OUR WORK
Strategic Pillars
GYBN’s work spans 3 key areas that support and encourage a holistic environment for the youth community.
Policy & Advocacy
Weaving transformative biodiversity policy through CBD participation and youth representation.
Community & Capacity
Building resilient leadership through fellowships, regional trainings, and networks.
Narrative & Culture
Advancing storytelling and cultural revitalisation to spark transformative action.
Weaving transformative biodiversity policy
GYBN advocates for transformative decisions that move us towards a just and equitable world. We champion intergenerational equity, human rights-based approaches, and the turning point for biodiversity.
Impact - Measuring Our Voice
Our advocacy efforts translate into tangible results at the negotiation table and beyond. From training youth delegates to influencing key decisions, our impact is measured by the strength of the youth voice.
CBD Participation
GYBN is the official international coordination platform for youth participation in the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). We are committed to bringing diverse youth perspectives and priorities into biodiversity policy arenas so that they are considered, reflected in decisions, and implemented on the ground.
Youth Priorities
Advocating for rights-based approaches, transformative education, and intergenerational equity.
Interventions
Delivering powerful statements and coordinating youth negotiation groups to ensure our voice is heard.
Documentation & Resources
Consultations
Gathering youth priorities via surveys.
Position Papers
Technical inputs for GBF.
Interventions
Official statements at plenaries.
Policy Briefs
Guides for partners & gov.
Thematic Work
Transformative Education
Nature-based Solutions
NBSAPs
Human Rights
Gender Responsive
Marine Biodiversity
Resource Mobilization
Youth Advocacy
Growing a Global Movement
170 +
NATIONALITIES IMPACTED
10k +
PEOPLE IMPACTED
100 +
ON-GROUND PROJECTS
50 +
COUNTRIES
Capacity Building
GYBN places youth empowerment at the core of its mission, offering trainings and workshops that strengthen skills, leadership, and collaboration to drive biodiversity action rooted in justice and community realities.
Community Engagement
More than a network, GYBN is a living community that connects young leaders across cultures, amplifies local voices, and builds partnerships that nurture a global movement of care and resilience for biodiversity.
Our Projects
Active Projects
Past ProjectsFellowships
Intensive support programs like Youth Into Action and Champions de Escazú that empower future leaders.
Capacity Building
Resources, toolkits, and training modules designed to equip youth with the knowledge to act.
Campaigns
Resources, toolkits, and training modules designed to equip youth with the knowledge to act.
Evidence in Action
Reimagining Our Relationship with Nature
Guided by IPBES’s whole-of-society approach, GYBN advances storytelling, art, and cultural revitalisation to spark transformative grassroots biodiversity action. We work to embed decolonial narratives and amplify community-led solutions that strengthen biocultural resilience.
OUR REACH
1.2M
People Engaged
172
Partnerships
12.8M
Social Impressions
10M
Funds Mobilized
Nature-Culture Fellowship (NCF)
Reconnecting youth with their cultural roots and traditional knowledge systems to explore the vital intersection of biological and cultural diversity. We bridge the gap between elders and youth to transfer wisdom and revitalize local conservation practices.
Conflict Sensitivity
We provide resources to navigate biodiversity conservation in conflict-sensitive zones, ensuring safety and peace-building. Our tools help youth understand the complex dynamics between nature conservation and social conflict.
Global Campaigns
Mobilizing global youth action through targeted awareness and advocacy campaigns like #ForNature and StopTheSame. We amplify the call for transformative change.
#ForNature
AWARENESS
StopTheSame
POLICY
