Who can participate?
You can apply to participate at the conference if you
• are interested in environmental challenges and actively involved in an environmental project
• will be between 10 and 14 years of age, on the 17 June 2008
• have been selected as a representative for a school or an organization.
Each group of children must have an adult leader who is at least 19 years of age.
The language of the conference will be English. Interpretation services will be offered during main discussions for French and Spanish speakers.
How do you apply?
The application form will be available at UNEP's conference web site: www.unep.org/ tunza by June 2007. Information on the conference will also be available at the Young Agenda 21's homepage: www.ua21.no/ tunza. Only a specified number of participants will be selected to attend the conference from each country. Financial support for travel and accommodation will be offered to some children and their chaperones from developing countries.
Green Conference
As an environmental conference, the 2008 Tunza Children's Conference will attempt
to reduce, as much as possible, its impact on the environment. Printed matter and office supplies, transport and overall energy consumption, food and waste management are among areas where more environmentally friendly options will be used by the
organizers. Young Agenda 21 is a certified "Eco-lighthouse" organization.
"Eco-lighthouse" is a national Norwegian branding arrangement for companies and organizations that fulfil strict standards for sustainable practise. Achieving this environmental certification is among the objectives for the 2008 Tunza Children's Conference.
Conference Organizers
The planning and execution of this conference will be a collaborative effort between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Young Agenda 21. The Executive Committee has six members, appointed from UNEP and from Young Agenda 21: Mr. Eric Falt, Information Director, UNEP; Mr. Theo Oben, Head of the Outreach Section, UNEP; Mr. Wondwosen (Wondy) K. Asnake, UNEP/Regional Office for Europe; Mr. Leif Johan
Sevland, Mayor of Stavanger; Ms. Idunn Eidheim, Department Director, Norwegian Ministry of the Environment; Ms. Anne-Kari Aas Eielsen, Chair of the Board, Young
Agenda 21. UNEP and the Norway Organizing Committee will prepare the programme and the logistics of the conference. They will work closely with the Conference Junior Board, consisting of 12 children from all over the world, elected at the 2006 Tunza Children's Conference in Malaysia.
Contact us!
Keep posted at the conference web site from October 2006: www.ua21.no/ tunza From year 2007 regular newsletters will be published and available for subscription
– information in this regard will be made available at the web site.
http://www.miljolar e.no/tema/ demokrati/ nyhetsstoff/ Tunza2008. pdf
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