IUCN COMMISSION GROUP

IUCN CEC Youth Engagement and Intergenerational Partnerships Specialist Group

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Overview and description

CEC supports the inclusion and empowerment of young people to advance Nature 2030. Join us!

Description:

The IUCN CEC Youth Engagement and Intergenerational Partnerships Specialist Group works with the Union to connect and mobilise diverse youth across the world to advocate and act for nature ...

The IUCN CEC Youth Engagement and Intergenerational Partnerships Specialist Group works with the Union to connect and mobilise diverse youth across the world to advocate and act for nature conservation. Specialist Groups lead the CEC Networks and will encourage different groupings based on thematic areas, work priorities and/or regional scope to develop as appropriate to meet local needs for education and communication.

Group leadership

Mrs Kenza KHALLAFI

Co-Chair

Mrs. Kenza Khallafi, is currently the Partnerships Officer and responsible of the education for sustainable programs at the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental protection, a non-profit ...

Mrs. Kenza Khallafi, is currently the Partnerships Officer and responsible of the education for sustainable programs at the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental protection, a non-profit organization based in Morocco that takes action by raising public awareness and education on sustainable development, especially among the youth.

The past ten years, Kenza has been working closely with the Ministry of education of Morocco on developing ESD projects and programs, on accelerating local level actions to make progress towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, and on Empowering and mobilizing youth from preschool to university. Kenza also work to reinforce cooperation with United nations agencies, international and national organizations and the Hassan II International Center for Environmental Training, the academic branch of the Foundation, launched in 2019, in the areas of environmental education, biodiversity, Action for Climate Empowerment and ocean literacy.

Kenza is member of the Climate Change Competence Center of Morocco (4C) a national platform for dialogue and capacity building for the various actors and a hub for climate change information open to its regional, African, and international environment. Before joining the Foundation, Kenza graduated in Finance from an American University Al Akhawayn based in Ifrane (Morocco) and Bocconi University in Milan (Italy).

At a glance

Official name:
IUCN CEC Youth Engagement and Intergenerational Partnerships Specialist Group