Spending a week in Washington, D.C. with EarthEcho was nothing short of a transformative and empowering experience. I wanted to share the most powerful lessons I took away from D.C. and share my gratitude for this amazing experience.
Youth representatives from the Children and Youth Major Group to the UN Environment Programme urge global leaders to adopt a strong, legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution that addresses the full life cycle of plastics, health impacts, and time-bound commitments. They emphasize that meaningful, ongoing youth participation is essential to achieving intergenerational equity and lasting environmental change.
My OurEcho Challenge conservation project, MicroBirder, is going to explore how sound pollution affects bird populations, and through that work, I’ve become deeply interested in the ways science, technology, and conservation intersect. That’s what made attending the Cornell Young Birders Event at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology such an incredible opportunity.
EarthEcho International announced today the 14 participants, ages 16-21, selected for The Blue Carbon Ambassador program led by youth from racially marginalized communities.
Attending the Water Conference at the United Nations was one of the most enlightening experiences I’ve had as a 16-year-old water advocate. It showed me how diplomatic relations play out and how water conservation brings countries together over a shared essential resource.