On Friday, February the 06th, I had the chance to go behind the scenes of the Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible de Colombia (el Minambiente). I was invited to assist to the 2015 assembly of Bogota of la Red Nacional de Jovenes de Ambiente by Juliana Pena, its national coordinator.
La Red is an institutional project that was initiated by the Minambiente in 2008. In collaboration with different actors from the public and the private sectors, they created a structure within which the Colombian youth can gather, foster dialogue, launch and promote environmental programs in in Colombia. Not only in Bogota, but in each department, young people from 14 to 28 years-old work in groups to protect biodiversity and the ecosystems and to propose solutions and alternatives to environmental issues in their territory.
La Red has the means to keep on developing great environmental projects in Colombia. Above all, its members have the capacity and the energy necessary to enroll an ever-increasing number of young Colombians and inform them about climate change issues. As evident, the 10 months that precede the COP 21 in Paris are crucial for la Red Nacional de Jovenes de Ambiente.
La Red is an institutional project that was initiated by the Minambiente in 2008. In collaboration with different actors from the public and the private sectors, they created a structure within which the Colombian youth can gather, foster dialogue, launch and promote environmental programs in in Colombia. Not only in Bogota, but in each department, young people from 14 to 28 years-old work in groups to protect biodiversity and the ecosystems and to propose solutions and alternatives to environmental issues in their territory.
La Red has the means to keep on developing great environmental projects in Colombia. Above all, its members have the capacity and the energy necessary to enroll an ever-increasing number of young Colombians and inform them about climate change issues. As evident, the 10 months that precede the COP 21 in Paris are crucial for la Red Nacional de Jovenes de Ambiente.