November 2021 - Glasgow, Scotland

Four YRE students took part in COP26. They attended conferences, made interviews, explored the blue zone (where a YRE exhibition was hung), explored the green zone (where FEE was holding a conference they were speakers at), reported on the COP, acted as speakers in several events and! Ambassadors of the YRE programme, they were also representing the youth who call to fight against climate change!

Find already some of their reports on YRE International Exposure. Some others will follow!

November 2021 - Lisbon, Portugal

Four YRE students from Portugal attended Web Summit 2021 first physical event since 2019. It was one of the biggest tech events in the world attended by many of the world's leading entrepreneurs, politicians, celebrities, investors, and media. 42,000+ people were gathered and our young reporters interviewed tech leaders to talk about sustainable future!

As part of the media during the conference you can now find their reports on YRE International Exposure.

September - India

The International Conference on Sustainability Education (ICSE) is planned every year to explore pathways to address current and emerging sustainability challenges through education by empowering learners with new skills, values and attitudes that lead to a sustainable world. The Conference's Newsletter is available here.

6 YREs from India and Malaysia acted as journalists during the conference. Find their reports on YRE International Exposure.

September 2021 - Marseille, France

The IUCN World Conservation Congress is where the world comes together to set priorities and drive conservation and sustainable development action. The event has three main components: The Members’ Assembly, where IUCN Members vote on priority actions; the Forum, a global marketplace of conservation science and innovation; and the Exhibition, where exhibitors can showcase their work to Congress participants and the public.

One YRE from France acted as journalists during this conference. Find her reports on YRE International Exposure.

Online - November 2020

Web Summit is the biggest tech event in Europe traditionally attended by 70,000 attendees, 2,000 of the world's top media and over 1,000 top speakers. Due to Covid-19, Web Summit 2020 will be a mostly online-only event and be attended by YRE students to report from the event and interview some of this year’s speakers.

Online - November 2020

On November 24th, YRE will attend the virtual event Youth Changemakers for Our Planet Convention! Due to Covid-19, the Changemakers Convention at the Royal Geographical Society was cancelled and will now take place virtually. Four YRE students will attend and report from the event.

Online - June 2020

32,000 people connected online in June at Collision from Home. It was a one-of-a-kind opportunity for our Young Reporters to coordinate and work together across three time zones in order to cover their first virtual conference as Young Reporters. With hundreds of talks and speakers presenting, they connected with professionals, attended Q&As and even interview individuals doing amazing work in the fields of education and climate change.

Madrid, Spain - December 2019

This year’s ‘Conference of the Parties’ was held in Madrid with lots of international stakeholders. Many interesting discussions and negotiations for the global climate change emergency while five motivated YRE that reported from the conference, wrote articles and recorded videos.

Espoo, Finland – 28 November 2019

Northern Dimension Future Forum took place in Finland, while interesting topics on fresh and sustainable experiments of the Global North were being discussed. A Finnish YRE, Hector Ekholm, reported from the Forum with some very interesting interviews.

Rome, Italy- November 2019

YouthMundus is a new Global Content & Music Festival Initiative. With the aim to empower youth, it mainly includes workshops, panelist discussions, video screenings and concerts. Highly experienced YRE students from Malta are reporting from the festival and FEE representatives run workshops on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change.

Bangkok, Thailand - November 2019

Having as a main theme Local Knowledge, Communication and Global Connectivity, the 10th WEEC mainly focuses on education for environment and sustainability.

Highly motivated YRE from India, Singapore and Turkey travelled to Thailand to report on activities, take photos and write inspiring articles.

New Delhi, India – September 2019

International Conference on Sustainability Education (ICSE) focuses on exploring pathways to address current and emerging sustainability challenges through education with the aim to empower learners with new skills, values, and attitudes that lead to more sustainable societies. Seven aspiring YRE, both native and internationals from Singapore and Indonesia, report from the event, interviewing delegates, creating articles and posts for social media. Click here to access all articles and photos.

Katowice, Poland - December, 2018

Six Young Reporters from five countries participated in COP 24 in Poland, covering both weeks of this climate change conference. Together with UNFCCC and UNESCO, FEE also organised two events at COP 24: A Youth Training Workshop on Constructive Journalism and a Round Table Discussion on Climate Change Education Challenges. Click here to learn more.

And if you are curious you can have a look at all the article and photos made by the YRE of th COP 24.

Bangkok, Thailand - November 2018

Yoorha Kang from South Korea travelled to Thailand to participate in the inaugural Piece Summit of Emerging Leaders. The conference was organised by Humanitarian Affairs Asia and gathered 500 young leaders from different parts of the world to give them an understanding and broader perspective on the vitally important subject of Peace.

For more articles and photos of this int. conference, click here.

Bangkok, Thailand - August, 2018

Two students from Korea and New Zealand participated in the 9th USLS at the UN Conference Centre in Bangkok. This week-long leadership development training programme brought together 1,000 of the most promising leaders in the world.

Read one of their stories here.

To find the rest of articles and photos made during the YRE mission you can just click here.

Paris, France - 2018

Eight participants from the workshop in Portugal were selected to join the international Youth Conference “Youth Saves the Planet” organised by UNESCO. The conference focused on Education for Sustainable Development and brought together Youth Leaders and young journalists (18-35 years) from all regions of the world.

Read one of their stories here.

And the rest of this experience, photos and article are also available here.

Almada, Portugal - March, 2018

42 inspiring young people participated in this three-day workshop which was realized as a cooperation between UNESCO and Foundation for Environmental Education. The workshop focused on Education for Sustainable Development and aimed at creating future Youth Leaders.

Watch some highlights in this video.

For more photos and articles of this YRE mission, click here.

Bonn, Germany - November, 2017

Four Young Reporters from Sweden, Portugal, Slovakia and Canada represented the YRE programme at COP 23. They worked as reporters to cover different sessions in the Bonn Zone at the COP 23 venue where side events and high level events took place. You can find all the interviews and article on this page. They also participated in FEE’s mini event on Climate Education at the UNESCO Pavilion.

Read one of their stories.

Vancouver, Canada - 2017

5 students from Canada and 8 from Turkey participates in the 9th WEEC. The students attended different sessions, conducted interviews with delegates, and wrote articles about their experiences

Read one of their stories.

Marrakesh, Morocco - November, 2016

Two students from Portugal participated in the climate change conference which took place from 7 to 18 November 2016. They reported on workshops and other events from the conference venue. To access it, just click here.

Read one of their stories.

Gothenburg, Sweden - 2016

Read one of their stories.

You can also read articles about the experience of the YRE at the 8th WEEC just here.

Nagoya, Japan - 2014

Read one of their stories.