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Dear members of GYBN,
Following the announcement of our Africa workshop, here's the announcement
for our Asia workshop.
Building upon the success of GYBN's 2017 series of Capacity-Building
Workshops and thanks to generous support from the Japan Biodiversity Fund,
the European Commission, the CBD Secretariat, the African Wildlife
Foundation, Engajamundo and the Telangana Forest Department, GYBN will
organize another three Youth Capacity-Building Workshops for ASIA, AFRICA
and LATIN-AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN in 2018/19.
*Please apply through this form by August 31 2018 at 23:59:
http://bit.ly/gybnasiawp2018
*+++This call is ONLY for ASIA+++*
If you want to apply for the Africa (http://bit.ly/gybnafricawp2018) please
use the respective form.
If you are from LATIN-AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN: Don’t worry, we didn’t
forget you ;-) The LAC workshop is already being prepared and will take
place in January/February 2019. We will launch the call soon. So stay tuned
:D
*DATES AND VENUES OF THE ASIA WORKSHOP*
The workshop for ASIA will be held in partnership with the Telangana Forest
Department in Hyderabad, India in mid-October 2018 (exact dates to be
confirmed but likely from October 14 to 20).
*DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKSHOP*
To strengthen the capacity of young leaders to take action in support of
National Biodiversity Strategies and Actions Plan (NBSAPs ,
https://www.cbd.int/nbsap/search/default.shtml) and to contribute towards
the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets (
https://www.cbd.int/sp/targets/), the Global Youth Biodiversity Network
(GYBN, www.gybn.org) is hosting a series of capacity-building workshops
around the world in 2018/19.
Participants will take part in team building, networking and training
sessions in international biodiversity conservation policy, mobilization,
advocacy, campaign skills and project management to create or enhance
existing projects that directly contribute to the Aichi Biodiversity
Targets and the implementation of NBSAPs.
For these workshops, travel, accommodation, and limited food expenses will
be funded for successful applicants who are based in the region in which
the workshop is held. Visa costs will be covered on a case by case basis.
Flights will only be funded for travel within the same region.
*GOALS OF THE WORKSHOP*
These week-long regional workshops will bring together 15-18 young leaders
in each region to:
- Mobilize networks/communities at the regional, national or local levels
in order to increase public/youth engagement, general awareness and
political will for biodiversity conservation
- Learn about the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD, www.cbd.int),
the CBD's Strategic Plan 2010-2021 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets
- Learn about key aspects of NBSAP and how young people can partner with
national and sub-national authorities to support implementation
- Catalyze concrete actions to bring these legally-binding international
decisions down to the local, national, and regional level
- Join a global effort to set youth priorities for a future in harmony with
nature and push governments, business and citizens to act
- Mobilize young people in order to have their perspectives considered in
the CBD post 2020 framework
*DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS*
The deadline for applications is August 31 at 23:59 GMT.
*DOCUMENTS REQUIRED*
- Application form (fill it out online) here http://bit.ly/gybnasiawp2018
- Digital copy of CV
- Digital copy of Passport
Send a pdf copy of your CV and the identification page of your passport to:
gybnsteeringcommittee@gmail.com
obs: the title of your document should be LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_CV.pdf and
LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_PASSPORT.pdf
*SELECTION CRITERIA*
1. Be a registered GYBN member by the start of the application period
2. Between 18 - 35 years old
3. Commitment to biodiversity conservation with a previous track record
showing such engagement
4. Active member or coordinator of a youth organization/network/community
that is active on Biodiversity on the local/national or regional level
5. Possess the time and ability to share knowledge gained from the
workshop, including implementing workshop outcomes and replicating workshop
model at the national/local level
6. The applicant's biodiversity-related work has to be based in the region
in which a workshop is held. However, the applicant need not be a citizen
of a country of that region.
*ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT*
Due to our donor's funding requirements, for the workshops in Asia, Africa
and Latin-America and the Caribbean financial support is only available for
applicants that are citizens of developing countries. Applicants from
developed countries (i.e. Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea etc.)
cannot be financially supported. However self-funded participants are
welcome to join the workshops!
The workshops in Europe and North-America (yet to be announced) will be
open to applicants from developed countries from their respective regions.
If you are unsure whether you are eligible to join the workshops, if you
are interested to participate as a self-funded participant or if you should
have any other questions, please write to gybnsteeringcommittee@gmail.com
and cc it to christian.schwarzer@gmail.com and
swetha.stotrabhashyam@gmail.com
We look forward to receiving your applications and seeing you at the
workshops!
*PLEASE NOTE:*
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
Applications must be submitted in English. Applications submitted in
another language will not be considered. Incomplete applications will also
not be considered.
*ABOUT GYBN*
The Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) is an international network of
145 youth organizations, representing more than 375.000 youth from 115
countries whose common goal is to prevent the loss of biodiversity. GYBN
aims to represent the voice of global youth in the negotiations under the
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), raise awareness among young
people of the values of biodiversity, and connects individuals and youth
organizations in order to build a global coalition to halt the loss of
biodiversity.
As the official coordination platform for youth participation 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 for a healthy environment
and society.
GYBN was created as the result of an international initiative by young
people who participated in CBD COP10 in 2010, and was officially
established in 2012. The network is coordinated by an international
steering committee and is entirely run by young people for young people.
For more information, please visit: http://www.gybn.org/,
https://www.facebook.com/thegybn
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"There's a revolution that needs to happen, and it starts from inside each
one of us. We need to wake up and fall in love with the Earth. Our personal
& collective happiness & survival depends on it." Thich Nhat Hanh
"Mucha gente pequeña en muchos lugares pequeños harán cosas pequeñas que
transformarán el mundo." Eduardo Galeano
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