Youth Forum at the 20th Tripartite Environmental Ministers’ Meeting in China
Upon invitation from #NatureForAll partner, China Environmental Education Center (CEEC) of Ministry of Ecology and Environment, China, ϲʿֱֳ CEC member Hanying Li spoke and facilitated the Youth Forum during 20th TEMM among China, Japan and S. Korea, which was organized in Suzhou, China, June 22-24, 2018.
CEC Steering Committee Member Hanying introduced #ϲʿֱֳCEC work and the to students and observers from three countries.
Plastic pollution was a key topic discussed by students. Hanying linked the topic to UN Environment’s #BeatPlasticPollution campaign, for which CEC is a key partner. Plastics issue was included in the final Youth Message as one of the top four concerns of youth in the sub-region (other three are air pollution, green transportation, and climate change). The Youth presented the Message to the three Ministers at the closing ceremony and called for more actions to be taken to tackle the issues.
Meanwhile, youth in E. Asia are also taking lead in environmental education to the public and they are initiating activities to be implemented in three countries at the same time, such as Clean the Beach project.
For more information contact: Hanying Li