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Becoming a Youth trustee
Learn more about Tamar’s experience as an Action for Conservation Youth Trustee.
Exchanging ideas: Intergenerational Action for Climate & Nature project
Learn about the visit that brought together YLGs and partners from the intergenerational nature restoration projects; Green Shoots at Grow Wilder (Bristol), the Penpont Project (Wales) and Heartwood Project (Derbyshire).
Buzzworthy Action: Your Guide to Helping Bees
Bees are crucial to keeping our ecosystems healthy so read this blog to find out how you can help them thrive in your garden, on your windowsill or even in a local green space!
Hedgehogs visiting my garden
Danny has been doing incredible work in his local community in Kent, read this blog to learn about how he has been creating an urban refuge for hedgehogs in his local area.
Liverpool Students Take Action!
From January to May 2024, 20 Year 7 students from North Liverpool Academy embarked on an inspiring journey with Action for Conservation (AFC) through our WildED education programme.
Exploring the Re/Sisters Exhibition
Read about our Youth Ambassadors visit to the Re/Sisters Exhibition at the Barbican in London, in this blog Ambassadors Marianne and Cayla explore what they thought of the exhibition.
Our Ambassador Graduation Weekend 2023
In 2023, a group of Ambassadors went camping to celebrate the end of our year of mentoring with Action for Conservation (AFC).
Saluting our Sisters this Black History Month
Why is it that few Black environmental activists are remembered or showcased compared to their white counterparts?
Youth Ambassador Cayla interviews AFC’s Morgan!
I wrote this entry for the Black Women in History “Saluting Our Sisters” because I wanted to honor the many Black women throughout the history of conservation work.
Bringing Back Black Oats
Oats would certainly have been grown on the Penpont estate since medieval times, read this blog to learn more about how we’re bringing them back!
Hope for the future
There are so many amazing, passionate people working around the clock to save our planet and share that passion with the next generation.
Make a change today
In order to preserve the Earth as we know it, the individuals of this planet must make a conscious effort to make a change. I, Tamar, aged 16 am an activist who is part of that change.
Young people are active participants in environmental change!
At the beginning of 2023, the AFC team had the privilege of working with a small and wonderful group of young people from Off the Record, a mental health charity based in the South West.
Sowing the seeds for a fair, sustainable world 🌻
Working with the land and creating growing spaces (even if it’s on your windowsill) is a relatively underrated but absolutely essential part of the solution to the environmental issues we face today.
Elizabeth's Kickstarter Experience
My name is Elizabeth & I joined AFC as part of the Race for Nature’s Recovery Kickstarter programme, learn more about my role in this blog.
Nobody is too young to have an impact
Hi, I'm Danny, and I'm 13. I've been involved in taking action for the environment since I was 9 years old. Read this blog to find out more about my story.
The Top 5 things I love about being an Ambassador!
AFC has encouraged me to ask questions, it's a wonderful thing to be able to spend time in a group where you don't feel silly for not knowing something, plus it's helped me develop my environmental knowledge the best way possible!
Ambassador Adventures with Danny
Hi, I'm Danny and I'm 13 years old. I have been part of the Action for Conservation (AFC) Ambassador Programme since 2021, read about my journey here.
