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New International Coordinator,
December 2009 Vincent LAURENT will be replacing Sophie BACHET as international YRE coordinator from 1st December 2009. Welcome to Vincent and good luck to Sophie in her future plans! The new email adress of YRE coordinator is : coordination@youngreporters.org YRE Newsletter,
July 2009
The YRE International Coordination is happy to share with you the Summer Newsletter. Wishing you all nice holidays, we look forward to hear from you in September! 5 June 2009: World Environmental Day,
June 2009 FEE's Environmental Education programmes celebrate the Environmental day!Since 1981, the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) promotes sustainable development through environmental education. Its three educational programmes: Eco-Schools (www.eco-schools.org), Learning about Forests (www.leaf-international.org) and Young Reporters for the Environment (www.youngreporters.org) are now developed worldwide, and raise awareness in local communities in more than 50 countries. These programmes give the opportunity to young people to tackle environmental problems and find solutions, as well as sharing their different experiences.
The FEE educational programmes work hand in hand for a better environmental future, giving the tools to younger generations to reach their goals. Throughout environmental positively-driven activities, they engage the youth in being proactive. Every year since 1972, the 5th of June is celebrated as the "World Environmental Day". This special day was established by the UN General Assembly to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. FEE's educational programmes wishes to celebrate this day with you, and to encourage you to continue working towards a sustainable future - every action counts! Awards 2009!,
May 2009
Congratulations to all participants in YRE 2009! The International jury has awarded the articles and pictures for 2009. Read here our special Newsletter edition - all about the 2009 international jury! YRE International Jury 2009,
April 2009 This year, the YRE International Jury will be meeting on thursday 28th May in Paris. The International Jury is composed of:
They will be selecting 5 pictures and 9 awards (including the super-award) from the articles presented to the international jury by national YRE operators. Good luck to all of the participants and thanks to the members of the jury for accepting this task! Mission in Portugal,
March 2009 Manteigas, Gouveia and Seia welcomed the Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) from schools across the country and a young Cypriot who also participated in the International YRE Mission - Estrela 2009 which took place between the 29th of March and 4th of April.
- Apply the methodology inherent to the YRE program: environmental research and communication - Develop diverse skills such as: research, writing, teamwork, learning the English language, etc. - Investigating good practices related to sustainable development - Learning about the opportunities and challenges of the Serra de Estrela region in respect to the themes of water, biodiversity and climate change - Identify problems and suggest solutions during the research process - Provide a group of youths with the opportunity to meet with youths from other regions of Portugal and other countries As part of the program, besides a workshop on journalism during the opening session in Manteigas, on-site interviews and research also took place which were centred around the following themes:
- Other sustainable activities in the Serra (visit to a rural tourism estate; visit to a Serra da Estrela dog breeder) - Biodiversity- knowing and conserving (visit to the Ecological Park of Gouveia; visit to the Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre- CERVAS; visit to the Visitor Learning Centre in Seia)  - Water, the most precious resource of the Serra (following the Mondego: visit to a trout farm, visit to the source of the rivers Mondego and Zêzere; visit to lakes: Lagoa Comprida, Lagoa de Rossim, Poço do Inferno). This Mission, which received support from the mentioned towns, as well as from local and national entities (see poster), has as its goal to train young people not only in research and journalistic communication of an environmental nature, but most importantly to develop their critical and creative senses; essential to the exertion of their citizenship.
The articles written by the young reporters are published on the website in English and Portuguese. YRE Newsletters,
May 2009
The YRE International Coordination is happy to share with you the latest news of the programme. We hope you enjoy the reading! You can also download the January 2009 newsletter here: And the December 2008 newsletter here National Operators Meeting,
November 2008 Like every year, the national operators of the countries developing YRE programme met in order to work on the programme.
FEE Morocco ("Fondation Mohamed VI pour la protection de l'Environnement") was kind enough to host the event in Rabat, and the international coordination wishes to thank them again for the perfect organisation and motivation. This event was organised back to back with the Eco-School National Operators Meeting (20-21 November) in order to save some transports for some coordinators in charge of both programmes. Four new countries joined the network for 2009 : Brazil, China, New Zealand and Wales.
Awards 2008,
June 2008
In the Photo category,a YRE team from portugal received the first prize: A crucial step to the future.
