will be held in Sokcho city, Gangwon Province, Republic of Korea on August 18-22, 2008. The week-long event will include presentations from participating students on their home region; professional lectures on current environmental topics; a hands-on environmental project; and field trips to natural areas of the Province.
4th Youth Ecoforum of the Northern Forum
August 21-25, 2006
Khanty-Mansiysk, Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug (Russia)
"Oil and the Environment"
3rd Youth EcoForum of the Northern Forum
August 2005
Akureyri, Iceland
"Climate Change and Renewable Energy: Local and Global Action"
The town of Akureyri, Iceland hosted the Youth Eco-Forum 2005 (August 28 – September 1, 2005). The main theme of the 2005 YEF was “Climate Change and Renewable Energy: Local & Global Action.”
2nd Youth Eco Forum of the Northern Forum
August 2-7, 2004
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Youth living in the member regions of the Northern Forum, who build the future of northern regions, assembled early August 2004 in Sapporo, and shared information on each region’s environment as well as “a common perception” of the environment of northern regions through discussions and sharing of experience with each other in order to deepen their understanding of their environment.
As a result of this project, a “Code of Conduct” was adopted in the forum. It should be practiced by each participant and suggested to many regions. And that will in turn contribute to revitalize independent activities for environmental conservation conducted not only by the participants of the forum but also by the adults in many regions.
Final Report
Power Point report (2.4 MB)
List of participants
Declaration
The first Youth Eco Forum was held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, December 2-5, 2001. The Youth Eco Forum is a part of the Northern Forum project “Environmental Education in Northern Regions”. The Youth Eco- Forum gathered participants, 18 youth ambassadors, and other program staff from seven Northern Forum member regions (Alberta, Alaska, Heilongjiang, Hokkaido, Khanty-Mansy, Lapland, and Sakha). The concerns, visions and actions of the youth towards the environment in their countries were summed up in a Declaration signed by the youth and presented to the United Nations at the Eco Summit in 2002.
Final report
