*[Enwl-eng] [can-eecca] "Youth mobilizing for natural climate solutions" webinar, May 14

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May 12, 2019, 12:36:51 PM5/12/19

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Today’s youth are facing two existential crises at once: climate breakdown and ecological breakdown. Natural climate solutions not only have the capacity to address both of these, but they are critical if we have any hope of meeting the 1.5 degree target.

Youth4Nature is a youth-led, international initiative that is empowering young people around the world to mobilize for natural climate solutions and hold our political leaders to account on both the climate and ecological crises.

To celebrate their recent launch, Youth4Nature is hosting an online webinar on May 14, 15:00 UTC. One-part knowledge-sharing and one-part rally, this event will feature talks from leading scientists and global youth leaders. To learn more and get involved, register here: https://tnc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DgsAY2QyTByjuzRCyuj2nw

Join us, as we steward a movement of young people advocating for both nature and climate!

What is natural climate solutions?

Also known as nature-based solutions, are proven ways of mitigating climate change through conservation, restoration, and improved management in forests, wetlands, and grasslands. According to the ground-breaking study led by the Nature Conservancy, natural climate solutions have the potential to provide 37% of cost-effective CO2 mitigation needed through 2030 for greater than a two-third chance of keeping warming below 2Co. The majority of these nature-based solutions can also offer a suite of additional benefits that will aid in climate adaptation, including flood buffering, improving soil health and biodiversity habitat, and enhancing climate resilience. However, the role that nature can play in climate action is not recognized in discussion or in funding.

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Iryna Galiuk

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