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New curator every week, sharing how they work for Ireland's nature & environment // Curated by @cypbiodiversity 13/11 - 19/1+ // Managed by @NativeWoodtrust
Ireland
Joined June 2022
https://t.co/lyLqGfm77o All past curators of this account are added to this account for convenience! If you are interested in potentially curating this account, please email david.smyth@nativewoodlandtrust.ie for more information
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Thank you so much Niamh! 🫶👏 Click here to you'd like to download or request a copy of the Biodiversity Activity Book: https://t.co/lcEuJCBemT Stay tuned over the next few weeks as we will have more resources coming soon! Goodbye for now 🥰 Catriona and all the TRYBE team ☺️
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Our Assembly Weekends took place in Co. Wicklow and Co. Kerry. Minister Malcolm Noonan joined on the final day to listen to the Assembly members' calls to
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Assembly's Final Report and all of our Calls to Action: were there any other recommendations YOU would have included if you had been an Assembly member? Think about that, and see how you could start a project or do something to put that recommendation into action!
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These resources were designed by children, for children. Projects like the Assembly are becoming more and more common, and it's so important that young people put themselves out there, and recognise the value and power of their own voice! In the meantime, have a look at the
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Q: How can other young people use their voice to advocate for climate justice? A: Every child and young person is a crucial part of the solution to the climate and nature crises, and because of this, their voices deserve to be heard.
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to facilitate children and young people in positive nature engagement, and they can take their learnings outside of their classroom into their personal lives and community! It doesn't stop at the classroom door.
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Q: What do you hope other children and young people will learn from the resources? A: I hope that other young people will learn from these resources that their voice is so, so important, and that they're a crucial part of the solution too! These resources are designed
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there simply isn't a viable solution if they aren't a part of it. They are the future, and they deserve a say in what that future looks like!
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Q: What did you learn on the project? A: This project furthered my belief in the power of the voice of children and young people, and how they really come into their own when a space for them to voice their opinions is created. We need to empower our young people,
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and taking some time to listen to nature's sounds around us! It's so important for us to reconnect with nature, and the best way to do this is by being out in it, appreciating its beauty! I also did one of the pieces of artwork featured in the book!
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Q: What ideas did you suggest for the Biodiversity Activity Book? A: I thought it would be really nice to have some activities that involved actually getting out into nature, and from this we all worked as a team to come up with activities like nature spotting,
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project that would be making teaching resources based off of the Assembly for schools all over Ireland, and of course I said yes! Education is so important, especially for our young people - if they don't know what's going on, they can't understand how to change it! 🌍
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Q: How did you get involved in TRYBE? A: I was a Young Advisor for the Children and Young People's Assembly on Biodiversity Loss, which meant that I was lucky enough to be able to help design and facilitate the Assembly! From this, I was asked if I would like to contribute to a
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Today we'll hear from one of the fantastic young people on the project, Niamh @SGGReal2023, who has kindly agreed to share her experience with us 😊🫶 First, watch her interview here to learn more about how young people's voices can be empowered through projects like ours 🌍
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Sadly, we've come to the end of our Twitter takeover - thank you so much to David, and thank you all too for being such a generous audience, we have really enjoyed our time with you all! 🥰
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Hi everybody! Catriona here again from MaREI's TRYBE project to wrap up our takeover. Hope you all had a lovely weekend 🥰
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Look out for the premiere of #SnowLeopardTrail at @niscifest in February 2024. Get involved with supporting the film production via https://t.co/L5UWOeCpfc And stay tuned for carnivore coexistence science & stories - from East, West and everywhere - via
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So what can we in the 'West' learn from the 'East' about coexisting with carnivores? 1. It's still complex whereever you go! 2. Tourism can help transform predators from problems to potential. 3. But tourism brings challenges & isn't a silver bullet. 4. Holistic worldviews help.
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Back in late Sept/early Oct, I (@jonnyhhanson) did a @IrelandsEnviro takeover of part of my carnivore coexistence research roadtrip across the USA. I'm just back from Nepal where I'm making @NIScreen funded short film about coexisting with snow leopards in the Annapurna Himalaya!
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