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Green is the future: Volunteering for the Environment
No. 51 – February 2020

The `Worlds of Experience` Newsletter No.51 is out:

EDITORIAL

Dear friends,

2020 has started with dramatic events of massive bushfires in Australia, huge losses of wildlife, plants and material damages. Although climate change is not alone to be blamed for the fires, experts point out that extreme weather conditions as the drought in Australia are linked to the current anthropogenic climate change. Yet little action is being taken to change the climate policy both at national and global levels.

The recent failure of the climate summit in Madrid further shows the difficulties in reaching overall political agreements on how to solve the current climate crisis. At the same time, young people all over the world keep protesting every Friday through the global Fridays for Future movement, demanding that leaders show responsibility and take action. This movement points to the fact that changes may be reached from the bottom up and that youth activism, active engagement and volunteering can play a key role in the urgently needed transition.

Green is the future: Volunteering for the Environment, the 51^st issue of the ICYE Federation Newsletter focuses on environmental sustainability and shows how young volunteers relate to the environment. In Volunteers Voices, we are pleased to present articles by seven volunteers who describe how the environment has played a key role in their voluntary service, illustrating that volunteering can bring about change, a change for individuals and for the nature. As the Polish volunteer in Ecuador states, “transformation is possible when we are all part of the equation”. All of them feel a sense of obligation and make an urgent call to action for our future.

In this connection, the last ICYE General Assembly held in Vietnam in November 2019 adopted a motion to develop an ICYE Green policy and set up a Green Fund to offset CO2 emissions of all flights and travels before 2021.

ICYE News features a short article on the cooperation between the board of managers of ICYE Denmark and ICYE Finland, and the 31^st ICYE General Assembly, which was held in Hoi An in Vietnam in November 2019 and culminated with the 70^th Anniversary celebration of the ICYE Federation.

Wishing you an interesting reading, we look forward to receiving articles and pictures for the next issue of “Words of Experience”, dedicated to “Volunteering in a World of Diversity” Please send your contributions to icye@icye.org, before 31 May 2020.

Warmest regards!
ICYE International Office

INDEX

VOLUNTEERS VOICES ON: “GREEN IS THE FUTURE: VOLUNTEERING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT“

About Shrinking and Growing
From the seed to the tree: Environmental growth through volunteering
Looking into the eyes of bears
Not a cloud for rest
Helping the Amazon—Roboré
The Grass will be greener
Acting by doing

ICYE NEWS

Cooperation between the board of managers of ICYE Denmark and Finland
31st ICYE General Assembly in Hoi An, Vietnam

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Previous Editions

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No. 50 (October 2019) “Young leaders for social change: Entrepreneurship through Volunteering”
No. 49 (July 2019) “70th Anniversary Special – Best Of”
No. 48 (February 2019) “What drives YOUth to Volunteer?”
No.47 (October 2018) “Skills and Competences for a Global World”
No.46 (August 2018) “Making a difference: From conservation and health care to art, culture and education”
No.45 (April 2018) “Role of Intercultural Communication in Volunteering”
No.44 (November 2017)“Youth Volunteering against Racism”
No.43 (July 2017) “Practical experiences in Intercultural Learning and Human Rights “
No.42 (February 2017) “Volunteering: Charity or Solidarity?”
No.41 (October 2016) “Volunteers at the Interface between Formal and Non-Formal Education”
No.40 (July 2016) “Volunteering for Life Skills or Employability?”
No. 39 (February 2016) “South-South Volunteer Exchange”
No.38 (October 2015) “Communicating Human Rights in Diversity”
No.37 (June 2015) “Volunteering for Community Cohesion”
No.36 (February 2015) “Assessing the impact of long-term international volunteering”
No.35 (October 2014) “Volunteering and Activism – Two sides to the same coin?”
No.34 (July 2014) “Volunteering for a Sustainable Future”
No.33 (February 2014) “Linking Cultures, Sharing the Future”
No.32 (October 2013) “Social Inclusion”
No.31 (June 2013) “Migrating Identities”
No.30 (February 2013) “Youth and Intergenerational Solidarity”
No.29 (October 2012) “Active Citizenship through Volunteering”
No.28 (June 2012) “Volunteering for peace and understanding”
No.27 (February 2012) “Youth and Globalization”
No.26 (October 2011) “Gender Equality”
No.25 (June 2011): “EYV 2011 – Volunteering matters!“
No.24 (March 2011): “Youth Empowerment”
No.23 (October 2010): “Youth combating poverty and social exclusion”
No.22 (July 2010): “Youth & Development”
No.21 (February 2010): “Youth and the disabled”
No.20 (November 2009): “Youth and women’s empowerment”
No.19 (July 2009): “Youth volunteering in Arts & Culture”
No.18 (February 2009): “Youth and Children’s Rights”
No.17 (November 2008): “Youth against Violence”
No.16 (July 2008): “Youth and Environmental Protection”
No.15 (February 2008): “Youth volunteering in rural areas”
No.14 (June/July 2007): “Youth Active Citizenship”
No.13 (February/March 2007): “Youth Volunteering and Intercultural Dialogue”
No.12 (November 2006): “Youth and Community Service”
No.11 (June 2006): “Minorities and Migrants”
No.10 (February/March 2006): “Youth and Health Education”
No.9 (October/November 2005): ”Young Volunteers working with Children and Youth”
No.8 (June/July 2005): “Best Practice of International Volunteering”
No.7 (March 2005): “Youth and the Homeless”
No.6 (October 2004): “Youth and the Environment”
No.5 (June 2004): “Human Rights, Refugees and Youth”
No.4 (February 2004): “The Elderly and Youth”
No.3 (October 2003): “Disability and Youth”
No.2 (May 2003): “HIV/AIDS and YOUTH”
No.1 (February 2003): “Children living in difficult circumstances”