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The IUCN Task Force on Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability is pleased to announce the publication of its interactive report on the Youth and Intergenerational Journey at Congress, including videos, photos, and highlighted achievements and aspirations.
 * November 2012**

We are pleased to report that the final IUCN Program, 2013-2016, adopted by the Members Assembly at Congress, specifically mentions our intergenerational efforts in the Introduction, providing a strong mandate for the Union going forward:
 * November 2012**

"//A just world that values and conserves nature.// This is IUCN’s Vision. Nature is our life support system. The diversity of life and nature must be conserved for its own sake and also for development to be sustainable. This requires fundamental change in all dimensions of life and society, including politics and economics, far beyond IUCN’s mandate and capacities. IUCN advances nature‐based solutions to halt the destruction of biodiversity and to sustain development for all, especially the poorest people and communities who depend directly on nature for their livelihoods. A just world must guarantee equitable rights of access to biodiversity and nature’s benefits across generations, gender, and economic, social and geopolitical lines. This vision echoes the principles and values embodied in IUCN Resolutions on the Earth Charter and on the **Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability**."

The WCPA group of Young Professionals is seeking a new leader. More details on the application process can be found here. Deadline is 30 November 2012.
 * November 2012**

Leadership development opportunities:
 * November 2012**
 * Great leadership development opportunity for mid-career conservationists, application due 26 January.
 * Leadership fellowship by SustainUS for 13-26 year-olds in the USA, deadline 30 November.

Summary reflections from Dominic Stucker on the Jeju Congress appeared in the most recent CEC newsletter. A full report by a Task Force Working Group is here.
 * November 2012**

First young woman, Elisângela Sales Dos Santos of Brazil, won the 2012 Young Conservationist Award in recognition of her outstanding achievements in the training of indigenous and non-indigenous park guards, and for her role in increasing the recognition of these professions in her country. Read the full story.
 * October 2012**

The Congress is now behind us but we are gearing up for the new IUCN four-year term: You are invited to a Skype text chat **meeting organized by the** IUC**N Task Force on Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability at 14:00 GMT, Thursday, October 11.** Join our Task Force listserv for further information on how to join the meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to give a brief update on outcomes from Congress and invite new co-Conveners, Task Force Core Team members and Working Group members.
 * October 2012**

We would also like to share the Community Voices publication that we brought with us to World Conservation Congress with you. It features descriptions of the CEESP Youth Network, the Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability, and many stories about how our young professionals are working with communities to strengthen their voices towards just conservation.



Created by Mohammad Masum and colleagues of the IUCN Communications Team, this video features several youth voices from Congress, including Elaine Hsiao, Biozid Jessorey, Grace Mwaura, Eduardo Arenas, and Dominic Stucker. Well done, all! Leave a comment on the video on the IUCN website.
 * September 2012**

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A video by photographer Mattias Klum on emotion as inspiration for action and intergenerational equity. Check out our photos from Congress - and add your own! View our newly-created Intergenerational Dialogues blog. Read emerging reports from Congress events, both official and informal - and add your own reflections! The above will all be compiled into a report on the Youth and Intergenerational Partnership Journey at Congress, to be shared widely.

How did you fall in love with nature? At the IUCN Congress, the Commission on Education and Communication is gathering short videos of personal stories describing how people first fell in love with nature. The stories will be shared widely to highlight why we care about nature and take action to protect it, inspiring others. See and share the link to the flyer here:
 * September 2012**



Contribute virtually to an IUCN Congress workshop hosted by President Ashok Khosla on vision, goals, and actions for youth engagement and intergenerational partnership within and through the IUCN by Tweeting to #|#Forum0981 from 11-13h Korea time on Saturday, Sept 7. Learn more here.
 * September 2012**

World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden just came to a close, focused on key themes of water, food, and energy that will also be addressed at the IUCN Congress in the coming two weeks in Jeju, South Korea. In the closing plenary, young professional participants presented on their Youth Vision for Water in 2050, offering ideas that could inform and inspire discussions at Congress.
 * August 2012**

Our Task Force flyer, designed by Simran Vedvyas, highlights youth and intergenerational events at Congress, plus related Motions and Caroline Seagle's Councilor campaign:
 * August 2012**

The Task Force on Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability has unveiled the winning logo from their IUCN-wide logo competition prior to Congress so that the logo can be used for initiatives and projects leading up to and beyond Congress. Take a sneak peak of the new Intergenerational Logo now!
 * August 2012**

The Task Force on Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability convened a successful online meeting with 26 participants on 23 August to reinforce momentum building for Congress and plan final steps. See a summary table of Working Group activities and read the meeting notes!
 * August 2012**

