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UNESCO Green Citizens
UNESCO Green Citizens

UNESCO Green Citizens

A global voice for local actors of change.

 

UNESCO Green Citizens is the bridge between UNESCO’s scientific expertise, local citizen solutions and young people’s willingness to act against climate change.

UNESCO has identified over 150 local initiatives across 65 countries which are citizen driven, innovative, impactful, and replicable solutions across five key themes for the fight against global warming and to preserve the environment: Biodiversity, Ocean, Education for Sustainable Development, Indigenous and Local Knowledge, and Hydrology.

Discover the changes UNESCO Green Citizens are operating on the ground, get inspired and join them. Discover people like you! #UnescoGreenCitizens

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Projects

Discover the latest UNESCO Green Citizens projects
Gorilla Ambassadors Program

Gorilla Ambassadors is the first and large local youth initiative created in Virunga to support the mountain gorilla conservation. It combines training, practical activities and artistic expression.

Tras las huellas del venado

Faced with elementary school pupils' lack of knowledge about Uruguay's native animals, a teacher launches a program combining education and experiential learning through field.

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Stories

Stories from citizens working on the ground to protect the environment.
Corentin de Chatelperron: low-tech for a sustainable future

One of the pioneers of France’s low-tech movement, this engineer is testing and sharing low-tech innovations in different contexts worldwide through his expeditions. Now, he joins UNESCO Green Citizens as a Pathfinder!

Natalie Kyriacou: The social entrepreneur putting accessible nature education first

Social impact leader, and UNESCO Green Citizens Pathfinder, Natalie Kyriacou OAM has been blazing a trail for innovative and inclusive nature education.

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"UNESCO Green Citizens is a great initiative that gives us visibility. It shows that there are solutions and has been an important source of information."

- Anaïs Toro-Engel, 
  Energy Observer Solutions

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Energy Observer Solutions
"UNESCO Green Citizens allowed us to benefit from a significant leverage effect in supporting our project. It also allowed us to bring more people on board with us and to gain visibility"

- Bare Learning
 

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