Mélinda Martins represented YEE at the Pan-European Climate Resilience Summit in Vienna. 🌍 She shared how youth networks are key to driving climate action. It's incredibly inspiring to see science, policy, and youth voices unite for a common goal. We're so proud of her!

🌱 Wrapped up an inspiring week in Strasbourg with young environmental defenders. Learning, connecting & building power for environmental justice. 💚✊ #YEE #EnvironmentalJustice

The struggle for a livable planet is inseparable from the struggle for human rights and dignity.

As climate advocates, we cannot be neutral in the face of genocide and systemic oppression. We stand with Palestine and denounce attacks on civic space and youth voices across Europe. Justice and liberation are essential to climate justice. 🔗 Full statement: lnkd.in/dAhSiYQR

The ICJ’s decision on July 23 can redefine international obligations, making it clear that polluters cannot evade responsibility. It will mark a turning point where legal clarity can push for systemic change and for the protection of future generations. 🧵2/3 #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ

15 July marked the EU Day for Victims of the Global Climate Crisis. YEE’s Alexandros Kassapis joined to share his story on the devastating fires in Greece — and the urgent call for #climatejustice. Watch his powerful words 👇 What do you think about it? www.instagram.com/p/DMLGv0MN_JA/ #YEE

The Climate Action Leadership Programme (CALP) is a unique opportunity for 18 - 35 year olds in Scotland to grow as leaders and take action! Find out more and apply by the 29th of July at midnight: www.2050.scot/calp #Youth #Scotland #Climate #Leadership

Una de las tendencias más preocupantes son las SLAPP (demandas estratégicas contra la participación pública): un arma jurídica utilizada por grandes empresas para silenciar y desgastar a activistas, periodistas y organizaciones ambientales, sociales o económicas www.elsaltodiario.com/tribuna/juic...

What if the Grand Duchess Charlotte had been silenced? 🤐 This morning, we gagged the statue of the Grand Duchess Charlotte to denounce the growing number of SLAPPs – abusive lawsuits used to silence us. 📣 We stand with all those fighting for democracy across Europe today. #StopSLAPPs #TimeToResist

📣 Join us at #SB62, side event: Advancing the Right to a Healthy Environment at the Council of Europe. 🎤 With @samirabenali.bsky.social @duycks.bsky.social & Stephanny Ulivieri. 📍 Hosted by @yeenetwork.bsky.social @ciel.org & WYCJ #SB62 #righttoahealthyenvironment

Last week, our representatives Lizzie and Sophia attended the Wolves Across Borders Conference 🐺 During the conference, they explored human-wolf coexistence. They highlighted how vital youth perspectives are in shaping long-term conservation strategies. #WolvesAcrossBorders #YEE

📉 Only 50% of #EUNECP policies and measures align with needed emissions cuts in key sectors like transport & buildings. 📊 Most lack funding plans. Read the full civil society assessment of National Energy and Climate Plans👉 caneurope.org/content/uplo...

📣 YEE proudly co-signed this powerful position paper alongside civil society organisations from across Europe, coordinated by the Democracy for Transition Coalition. 👉 Read the full paper: meta.eeb.org/2025/05/26/e... #Democracy4Transition #EUDemocracyShield

The EU Democracy Shield is a chance to defend democracy under threat — and to build one that's future-proof. With broad support from environmental and democracy focused organisations, the Democracy for Transition Coalition lays out its position 👉 eeb.org/library/eu-d...

Big news! YEE has been elected Vice President of the @eeb.org Executive Board. We’re proud to amplify youth voices for a just and sustainable Europe. Let’s make change happen! #ClimateAction #EEB #Sustainability

The climate, pollution & biodiversity crisis is harming our health, says Denis Fernando of @friends-earth.bsky.social At next week's @coe.int meeting, Ministers must support a binding instrument legally protecting the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll - foundational to all human rights!

A liveable future for young people & children is a right, not a luxury! As CRIN's Niamh Purcell says, legal protection of the right to a healthy environment would prove the @coe.int is serious about youth & climate justice. Ministers in Luxembourg, we count on your allyship!

"It’s outrageous that in 2025, Europe still hasn’t legally recognized the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll as a basic human right." Today, @coe.int46 member states missed again a key opportunity to legally protect this important right in Europe. Our reaction: www.ciel.org/news/coe-lag...

1/2 Activists from Greenpeace, ASTM, and Fairtrade Lëtzebuerg gathered outside the European Convention Center in Luxembourg to demand the right to a healthy environment for all. 🌍✊

States must act now in a global environmental crisis. Former UN Rapporteur @drdavidboyd.bsky.social urges @coe.int Ministers meeting in Luxembourg to start negotiating a binding instrument on the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll. You've backed it at the UN, now make it real for Europe!

