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New participatory data collection and mapping efforts are changing how indigenous and local communities are empowered to monitor deforestation.

Several young people gathered in Paris in December 2015 for three complete days to try to understand the global challenges facing the Environment today.  The Landscapes seems to be an obvious issue but yet again, it seems we have been missing the point. It is one of the complex issues I have dealt with especially […]

My adventure into the world of Youth in Landscapes Initiative was a strange one. It started off with my professor asking me if I was interested in working with a group of people organizing a youth initiative as part of a larger conference. I was also allowed to use the data I collected as part […]

Waiting for my visa to be processed, I kind of got nervous. I wondered if I would get it, and prayed I would get it; and I got it. Having been working with Marina from YPARD and the marketing team, I had already reviewed most blogs of the 50 innovators and they were an amazing […]

(Transformative, innovative yet grounded) For 5 consecutive days, I was able to work with some of the most inspiring and knowledgeable individuals in the field of landscape. My fellow youth innovators, mentors and facilitators were as enthusiastic as I was in solving current environmental problems. Seeing people my own age being similarly passionate certainly restored […]

One month ago, I was fortunate enough to participate in the Youth in Landscape Initiative as part of the 2015 Global Landscapes Forum (GLF). While I expected to learn quite a bit and meet some wonderful people, I had no idea how amazing an experience it would be. I have never felt quite as empowered […]