IPBES Youth Workshop
The IPBES youth workshop will be held on the Isle of Vilm, Germany, from 19 to 23 October 2022.
The workshop aims to strengthen the engagement of young people in the work of IPBES, and to support the uptake of assessments among young people, other individuals and organisations. The workshop will consist of 25 participants, with five participants from each of the five UN regions (Africa, Asia and Pacific, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Caribbean, Western Europe and others).
Nominated candidates should be between 18-30 years of age, member of a youth organisation or network, and actively engaged in relevant work on biodiversity and ecosystem including on the two reports approved by IPBES 9 (values assessment, and sustainable use of wild species assessment).
The application and nomination process:
- Candidates are invited to complete the application form through the dedicated web portal at https://ipbes.net/application/youth_workshop_2022 (to access this page you will need to log in with your IPBES website login credentials. Candidates not yet registered on the IPBES website will need to do so at https://ipbes.net/user/register). Please note that the application form is in English only, as the workshop will be held in English;
- The nominating Government, organisation or institution indicated by the candidate will receive an email with a link to the nomination form and will be invited to approve and submit the nomination in the web portal;
- Nominators and candidates will receive a confirmation via email once the nomination has been duly submitted
Interested candidates are requested to fill out their application form by 10 August 2022.
More information on the workshop, application and nomination process, and selection criteria can be found on the IPBES website: https://ipbes.net/ipbes-youth-workshop-2022
