World Youth Symposium on BiodiversityJuly 5- 9, 2009/ Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
VenueThe City of Ottawa will be the proud host of the '09 World Youth Symposium for Biodiversity. Local schools, nature areas and cultural points will be visited. Participants can look forward to learning and enjoying the best of what Canada's capital city has to offer. Day trips to neighbouring places are also on the itinerary; including a visit to the beautiful Gatineau Park. Join Us!If you, your school or community is involved in something valuable in regards to biodiversity, and you want to share it with the world, then you should apply to be part of biodiversitymatters '09. Please see the information on the application page. |
PurposeThe Second International Youth Symposium for Biodiversity is being planned for Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on July 5-9, 2009. The 3 Presenting partners to date are the Macoun Marsh Biodiversity Project, St. Laurent Academy, and HabitatNet.
This initiative has been welcomed by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Montreal-based Convention on Biological Diversity, who stated that “Young people have a central place as bearers of tomorrow’s solutions. Their engagement is essential if we are to reduce the loss of biodiversity and ensure the future of life on Earth.” We are contributing to the United Nations 2010 Biodiversity Target. The Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity committed themselves to the 2010 Biodiversity Target. This target is to achieve by 2010 a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional and national level as a contribution to poverty alleviation and to the benefit of all life on Earth. The purpose of our symposium is to invite students (Grade 6 to 12) from around the world to submit biodiversity project proposals to attend. The focus of the symposium will be: -to welcome students from around the world, and to celebrate the work they are doing at home reguarding local biodiversity efforts. -to experience Canadian biodiversity with a full scale Bio-Blitz (A Biological Survey with local scientists and naturalists) -to develop methods to implement the Global Youth's Accord for Biodiversity that was created by nine (9) nations during the First Youth Symposium in Mexico in 2005. Even if you are not planning to attend the symposium, you can help by donating to our project. We are actively raising monies to support the symposium initiatives, and any support would be greatly appreciated. You can donate through our secure paypal account below. It is very easy and you will be helping support youth and biodiversity. |
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QUOTES BY SUPPORTERS”As politicians focus on voters for impending elections and corporate executives on the quarterly report, decisions are being made with consequences that reverberate well into the adult lives of today's youth. Yet young people don't vote and their future is seldom a part of political and corporate discussions. One consequence is declining quality of air, water, soil and biodiversity that we are leaving for coming generations. That's why youth are being informed and motivated about the important issues that will affect their lives.” David Suzuki |