to participate in political decision-making and propose concrete solutions to the environmental problems your community may be facing.
Meet with your local council member and member of parliament/house of representatives to discuss sustainability and ways to improve the environment.
Your country needs to be persuaded of the importance of having a youth representative in its delegation to the UN General Assembly (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2019). Once such a position has been established, a selection process should be initiated.
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Run for office and be the initiator. You can take responsibility for initiating new actions at various levels, within your community or outside it.
Implement campaigns to spread the message among your peers, encouraging them to be better informed about their rights while using communication tools such as social media, local radio, the press and special events effectively.
Launch capacity building programmes to share your expertise and multiply actions. Find out how Kelsey Juliana did this to address climate change.
Take the lead and design your own collective actions. Nina Gualinga of the Guardians of the Jungle, 24 years old, a member of the Kichwa community of Sarayaku, Ecuador, is an inspiring example.