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Children and Youth International Conference - "Let’s Take Care of the Planet" - Brazil 2010

The Brazilian Government, through the Ministries of the Environment and of Education, has hold an International Children’s Conference on the Environment, “Let’s Take Care of the Planet,” in June 2010, starting from a broad upstream international consultation process, with the participation of 53 countries to the process, and of 47 countries to the International Conference in Brasilia.

The Conference, as well as the issues it addresses, is the expression of joint action among national governments, civil-society organizations, and international institutions, and takes place during the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, an initiative of the United Nations/UNESCO.
More details on the International Conference here: http://confint2010.mec.gov.br/index...
On the Conference development and the participants: http://vamoscuidardoplaneta.net/en

A public video invitation to the process: click here
You can also consult the official invitation from the Brazilian Ministers of Education and Environment here

Support and partnerships
FPH - Charles Léopold Meyer Foundation for the Progress of Humankind
UNEP - United Nations Environment Program
UNESCO - Decade for Education for Sustainable Development

21 June 2010
 THE CONFINT HAS ENDED TO BE BORN AGAIN by Ricardo JIMENEZ

International Youth Conference on Environment - From June 5 to 10, 2010, Luziania, Brasilia, was the epicenter of a meeting of diverse voices, colors, energy, and a lot of joy. Nearly 53 countries from the 5 continents participated in the Children and Youth International Conference “Let’s Take Care of the Planet,” final destination of a process that involved millions of people around the world, in which our boys and girls, with their ideas, proposals and dreams, were the main protagonists. (...)

 

6 May 2010
Commitment of the Philippine Youth for the Protection of the Planet Earth

We live in the Philippine islands. We take pride and are always in awe and marvel at the richness of our land, the abundance of our diverse natural resources – the thick and ages-old forests of both land and sea where thrive exceptional flora and fauna, the grasslands and the marine resources which provide for our people.

 

The USA Charter: Youth Charter of Responsibilities - 1 May 2010

Charting the Future : Youth Take on Climate Change is the community-based project in the US associated with the upcoming Children and Youth International Conference on the Environment : Let’s Take Care of the Planet. On April 9-11, 2010, the Peer Learning Exchange was held on the campus of Regis University in Denver, Colorado.

The Charter of Responsibilities of the Children of Chile - 10 February 2010

The Charter of Responsibilities of the Children of Chile to the Environment and Climate Change has been finalized, drafted from the logs of the National Conference of Children of Chile "Let’s Take Care of Chile" carried out in Santiago de Chile this past December 16 (International Confint Brasilia 2010). "We, children of Chile, [...]"

Workshop on Values and Responsibilities - 10 December 2009

Brief presentation This methodological tool for debates can be very useful to help groups identifying local issues and define the values that are behind political interests that can impact on specific social groups and communities, with social and environmental consequences. It can help a group to find out who are responsible for creating such problems and who are the responsible for solutions. It can be used by any group in local communities, schools, companies, with educators, (...)

Young citizens involve themselves for the future of Europe - 9 November 2009

An international process on climate change impacts and youth commitments The Brazilian Ministry of Education, in partnership with UNESCO and the UNEP – United Nations Environment Programme, invites all the UN countries to participate in an International Conference of children and youth for the environment to involve the youth from all continents in a process of awareness raising, reflection and action on the global social and environmental changes, focusing on climate changes. The (...)

The Philippine process to the CONFINT - 1 August 2009

Last July 14, 2009, the Philippines launched the local campaign for the “Let’s Take Care of the Planet” International Conference to be held in Brazil on 2010. The Philippine National Organizing Committee of the said international conference [...] had chosen the annual Student Leaders’ Congress of NASSPHIL to be the venue of the said launch. [...]

Detailed Presentation of the process - 4 December 2008

20-pages presentation: Introduction - Historical Context - What is the Children and Youth International Conference for the Environment? - Objectives of the International Conference – Principles - Organizational Structure – Steps - Calendar of Events - Expected Results

Step-by-Step to the School Conference - Methodological Document - 25 November 2008

Let’s Take Care of Brazil _ IIIrd NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH FOR ENVIRONMENT. 34 pages Document in pdf format: Introduction — Pausing to think — Step-by-step to the School Conference — Edu-communication.

Youth Conference on Environment - General Presentation - 7 November 2008

[9 pages presentation, to download below in pdf format ,as well as a 2-page summary] The Government of Brazil, through the Ministries of Environment and Education, invite the nations of the world to participate in a large scale process of international cooperation: the Children and Youth International Conference for the Environment – Let’s Take Care of the Planet, in Brasilia, 2010. (...)

