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Empowering the next Generation to Connect with Nature: a Global Movement
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Lopoukhine, Nikita Wheeler, Keith B. Keenleyside, Karen Charles, Cheryl Koss, Rebecca S. Nicoll, Robert S. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Humankind's affinity to nature is threatened. Youth, in particular, are missing out. Without the connection, a love of nature cannot develop. Alienation leads to a loss of support for conservation of nature. Conservation has yielded an extensive network of parks and protected areas that in turn provide the opportunity to connect directly with nature. The opportunity presents itself for parks and protected areas to play an increasing and significant role in connecting people with nature. A next generation leadership, youth for youth, is needed to take up this challenge. Through understanding the needs and values of youth, parks and protected area leaders must offer programmes that connect young people to nature and empower young people to be agents of change. The 2014 IUCN World Parks Congress provides a launch pad for such collaborative efforts. Stream 8: Inspiring a New Generation, is focused on a legacy whereby future generations will develop and nurture life-long relationships with nature and the support for conservation that flows from that connection. Youth, National Park and Protected Area leaders are poised to build on the simple equation that LOVE of Nature + ACTION = CHANGE with the desired outcome of an enduring connection to nature. |
| Starting Page | 49 |
| Ending Page | 60 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.2305/IUCN.CH.2014.PARKS-20-2.NL.en |
| Volume Number | 20 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.abcee.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/EMPOWERING-THE-NEXT-GENERATION-TO-CONNECT-WITH-NATURE.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
