The #GenerationRestoration Youth Hub is a diverse and growing global community bringing together youth leaders and practitioners across different fields and industries, in support of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The Youth Hub is co-convened by 1t.org – at the World Economic Forum and Global Landscapes Forum – Youth in Landscapes Initiative. The Youth Hub partners with Good to Nature to engage youth leaders for #GenerationRestoration in China.
Youth Hub Overview
Our Mission
The Youth Hub fosters collaboration, shared action and learning to help accelerate the global youth-led restoration movement. Our vision is that young people are meaningfully engaged in ecosystem restoration efforts both on the ground and at the policy level.
Meet the young leaders who are driving action on nature and climate who attended Davos this year
Nature & Climate Engagement Series
The Youth Hub is codesigning a Nature & Climate programme that covers topical questions encountered by youth leaders on their journey to understand how to make real impact in the face of climate change and nature loss.
The programme is open to all the youth climate activists, ecopreneurs and leaders who are members of the Youth Hub, as well as the World Economic Forum Global Shapers community.
Climate Youth Negotiators Programme
1t.org supports the Youth Negotiators Academy, that through its first programme the Climate Youth Negotiators Programme, a global intergenerational programme, is redressing the systemic inequality of youth representation and leadership in multilateral negotiations and decision-making.
The programme is co-founded by four #GenerationRestoration Youth Hub members and is supported by a wide range of global stakeholders.
Youth Challenge Winners
In 2021, 1t.org ran the UpLink #GenerationRestoration Youth Challenge, a global call for youth-led solutions to conserve and restore ecosystems in support of one of humanity’s greatest challenges — climate change.
The solutions address a range of ecosystem challenges, including deforestation and forest degradation and decline in pollinators, and the lack of conservation training and opportunities for young people to become equipped with the tools to protect nature.
Climate Leaders Programme
In partnership with Goodwall, 1t.org contributed to the #ClimateLeaders program gathered the voices of youth around the world and brought them to 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) to influence the debate on climate change.
The best ideas in the fields such as finance, science, technology, or education were showcased at the in Sharm-El-Sheik, helping turn ideas into action.
The project was supported by UNICEF, YOMA, Generation Unlimited, Friends of Bata, JA Worldwide, and 1t.org, an initiative of the World Economic Forum.
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Youth Hub Members
Youth Hub Members
Meet the members of the Youth Hub for #GenerationRestoration, a growing and diverse community of almost 100 youth leaders and organizations.
Charlotte Qin
Charlotte Qin ( 秦 超 穎 ) is a Geneva-based Chinese-Canadian artist. while residing in Switzerland, immersed in Swiss water, Charlotte’s work evolves around the expression of water; with Chinese ink as the primary medium, Charlotte’s paintings connect the seemingly distinct worlds, such as art and science, the east and the west, depicting the intimate relationship between humans and nature through water.
Charlotte’s artistic journey has been meandering like water: she graduated from McGill University in 2016 with a degree in Physics, and from the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London in 2019 with a double master's degree in Innovation Design Engineering. She has worked as a consultant and research assistant at CERN, Bell Labs, and the Geneva Graduate Institute; during this time, she began her research, creation, and advocacy work for water based in Geneva, Switzerland, the "city of peace".
Embodying her Chinese heritage and Western scientific training, Charlotte’s artwork takes many forms, such as calligraphy, painting, sculpture, performance, and scientific visualisation. Charlotte's artworks have been representing a voice for water at various international venues, including the World Water Forum in Dakar in 2022, the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York City, the 8th World Water Congress in Beijing, China, and the 28th UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, UAE. Charlotte Qin has been collaborating with a number of local and international organisations including the Geneva Graduate Institute, World Economic Forum, Swiss Water Partnership as well as the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
Pengbo Li
Director of Ankang City Green Qinba Environmental Protection Public Welfare Service Center
Anne Mulehi
Anne is an experienced communications and development enthusiast with a demonstrated history of working in the civil society industry. She is currently the communications officer, partnership and membership development lead of Natural Resources Alliance of Kenya (KeNRA), a global advocate alumni, a member of deCOALonize campaign and the incoming curator of Nairobi Hub Global shapers community.
Youth Hub Videos
Youth Hub at New York Climate Week
UpLink Youth Challenge:
Helena Gualinga on the Living Forest proposal:
