UNEP has asked us to create a Youth Strategy for Sustainable Consumption find ways to persuade young people to cut down on their consumption and favour sustainably produced products. If you have any ideas on this, or any other environmental concern, the YAC wants to hear from you. The council would also develop projects for young people to carry out, with government support. Representatives of the national councils could meet to exchange ideas and lobby for international agreements to protect the environment for their, and future, generations. As young, caring citizens of this planet, we commit ourselves to restoring and preserving our world, and to rebuilding our dreams of tomorrow pure waters, vast wildlands, clean air and cities free from poverty.
Water is the nurturer of all terrestrial and aquatic life.
We will clean it, protect it and ensure free and fair access for all. We will end wastage of it, conserve it better and seek alternative sources of energy. Waste is a poison in the heart of the global ecosystem. We will reduce, re-use and recycle our waste. Together we will act for change.