The first Arctic Youth Summit (AYS) was held October 5-12, 2018 in Norvajärvi (just outside of Rovaniemi), Finland overlapping with the Arctic Biodiversity Congress.
Led by Finland, U.S and WWF (Finland & US) this initiative is working to contribute to capacity building amongst youth through:
- Creating a network of youth engaged and interested in Arctic biodiversity;
- Providing experience and insight into how biodiversity issues are addressed in the Arctic; and
- Empowering young people to engage in conservation and promoting Arctic biodiversity in their own home countries.
- Developing a youth decloration
- Developing a video (vissible bellow)
- Discuss next steps and how the youth would function in their future roles as Arctic Youth Summit Ambassardors in the coming months
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