CC-IUCN is looking for two youth volunteers (18-30 years old) to
become the 2016-2017 CC-IUCN Youth Ambassadors. The successful Youth
Ambassadors will work with the committee to connect youth to nature
before, during and after the IUCN World Conservation Congress (WCC)
through online engagement, and connecting and working with other
Canadian and international organizations and events. The CC-IUCN will
provide up to $2500 in funding for each chosen Youth Ambassador to
register and attend the WCC.
This is a volunteer
position and will require a commitment of approximately 10 hours a
month for a one-year term (with an increased commitment level expected
directly before, during and after the WCC).
Apply here by April 17th: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1k41AkK9vzvKcorgWjYIaVoaC_I3T9rOtka3udTKGQ0I/viewform
About the World Conservation Congress:
Held once every four years, the IUCN World Conservation Congress
brings together thousands of leaders and decision-makers from
government, civil society, Indigenous Peoples, youth, business, and
academia, with the goal of conserving the environment and harnessing the
solutions nature offers to global challenges.
The Congress aims
to improve how we manage our natural environment for human, social and
economic development, but this cannot be achieved by conservationists
alone. The IUCN Congress is the place to put aside differences and work
together to create good environmental governance, engaging all parts of
society to share both the responsibilities and the benefits of
conservation.
The next WCC will take place September 1-10, 2016.