Stand for Nature Wales

We ran 3 Youth Action Groups fortnightly in Welshpool, Llanidloes and Machynlleth for anyone aged 9-24 with an interest in wildlife or the climate. Each group runs fortnightly for roughly an hours session. 

This was a FREE 5-day camp for ages 13-17, ran in partnership with Radnorshire Wildlife Trust. Read all about it in our blog here

During the summer of 2023 all 9 Stand for Nature Wales Youth Action Groups got together for a FREE trip to Urdd Gobiath Centre in Llangrannog. We spent three amazing days there meeting passionate young people from across the country. In the morning we took part in adventure activities such as climbing, archery or go karting. Whilst in the afternoon we did workshops on wildlife and climate. We even squeezed in a trip to the beach. Everyone left feeling inspired and further connected in their fight against climate change. 

The biggest issue our young people were concerned with in the Youth Manifesto, in 2022, was pesticides. So,  young people from across the country got together to build their first ever campaign - demanding a reduction in the use of pesticides. 

Together they built, pushed and led this campaign. Most recently, they emailed their local Members of the Senedd (MS's) and invited them to come and discuss the campaign in Cardiff. We couldn't be more proud of the passion and confidence these young people have in taking this issue to the Senedd and demonstrating how hard they will work to improve our nature and climate crisis. Check out their campaign here

A passionate group of young people from all across Wales contributed to creating our first Welsh Youth Manifesto - 'Wildlife, Wales and the World'.  This is a declaration of what young people in Wales want to see happen for nature and the climate. It was taken to, and used, at COP15 in Canada!

"Young people from across Wales have come together to write this manifesto, a summary of our key concerns and the major changes we want to see implemented to safeguard the future of biodiversity in Wales"

Last year we attended a youth COP organised and funded by Size of Wales, an incredible charity working internationally with indigenous and local people to restore forests. Our youth groups had the opportunity to attend a panel on Gender and Climate Change, with conversation ranging from the inequality within climate refugees to climate and fashion. We we're incredibly proud of how active a role our young people took in the discussions. They had multiple thoughtful questions for the panel, which was noticed and complimented on, by a member of the Senedd!