What is the Children’s Conference on the Environment? - The Brazilian Experience - 29 November 2007

What is the Children’s Conference on the Environment? It is an educational campaign that brings about the political dimension of the environment to schools and other instances children and youth organizations. It mobilizes and engages children in science research and their communities in the debate about contemporary challenges on social and environmental issues. The Conference is a process in which people congregate, deliberate on common themes and choose representatives who take over to (...)

Objectives - Some Principles - 3 December 2007

Objectives To contribute for confrontation of serious planetary social and environmental problems through educational means and the promotion of community participation. To enable that the largest possible amounts of young people, teachers and school communities concern themselves at the local level with planetary commitments, by assuming responsibilities for building sustainable societies, for spreading the information and deepen their recognition of the importance of diversity, of the (...)

Cronograma - Expected results - 3 December 2007

Cronograma 2007 - Establishment of Agreements for International Cooperation between Brazil, the participating countries and the partners Formation, in each country, of a Coordination Group composed by three instances, or a tripod : Government (Ministries of Education, the Environment and others, as Culture, Science and Technology…), University and Civil Society (NGOs and Youth Movements). Transference of social technology of the Conference and its adaptations to local realities. 2008 - (...)

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Information tools on global and climate change

Sustainable development and climate change education, 10 February 2010

Teaching guide This teaching guide was created in the framework of the Children and Youth International Conference « Let’s Take Care of the Planet » project, launched by the Ministries of Education and Environment of Brazil and is supported by the Charles Léopold Mayer Foundation for Human Progress. In France and in Europe, it is coordinated by the Monde Pluriel organization, in partnership with (...)

Other Worlds are Possible: Human progress in an age of climate change, 8 February 2010

This sixth report from the Working Group on Climate Change and Development argues that our chances of triumphing over climate change will rise dramatically if we recognise that there we need not one but many models of human development. Read more: www.rinoceros.org

Making finances work: People first, 9 December 2009

The findings from civil society organizations in over 60 countries are included in this Social Watch report, the first global bottom-up report on the social impact of the crisis. [...] The accumulation of findings from rich and poor countries of all continents show remarkable similarities and also a diversity of situations that enriches the picture available so far, makes it even more (...)

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Climate Change , 29 April 2009

What is Climate Change? What Can You Do? UNEP and Climate Change

Climate Challenge: Earth’s future is in your hands, 29 April 2009

An online game (requires flash plugin) where "you are president of the European Nations. You must tackle climate change and stay popular enough with the voters to remain in office". The educational goal is "to give an understanding of some of the causes of climate change, particularly those related to carbon dioxide emissions, to give players an awareness of some of the policy options (...)

TAke AIM at Climate Change, 28 April 2009

A music video sponsored by NSF and NASA, portraying climate change in the Arctic and Antarctic and encouraging AIM (Adaptation, Innovation, Mitigation).

The Other CO2 Problem, 28 April 2009

Animated film about the issue of ocean acidification, produced by Ridgeway School (Plymouth, UK) and Plymouth Marine Laboratory. Funded by the European Project on OCean Acidification (EPOCA).

What we know What we do not know And how we try to better understand global change, 28 April 2009

(44 pages booklet) - An introduction to research questions, challenges and methods for CarboSchools projects (http://www.carboschools.org).

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Educational Booklets for the Conference

Air, 7 December 2009

The booklet about air (pdf) details the specific composition of the atmosphere, which gave air its capability to retain the right amount of heat from solar radiation to enable life on earth. Confronted by the dangers of global warming, this booklet proposes debate about what could be done, at school and in the community, in relation to this (...)

Water, 7 December 2009

This booklet (pdf) demonstrates the importance of water in all life-cycles and provokes debate about how this precious liquid is threatened by problems such as pollution, deforestation and global warming.

Earth, 7 December 2009

This booklet (pdf) brings up the question of biodiversity. Beyond proposing ways to respect all species of life and to understand the threats they face, this text encourages debate about the possibilities of saving species at risk of extinction, and about the relationship between biodiversity and global (...)

Fire, 7 December 2009

For human societies, fire brings energy to fuel our lives, amplify our strength and our work, and to facilitate our transportation. The booklet about fire (pdf) gives explanations about sources, production and uses of energy, about transportation and its environmental impacts over the centuries, as well as offers tips on how to address the problems associated to global climate (...)

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