Young FoEE Introduction

What is Young FoEE?
Young FoEE is a new part of the Friends of the Earth Europe network. Its aim is to bring together young people and youth organisations from all over Europe to work together on pressing environmental issues such as climate change in a European context. We want to give politicians, businesses and the general public the youth perspective on environmental issues. If you are young and would like to join Young FoEE to actively work towards a sustainable future, read more to see what you can do.

A little history
In the summer of 2004, an event called Ecotopia took place in the Netherlands with young people from all over the world. Some of them came together to discuss the possibility of starting a European environmental youth network. These meetings were great and productive but as time went on not much happened.
More then two years later, in the beginning of 2007, new life started flowing through this initiative. At the annual general meeting of Friends of the Earth Europe in Hungary a group of young people resumed the discussions on how to build up such a sustainable youth network.
Two months later another meeting was held at the Youth Perspective on Energy and Climate conference (YouPEC) and a lot of people there were inspired to join and do something for this new born initiative.
Now months later, Young FoEE is up and running. One person is working full-time in the FoEE office in Brussels looking after the practical needs of this new network, and young people and organisations in more than ten European countries are supporting them and thinking of ways to work as effectively as possible.

What can you do?
IsYoung Friends of the Earth a network for you? Why not join this movement and together with other young people througout Europe work towards a sustainable future. You can help European policy-makers to shape our future and inspire other young people to see that a sustainable life is possible.
Young Friends of the Earth Europe can provide you with the contacts in your country for organisations that are members of our network. Or if there are no environmental youth organisations in your country we can help you set one up. On a European level we will hold regular meetings where we can share experiences and knowledge and campaign for a beautiful future.