As plastic pollution imperils human and environmental health, a new UNEP-developed app is aiming to spur widespread uptake of youth-focused community-based solutions.
UNEP’s Chief of HR discusses the fast-growing job market for environmental professionals, the need for young people’s perspectives in green jobs and UNEP’s new talent acquisition initiative.
Nairobi, 31 March 2023 – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched the Young Talent Pipeline, a new initiative aimed at increasing the diversity of experiences and solutions to solve the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss and pollution and waste. UNEP, in partnership with the UN Volunteers (UNV) programme, is actively seeking young, passionate, and skilled talent from all over the world to join the organization and become the environmental leaders of tomorrow. This online recruitment drive will last until 15 May 2023.
26 of 30 nations in Latin America and the Caribbean include a focus on the environment at some level in primary school curricula.
The Environmental Education Resources Guide is launched and aims uptake from primary school teachers and environmental educators throughout the Latin America and Caribbean region.