Youth – Canadian Committee for IUCN

Applications Now Open: ’21-’22 Youth Ambassadors

Are you a passionate young leader interested in conservation? The Canadian Committee for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (CCIUCN) is looking for youth volunteers (18-30 years old) to become 2021-2022 CCIUCN Youth Ambassadors. The successful Youth Ambassadors will have the opportunity to contribute to many different projects over the two year term and as a result, hone their transferable skills, such as networking, project coordination and youth engagement. Successful applicants will work alongside the Young Professionals Committee to connect youth to nature and the CCIUCN through activities like taking on a leadership role at the IUCN Global Youth Summit, and helping to establish the Young Canadian Professional Network for Conservation.

The CCIUCN values the participation of young people from all different realities and cultural communities in Canada, as such there is funding and resources available to alleviate any barriers to participating in this program (i.e. technological support, translation or interpretation etc…). If you have any questions or suggestions please reach out to us at young.professionals@cc-iucn.ca.

Criteria:

Youth Ambassadors will be 18-30 years old, and Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents.
Value will be placed on finding candidates to reflect Canada’s diversity – including varying geograpies, cultures, genders, and experiences.
Youth Ambassadors should have strong leadership qualities.
Strong interest in conservation and/or related activities
Fluency in one of IUCN’s official languages and working knowledge of English is expected. Fluency in more than one of the languages is an asset.
Participants must be willing to commit to a minimum of 5 hours/week for a full 2 year term beginning in March of 2021 and ending in December 2022.

APPLY HERE: https://forms.gle/kNmKcEEivNXjdbw88

Applications will be accepted until 11:59pm EST on February 15th, 2021.

Please contact young.professionals@cc-iucn.ca if you have any questions about the position or application process.

Elise’s Adventure Update

Elise Pullar was one of the CCIUCN Youth Ambassadors in 2016/2017. On the CCIUCN Youth Blog she writes about what she has been up to since then.

You can read her update here: https://cciucnyouth.wordpress.com/2018/08/14/elises-adventure-update/

More from the CCIUCN Youth Ambassadors

Our Youth Ambassadors are back home from the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii but still very much engaged.

In ‘Ambassadors of the Ocean’ Elise points out that the champions of our natural world are not always who you expect.

Samantha describes the efforts of a dedicated group of volunteers and staff from Montréal’s Ecomuseum to help protect Wood Turtle habitat in The Secret Sandpit.

What is kuleana and how did Caroline bring it home from Hawaii? Find out by reading Stories the Ocean Holds

Post-Congress Trepidations

Youth Ambassador Samantha reflects on the challenge of making progress outside the circle of conservationists.

https://cciucnyouth.wordpress.com/2016/09/28/post-congress-trepidations/

The Art of Appreciation

Elise wraps up her time in Hawaii at the World Conservation Congress.

https://cciucnyouth.wordpress.com/2016/09/13/the-art-of-appreciation/

Nature Calls

Are you stressed at work? Getting migraines from extended screen time? Easily-distracted? The Doctor called and prescribed a solid dose of Nature. All ages are allowed an unlimited subscription to this prescription.

The side effects of laughter spread through the World Conservation Congress audience watching Nature Rx video. Caroline learned of many other great ways to increase our dosage of Nature.

https://cciucnyouth.wordpress.com/2016/09/08/nature-calls/

FOMO: The Fear of Missing Out

Elise reflects on FOMO at the World Conservation Congress, and in life.

https://cciucnyouth.wordpress.com/2016/09/06/fomo-the-fear-of-missing-out/

Competing for a healthier world

Forget about the Olympics and the Stanley Cup. Elise is rooting for Team Conservation Canada to bring home the title of the world’s largest marine protected area.

Read more at Competing for a healthier world on our Youth Ambassadors’ blog.

Island Earth

“All on this island, we are stuck together to build our shared future. Our shared future on this great Island in space, and our home: Island Earth.”

Samantha shares Nature’s inspiration on Oahu Island in the latest installment of our Youth Ambassadors’ blog from the World Conservation Congress.

Sunshine and Bright Minds

“To connect to this land, we have to know this land and love this land. In the same way we understand that to connect to each other, we have to know each other and love each other.”

Read how this struck home with CCIUCN Youth Ambassador Elise at the Pre-Congress Young Professionals workshop on Big Island.

https://cciucnyouth.wordpress.com/2016/08/31/sunshine-and-bright-minds/

Aloha from Hawaii!

Join Caroline as she introduces us to Hawai’i and the IUCN World Conservation Congress. Read Aloha from Hawaii!

Flexibility is key

Our Youth Ambassadors are on their way to the Word Conservation Congress. Read Samantha’s first post: Flexibility is key

Welcome Youth Ambassadors

The Canadian Committee of IUCN (CCIUCN) is pleased welcome Samantha McBeth, Caroline Merner and Elise Pullar as our Youth Ambassadors for 2016/2017.

Samantha, Caroline and Elise competed with 111 other young people for these volunteer roles. They will be working with the CCIUCN to help our ongoing initiative to help connect youth to nature.

Their first tasks will revolve around the IUCN World Conservation Congress this September. If you are in Honolulu expect to see them at the Canadian Delegate Reception on September 2 and at the #NatureForAll pavilion among other places.

Meet Samantha, Caroline and Elise here and please follow them on the CCIUCN Youth Blog: https://cciucnyouth.wordpress.com/