Examining bugs during Bio Blitz activity
EnviroPAST: Plastic And Sustainability Talks, is a two-day conference, aimed to educate, inspire, connect, and challenge rangatahi, connecting them with the leading sustainability experts.
Youth are becoming increasingly concerned about environmental issues; however, taking the next step of making a difference can be challenging, especially without adequate guidance and support. EnviroPAST aims to serve as a bridge between concern and action by providing young people with the space, tools, and knowledge they need to create positive change.
Taking care of the University of Canterbury community garden
We also collaborated with the university, partaking in their community garden and undertaking a bio-blitz of campus through the iNaturalist app. It was great for attendees and organisers to get outside and do practical things on campus.
It was great to see attendees connecting with each other, sharing ideas about how to better our environment. Bringing people together allowed everyone to meld their differing perspectives into common ideas through our climate cafe.
Climate Café run in partnership with Environment Canterbury
Listening to a talk by Professor Simon Kingham
We are very grateful for the funding provided by The Jenkins Foundation. This allowed us to provide the necessary resources needed for our forum, in support of this year's key themes and ideas. Funding from The Jenkins Foundation was an immense help in delivering environmental education in an accessible way.