Read this great article, Look. Don't Touch. by David Sobel in Orion Magazine on the short-comings of environmental education and the importance of children (and adults) connecting with the natural world.
 * August 2012**

The Task Force on Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability is collecting **action ideas for youth engagement and collaboration across generations in each Commission** for our 2013-2016 Action Plan. The Action Plan will be formalized at the World Conservation Congress in South Korea in September. **We want to hear from you! Based on your Commission membership, please fill out the appropriate survey by 22 August:**
 * August 2012**
 * CEC: @http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9PQ3NBS
 * CEESP: @http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6YV59VN
 * CEL: @http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/67GJ76H
 * CEM: @http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5DD7MR3
 * SSC: @http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JVQT2Y8
 * WCPA: @http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9WJFH8T

A new IUCN logo to highlight intergenerational partnership for sustainability has been selected! During June and July 2012, the Task Force on Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability led a cross-Commission competition to create a new logo. This logo can be used when there is a special emphasis on youth engagement and collaboration across generations in Council, Secretariat, Commission, and Member projects, appearing beside the IUCN, Commission, or Member logo. First convened in September 2011, the Task Force will use this logo for its own visual identity. Read more here.
 * July 2012[[image:Rebecca Koss, 2012, cropped.jpg width="151" height="199" align="right" caption="Rebecca Koss (CEESP and WCPA)"]]**

The Task Force on Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability convened a successful meeting with 23 participants on 5 July to reinforce momentum building for Congress. Read the notes in English, French, Russian, or Spanish and join a Working Group!
 * July 2012**

"Our Treasures at Risk – World Heritage in Times of Climate Change, Contributions from Youth Messengers across the Globe" is a joint publication of IUCN’s World Heritage Programme, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the German development cooperation GIZ/KfW on behalf of BMZ. It marks the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention and focuses on the experiences of young people living or working in World Heritage sites who participated in the Go4BioDiv conference in Japan in 2010.
 * July 2012**

Download this fantastic publication for free!

Young CEC member Diogo Verissimo wins the IUCN / Reuters Environmental Communication Award. Winning means that Diogo gets an all-expenses-paid trip to the IUCN World Conservation Congress this September in Jeju, South Korea. Read the full article.
 * July 2012**

Kiara Worth of the UN Major Group for Children and Youth gave this collaboratively-written speech expressing the feelings and aspirations of youth at the end of the Rio+20 summit. Undeterred by the weak governmental agreement coming out of the meeting, the speech emphasizes the need for intergenerational cooperation, vision, and action going forward. Read the full text here.
 * June 2012**

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On 20 June, 17-year-old Brittany Trilford of Wellington, New Zealand addressed 130 heads of state at the opening plenary of the Rio+20 UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Listen to her speech: media type="youtube" key="karQQb-B8Uk?rel=0" height="375" width="500"
 * June 2012**

We are looking for your stories to add to our CEESP Youth Network event at the Just World Pavilion, ‘Youth at Congress: Strengthening Community Voices towards a ‘Just World.’ Stories should be about an experience where you worked with a community/communities in such a way that brought their perspectives and values to the table. Read more and send us a story!
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 * June 2012**
 * All-in IUCN Congress Prep Meeting: ** For Youth Engagement and Intergenerational Partnership

// Do you want to support the IUCN in better engaging youth and collaborating across generations to achieve conservation outcomes? If yes, read on! //

We want to make a big impact at the IUCN Congress in Jeju this September, by demonstrating that youth:
 * are engaged in advancing the IUCN mission,
 * are collaborating across generations to advance this mission, and
 * want to open up further avenues for young people to get involved in the work of the Union.

We encourage young and senior professionals from across all Commissions, partners, and friends to join us in our preparations for Congress, whether or not you are able to attend the event. There is a role for everyone to play!


 * You are invited to a Skype text chat meeting organized by the Task Force on Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability at 14:00 GMT, Thursday, 5 July. The purpose of this meeting is to give a brief overview of Congress preparation efforts already underway and to form/supplement Working Groups to advance specific projects. Click here to learn more and sign up for the meeting. **

Read about the events that young CEC members are leading at Rio+20!
 * June 2012**

Participate in these great intergenerational dialogues on sustainability with the Elders and Youngers Project leading up to Rio+20! CEC Young Professionals Leadership Team member Esther Agbarakwe of Nigeria is one of the four 'Youngers.' Includes both online debates and in-person ones, for example this dialogue in Oslo, Norway with Gro Brundtland, Desmond Tutu, Mary Robinson, Esther Agbarakwe and Marvin Nala of China:
 * May 2012**

Read more about this intergenerational project on the CEC blog.

