Global Youth Biodiversity Network – Africa
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Founded Since 1850
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About Us
Biodiversity Youth in Capacity Building, Policy, and International Coordination
The Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) is an international network of youth organizations and individuals from every global region who have united together with a common goal: preventing the loss of biodiversity and preserving Earth’s natural resources.
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We believe biodiversity is life; it is crucial to the balance of ecosystems and the survival of all species. Despite this, biodiversity continues to be lost at an unprecedented rate. This loss is one the greatest challenges of our time and needs to be addressed on all levels.
Our vision is to transform the world into one that does not experience human-induced biodiversity loss and where people live in harmony with nature.
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Our mission is to build a global coalition of individuals and youth organisations to halt the loss of biodiversity through mobilizing and empowering young people whilst raising global awareness on the importance of biodiversity.
As the official group for youth in the negotiations under the CBD, GYBN is committed to bringing the opinions and positions of young people into the political process; empowering young people to take action. Recognized and supported by the CBD Secretariat, GYBN seeks to inspire global youth and future leaders to work for the sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity in order to ensure a healthy global environment and enduring societies.
Our Work In Africa
Africa is a youthful continent and is immensely rich in biodiversity, but is also experiencing unprecedented rates of population growth, urbanization and agricultural development, which create immense challenges in reconciling human well-being with environmental and economic prosperity. To this end, GYBN Africa aims to bring the voice of young Africans to biodiversity policy arenas, empower African youth and raise the awareness of the values of biodiversity among African people. GYBN Africa has supported the development of more than 10 national chapters across the continent and is looking forward to creating more national chapters in the near future.
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