C 159/14
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
12.4.2022
43.
Promote and encourage European opportunities for mobility and initiatives in the environmental sector in the context of the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes, to ensure that all young people who so wish can actively engage in environmental matters, including young people with fewer opportunities, in particular those from the outermost regions as well as from island regions and rural and remote areas.
Ensure that environmentally-friendly modes of transport are given priority in these initiatives, in order to reduce the carbon footprint of youth mobility projects while also ensuring that they are suited to the needs of the outermost regions, which face constraints due to their remoteness; 44.
Implement peer learning activities, in cooperation with youth organisations and young people, on youth engagement as regards environmental issues, preserving and restoring biodiversity and tackling climate change and pollution, in order to identify existing best practices within Member States and to facilitate the exchange of these practices between Member States.
INVITE ALL STAKEHOLDERS PARTICIPATING IN EUROPEAN COOPERATION INITIATIVES IN THE FIELDS OF YOUTH AFFAIRS, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE TO: 45.
Develop volunteering activities addressing environmental issues for the beneficiaries of the European Solidarity Corps and other national or international volunteer programmes; raise awareness among all volunteers, regardless of the fields they are involved in, of environmental issues and the environmental impact of their missions so that they can be particularly vigilant of their carbon footprint during these activities; 46.
Strengthen European cooperation by sharing tools and best practices in the field of youth engagement and participation in environmental action, particularly in tackling climate change and pollution and preserving biodiversity, at European level, including by taking full advantage of the possibilities offered by Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps and other relevant EU financial instruments.