In East Serbia, communities like Bor face water pollution and barren landscapes while mining profits take priority. The @coe.int must legally protect the right to a healthy environment to guarantee the rights of people like student Dejan!

No one should have to fight for clean air, safe water & a healthy planet! We fully agree with Aurora Floridia, Senator and member of @pace.coe.int. It’s time @coe.int Ministers commit to making a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll an enforceable right through a binding instrument!

🏆 In 2025, we’ll launch the first edition of the Civil Dialogue Award! 👉🏼 Read more: bit.ly/43jnEhK Do you or someone you know within an EU institution, agency, or body regularly engage with civil society? Then you may be who we’re looking for! #EUCivilSociety #CivilDialogueAward

MAJOR VICTORY! The Norwegian Supreme Court has ruled in favour of @greenpeace.no and @naturogungdom.bsky.social against the Norwegian State! Three illegal oil and gas fields were approved them without assessing their global climate impact - and must be shut down immediately. #ClimateJustice

Thank you, Aurora Floridia, for your support for the legal protection of the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll at the @coe.int! @pace.coe.int members are once again showing leadership on this crucial issue. Ministers must do the same at their May meeting - time to act NOW & recognise the right!

Last weekend we gathered in artsy spaces and outdoor places to discuss environmental corruption and the case of the destruction of river ecosystems in Athens, Greece. 🇬🇷 Through non-formal education methods, we examined the Kifissos river ecosystem and the legislation. #ReFlowKifissos

Happy #WorldAquaticAnimalDay! 🐟 🐙 🦀 Today we celebrate these incredible and unique animals, who are too often excluded from welfare protections. 🔦Spotlight on bluefin tunas below - these complex, sentient beings certainly don't belong in factory farms.

On Friday, 7 March we took #Aarhus rights to the #UniversityofEasternFinland! Together with students, we explored how young people can hold governments accountable by submitting legal complaints to the EU Commission.

The Committee of Ministers decides that 🇨🇭isn't yet doing enough to meet the landmark #KlimaSeniorinnen judgment. Swiss government has been asked for a proper climate plan, one that delivers the emissions reductions and human rights protections. @coe.int #ClimateTrials #HumanRights #ClimateJustice

1/2 🧵 💡 What does a fair future look like to you? 🇪🇺 The European Commission has launched strategic dialogues with citizens, institutions and civil society to co-create the most inclusive and participative Intergenerational Fairness Strategy. 📰 Discover more in our latest blog post: bit.ly/41EFnhF

🔥 The message is clear: we need #100forClimate The EU’s 2040 target must align with climate justice and science - no compromises. 📸 Take action! Post your photo, tag us, & use #100forClimate + #2040Target to make your voice heard. Let’s show the EU we won’t back down!

🚨 Sweden’s Supreme Court just ruled on Aurora’s climate case. In 2022, 300 young people sued the Swedish state for its weak climate policies. Last Wednesday, the Supreme Court decided not to hear the case – but it didn’t rule out that similar cases could be tried in the future.

This week @coe.int's Rapporteur Group on Human Rights meet to discuss how to better protect the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll. We remind them 500+ organizations & 200+ academics called on the Council to put the right in law to truly protect people & the planet! 👉 healthyenvironmenteurope.com

1/2🧵 💡 Work has started on the EU Commission's intergenerational Fairness Strategy! 👥 We took part in the workshop organised by the Joint Research Centre, with Commissioner Micallef and DG EAC that served as a first step in brainstorming ideas for the strategy. 👉 Share your ideas: bit.ly/3QtIpAl

🌊 Countdown to the European Ocean Pact! @EU Commission is shaping ocean policy, and EU EESC is drafting the opinion. 💡 Young voices matter—Sarah Marie Thomas represented YEE at the #YouthTest hearing! ✍🏻 Proud signatories of the #BlueManifesto, pushing for a healthy ocean, not just “blue growth.” 🌍

The consultation form for environmental defenders closes on January 21st. If you’ve faced challenges like threats, criminalization, or lack of resources, now is the time to share your story. Don’t miss this opportunity to contribute. 🔗 Fill out the form via the link below!

#COP16 made historic strides in biodiversity conservation! Key wins include the recognition of Indigenous communities, the establishment of the Cali Fund, and progress on national biodiversity strategies. But financial commitments & accountability still need action. #COP16 #Biodiversity

🆘The decision to downgrade wolf protection 🐺➡️🎯 and ease hunting restrictions casts doubt on the EU’s commitment to its own biodiversity goals. 🤔 How can we lead on nature conservation when actions contradict promises? #SaveTheWolf #RestoreNature www.euractiv.com/section/ener...