The articles awarded cover a large range of environmental issues : coastline and its protection, agriculture, solar energy, sewage, consumption. Our solar Car from Malta and Are the garbage containers too small for bulk garbage? have been granted a special encouragement award. Discover all photos and articles awarded! Latest YRE articles and photos,
March 2008
How to reduce your energy cost, Cyprus Medical Sweeping, Romania Garbage, Portugal plants versus Plants, Turkey Take action,Turkey Wind power, Cyprus The flood of the river Seine, France The lack of water in Cyprus, Cyprus The pollution problem of our city, Romania The air of Porto, Portugal New Building methods..., Cyprus The importance of advertising, Portugal The Athalassa lake, Cyprus What a wonderful world, Portugal (Un)sustainable development, Portugal A plastic bag tax..., Portugal A renewable energy, Hydrogen, Turkey The air we breathe..., Portugal Participate to the YRE BOOK 2008,
March 2008 National coordinators meeting,
November 2007 The Arctic-Arc expedition,
June 2007 Sustainable mobility and innovation,
October 2005 YRE Mission, Cyprus,
October 2005 YRE 10th Anniversary conference,
January 2005
Mission Ocean and energy, Azores, Portugal,
September 2003
Read the mission report or visit the portuguese web site of the mission |
What is YRE
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On the last day a press conference took place during which the work undertaken during that week was presented to the local community. The purpose was to discuss with all those involved in the mission and those present at the conference the outcomes of the Mission. During this session the Cine-Eco award-winning documentary film "Are there still shepherds?" was shown. 
The YRE stayed at the Jones House belonging to the Natural Park of Serra da Estrela. Last but not least, the YRE group adopted two birds who were in recovery at CERVAS! 
The YRE international jury met on the 6th of June 2008. 28 articles and 24 photos were submitted after a pre-selection operated by national coordinators of 11 countries. Many articles were submitted under the water and waste topics, sign of the big issues raising in that field. 5 articles were awarded. Among them, Tackling Climate change in the Mediterranean Region written in cooperation between Cyprus, Malta and Portugal YRE, was elected as Super award 2008. 
The YRE book 2007 has been edited and sent in every participating country. It contains articles and photos of young reporters from 15 countries who investigated their local environment. 
Do you want to be in the YRE book 2008? Get in touch with your 
The national coordinators of the YRE programme met from the 10-12th of November in Zagreb,Croatia. Three new countries are joining YRE this year : Canada, Kazakhstan, and Malta. A new perspective for international cooperation. the development of YRE is still on progress, the Netherlands, Montenegro and Slovakia prepare a pilot project... National coordinators met to discuss the orientation and strategy of the programme. Climate Change is confirmed as a priority, activities will take place in the frame of the polar year too.
Climate is changing, and poles are more than ever under scrutiny since they witness more than ever how fast and deep the change can be. In the frame of the International Polar Years (2007 & 2008) YRE, in cooperation with the International Polar Foundation followed the Arctic Arc expedition of Alain Hubert and Dixie Dansercoer across the Arctic continent, through the north pole. A traverse of 106 days and 1650 km, from February to June 2007 with strong scientific contents to prepare your YRE project 2008. See the 
Mobility is one of the most important issues to address. Planes, trucks, trains, boats, cars, bicycles witness the diversity of our means of transport. One the one hand, it makes no doubt that they offer large benefits to a modern society on the move... But on the other hand, wrong city planning, CO2 emissions responsible for climate change, traffic jams, air pollution, noise, loss of time, accidents, etc. represent growing costs that question more and more our technologies, our development and simply our way of life. How can we improve the situation? To explore possible answers, YRE are invited to produce articles and photos reporting problems, and explaining how innovation can contribute to sustainable mobility. Most interesting articles in that field will be edited in the YRE book 2006. One of them will receive an Award. Get 
From the 22nd to the 30th of October 2005, a YRE mission was organised in Cyprus. During a week, 20 Young reporters from 6 countries (Portugal, France, Cyprus and Greece) was in the field to understand the role of technology (solar, wind...) in preserving natural resources. Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) confirms to bear a large responsibility in climate change and local air pollution. Not only this, the hurricane Katerina that stroke the USA in september 2005 fragilised the oil refineries capacity of the country, revealing a growing potential for alternative energy sources. 
January, in Lyon, France. It gathered the partners of the programme, national coordinators, and twenty young reporters and teachers from 8 countries who have been invited to display the originality and quality of YRE production. On this occasion, young reporters displayed their investigation, articles, photos, and movies. This anniversary has been possible thanks the support of the Rhône-Alpes region. Last but not least, a video conference took place with Jean-Louis Etienne, a famous explorer who hosted a team of young reporter on his exploration boat "Antartica" on a mission in the spitzberg region in 1996.
ECO-QUIZZ,
September 2004
Test your eco-knowledge with 60 questions, and get practical advice on how to improve the environmental impact of your day-to-day actions. This is a game designed by the European commission to understand how we can help improve the state of our planet by the decisions we make in our daily lives. Play now in 
A team of 16 Portuguese and Irish young reporters was sent on mission to Azores, from the 13th to 20th of September 2003. During one week, they investigated the environment of Azores Islands. Two main topics was surveyed by the young Reporters : ocean and energy. Indeed, Azores is a very rich area in term of biodiversity. A wealth which is a source of economic development to local population, through tourism and fisheries. The geographical situation of the Azores Islands has also an originality : springing from the Atlantic ocean, the volcanic activity of the Island is a geothermal source of energy.