2025-26 Learning Exchange Series: Empowering Young Voices and the Power of Narrative
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EmailIn this webinar, Jennifer Hong, Vinamra Mathur, and Aiita Joshua Apamaku from Youth4Nature present "Empowering Young Voices and the Power of Narrative."
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Empowering Young Voices and the Power of Narrative
Description
There is power in narrative. Stories are a fundamentally human way of communicating, and they can transcend language, culture, and locality barriers. We understand this, just as we understand that young people are leading the global movement for addressing the climate and nature crises through storytelling. This session will explore how narrative can be harnessed as a tool for learning, connection, and transformation. Join us to learn how storytelling is shaping the future of forests and climate, and how you can support and amplify the voices leading this transformation.
Speakers
- Jennifer Hong, Youth4Nature Global Ambassador
- Vinamra Mathur, Youth4Nature Global Ambassador & Director for the Biodiversity Indicators Program at the Colorado Natural Heritage Program
- Aiita Joshua Apamaku, Youth4Nature Global Ambassador & National Geographic Youth Explorer
Presentation Slides
Empowering Young Voices and the Power of Narrative
Resources
Youth4Nature:
- Faces of Forestry: https://www.youth4nature.org/faces-of-forestry
- Storytelling and storymap: https://www.youth4nature.org/storytelling
- Website: www.youth4nature.org
- Email: hello@youth4nature.org
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/y4nature
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/youth4nature/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Y4Nature/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrMCCZfJYwkOKlE_lyDj2Bw
Other Resources and Great Storytelling Examples:
- If not us then who: https://ifnotusthenwho.me/films/
- Nat Geo Storytellers Collective: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/storytellers-collective/
- Nat Geo Slingshot Challenge: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/projects/slingshot/
- UN Decade on Restoration Storytelling Campaign: https://www.decadeonrestoration.org/restore-season-iii-films-frontiers-hope
- UNDP Learning for Nature Hub: https://www.learningfornature.org/en/courses/from-grassroots-to-global-impact-effective-communication-for-local-and-indigenous-leaders/
- Global Landscapes Forum social media ambassadors: https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/
- Goodfire Podcast: https://yourforestpodcast.com/good-fire-podcast
- Yourforest Podcast: https://yourforestpodcast.com/
- Timberwars Podcast: https://www.opb.org/show/timberwars/
- Nerdy about Nature: https://www.nerdyaboutnature.com/
- How to love a forest: https://ethantapper.com/book
- Jacob Simon Says: https://www.jacobsimonsays.com/
- #forestproud: https://forestproud.org/
- Women in Wood: https://www.womeninwood.ca/
- Communicating with purpose: https://youtu.be/-AZ1ft92rFI?si=vozrrIudk-XFre_-
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