Nico's Natural World
UN Child Ambassador for the SDGs
recent posts
- 1,000km Challenge for our Global Youth Council
- Futures 2025: Youth Stories on Climate and Sustainability
- VoFG Hosts Roundtable on International Day of Education
- Young Voices Rising for Biodiversity and Climate Action: CBD COP16
- New article on protecting our fenlands and showcasing new artwork—take a look!
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Category: Climate Action
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In partnership with the Cambridge Schools Eco-Council and the Voices of Future Generations Strike with us every month! These strikes raise awareness and put pressure on the government to take action. Times are so desperate that we as children are having to leave school for people to listen and take action. Each strike has a different…
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“The Wire & Ivy Cylindrical (WIC*) Eco-Composter” *WIC means ‘home’ or ‘settlement’ in old English Nico’s Narrative Report: Building an Eco-Composter for the Green Waste Emergency! With the news that Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire district councils will not be collecting our green bins for a few weeks, I felt it a very good idea…
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Lecture at the University of Cambridge Nov,19, 2019 University of Cambridge,Department of Land Economy Speakers:Nico (11 yrs) Kings College School, Co-ChairHarry (10 yrs), St Paul’s School, TreasurerFreya (9 yrs) Kings College School, Eco-CouncillorLuana (15 yrs) Parkside School, Comms Officer The Cambridge Schools Eco Council was formed in February 2019, after the first UK Youth Strike…
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Register now and spread the word Cambridge Schools Eco-Council is organising a mini-series of free 60 minute Online Eco-Seminars to raise awareness of key sustainability challenges and solutions, while schools have been forced online in many countries. Children, students, families and members of the public can register for free over Eventbrite and participate online over…
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Spring Eco-challenge: Task 1 (Deadline: April 25) Cambridge Schools Eco-Council This is the beginning of our eco-adventure; we are all in this together! Now please read on… we are trying to make this eco-challenge as interesting as possible, videos to follow…. (Maybe for week 2) Topic: Green Waste EMERGENCY With the news that Cambridge City…
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We have raised our voices internationally to ask for climate action, and as we continue protesting online (for the time being). We are also doing it locally, ‘we’ the Cambridge Schools Eco-Council are also protesting to save the River Cam and reduce climate impacts on waterways. Currently, the river Cam is at 77% less than…
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We have suspended the schools’ strike for climate action since March due tofears that gathering large groups of people together could help to spread COVID19. Alternatively we continued the strike online. Thank you to everyone who has participated 🙂 To learn more please check out this article by Cambridge Independent
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The river Cam has been flowing at only 33% of its long term average, according to the Environment Agency. Cambridgeshire’s source of water, the Chalk Hills are running out of water largely due to abstraction beyond what the River itself needs. We as Cambridge Youth Strikers 4 Climate are starting this petition demanding action be taken. Cambridge’s…
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The Big Debate was an evening of quickfire presentations from local groups and lively debate about the future of Greater Cambridge. Presentation by Luana, Nico and Harry representatives of the Cambridge Schools’ Eco Council at the Cambridge Corn Exchange Luana, Harry and I, are very excited to have spoken as Youth Strikers in the ‘First Conversation’ consultation…
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On Friday 14th February 2020 Cambridge Youth left their schools and took to the streets to send love to those in Australia affected by the horrific fires and demand the adults and governments of the world do something about the crisis we face. We dedicated our Valentine’s Day protest to Australian schoolchildren. The effects of…
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