Awards 2008, June 2008

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.

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

Water Scarcity, we have a problem - part1 / part2, YRE of the Month Cyprus
On a piece of Land..., Romania
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

The Arctic-Arc expedition, June 2007

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 movie animation. 2nd of May: "they reach the pole and meet unusual ice conditions" read more in missions.

Participate to the YRE BOOK 2008, March 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 national yre contact ! By the 13th of May 2008, national YRE coordinators will select a maximum of 3 articles (in English) + 5 photos + 1 articles written in the national language. This national selection will enter automatically the YRE book 2008. Moreover, articles and photos selected will be passed to the international YRE jury who will award 7 articles and 3 photos among them. Read more at awards.

National coordinators meeting, November 2007

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.

Sustainable mobility and innovation, October 2005

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 data

YRE Mission, Cyprus, October 2005

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. read more...

YRE 10th Anniversary conference, January 2005

The 10th anniversary of the YRE programme have been celebrated on the 21st of 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.

Mission Ocean and energy, Azores, Portugal, September 2003

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.

Read the mission report or visit the portuguese web site of the mission

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 english, french, portuguese, german,