**May 2012** Caroline Seagle, a member of CEESP's Young Professionals Network, is running for the position of IUCN North American and Caribbean Regional Councilor with support from the Task Force on Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability. Learn about her on the IUCN Congress website and leave a comment, or read an extended bio on our Wikispace. If you want to join Carolline's Campaign Team, please write to Dominic Stucker: dominic.stucker@gmail.com

Six youth related Motions have been submitted to the IUCN Resolution Working Group, drafted by the IUCN Netherlands Committee, by IUCN Council President, Ashok Khosla, by Jeju's Bureau of Environment, and by the Task Force on Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability:
 * May 2012**
 * The Child's Right to Nature and a Healthy Environment (IUCN Netherlands Committee)
 * Formalizing Youth Involvement and Intergenerational Partnerships for Conservation (Ashok Khosla)
 * Establishment of an IUCN World Youth Cooperation System for Environmental Conservation (Jeju Bureau of Environment)
 * Formalizing the Task Force on Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability (Task Force)
 * Increasing Diversity of Generations across the Union (Task Force)
 * Establishing the IUCN Young Champions Award (Task Force)

We have been in discussion with Ashok and the Jeju Bureau of Environment about potentially merging our Motions. Motions will be voted on by IUCN Member Organizations and States at the World Conservation Congress in Jeju, South Korea in September.

The IUCN Task Force for Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability, with leadership from Rebecca Koss and others, has launched a logo competition. Design a logo by 15 June to be used by the Task Force alongside all youth engagement and intergenerational efforts within and through the IUCN! The winning logo will be unveiled at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in South Korea this September. Learn more about how to participate here.
 * April 2012**

Multiple nomination processes are currently open for recognizing and promoting youth leadership in conservation:
 * April 2012**
 * Go4BioDiv's Young Messenger, due 15 May
 * The International Ranger Federation and WCPA's International Young Conservationist Award, due 7 May
 * The CEC Chair's Youth Award, due 22 May

Different eligibility criteria and deadlines apply for each award. Please learn more by clicking the links, above. The first supports a youth from marine World Heritage sites or coastal regions of India to participate in a youth forum in parallel to the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Hyderabad, India this October. The second and third awards each support the participation of a young conservation leader at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Jeju, South Korea this September.

In a CEC Young Professionals Leadership Team meeting this month, participants were asked to comment on their theory of change. Here is what some of them said:
 * March 2012**
 * When I empower my peers, together we can create positive change.
 * Change means a transformation from one path to another path, one condition to another condition through positive action.
 * Change happens through action-research, policy-making, and implementation.
 * Change happens through personal transformation, becoming more closely connected to people and nature, and movement building.
 * Change occurs through community education and empowerment
 * I cannot say it better than Margaret Mead " Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
 * Theory of change: seeing through live examples. Change comes from within, through understanding the responsibility and power of living the change.

Theories of change are not just theoretical, but effect the strategic activities we engage in. What is your theory of change and how does it effect what you do?

Looking back on 2011 from the perspective of the CEC's Young Professionals Leadership Team, here are some highlights to celebrate in terms of youth engagement and intergenerational partnership. Thanks to all who contributed to making the year such a success!
 * February 2012**
 * 1) Contributed to events and on-the-ground activities in New Zealand, Nigeria, Sweden, India
 * 2) Helped CEESP establish their young professionals group
 * 3) Published reports and articles on youth in the climate change movement; on youth engagement and intergenerational partnership across Commissions; and on the draft IUCN Program
 * 4) Contributed to the writing of the CEC 2013-2016 program
 * 5) Secured a place on all future Council Congress Preparatory Committees for a young person
 * 6) Served on the Technical Review Panel for Congress workshops
 * 7) Led the establishment of the Task Force on Intergenerational Partnership
 * 8) Task Force submitted a successful workshop proposal to Congress
 * 9) Task Force encouraged young people to run for Council positions, with a young woman from the USA successful in getting on the ballot

"How can I describe the 78th Council Meeting? Until now, I am not sure what words to use to describe this past meeting. The meeting was from 12-15 February, 2012 in Gland, Switzerland and I am now back to my student schedule. The truth is that I can’t get the Council out of my mind..." Read young Councillor Grace Mwaura's reflections on the meeting.
 * February 2012**

Wishing all health, fulfillment, and peace in the new year and beyond. Let's catalyze the momentum we have generated in 2011 and bring about a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world! Young people have played key roles in these hopeful trends highlighted by Yes! Magazine, "12 Most Hopeful Trends to Build on in 2012," and are essential for success.
 * January 2012**