Webinar | What is the GBF and how can Arctic and European youth get involved?

This webinar, aimed at Arctic and European youth, will cover the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and its goals, targets and processes. It will also explore how youth can get involved in GBF processes and define which other GBF topics interest young people. This is the first of four webinars in the youth-focused series The Global Biodiversity Framework in the Arctic.

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This webinar is part of the EU-funded Youth Together for Arctic Futures project.

When: 15 January 2024, 18:00-19:30 CET
Where: online via Zoom

Moderator: Ronja Wedegärtner, Project leader, WWF Global Arctic Programme

Speakers:

• Anja Márjá Keskitalo, Advisor EU Unit Saami Council and Nordic Youth Biodiversity Network delegate to COP16
• Axel Eriksson, Steering Committee member and European co-coordinator of the Global Youth Biodiversity Network, Training Manager of the Climate Youth Negotiator Programme, Project Lead on COP29 Strategy for Generation Climate Europe, and Master thesis student at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
• Dr. Colmán Ó Críodáin,  Policy Manager, WWF Wildlife Practice
• Kiira Keski-Nirva, Senior Adviser, Arctic Policy, WWF Global Arctic Programme

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This publication was funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the WWF Global Arctic Programme and partners and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.