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Green AmbassadorCARICOM Youth Ambassadors St Kitts have a new voice: the Department of Youth Empowerment in Basseterre has appointed Ms Patrina Perreira and Mr Ewin Telemaque as the new CARICOM Youth Ambassadors for St Kitts and Nevis. The announcement was made on 15 October 2026. The two ambassadors will represent the interests and perspectives of young
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Green AmbassadorThe Aspen Youth Ambassador Grant is offering young people in Aspen, Colorado, up to $1,500 in funding plus mentorship to design and carry out their own community climate projects. Run under the City of Aspen's Commit to Tomorrow campaign, the programme turns young residents into local climate ambassadors: instead of only learning about climate change,
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Green AmbassadorThrough DesirMED, the European Union initiative helping Mediterranean regions adapt to climate change, Climate KIC is seeking 100 climate ambassadors whose own local stories can show neighbours how adaptation works in practice. The DesirMED Climate Ambassadors call is open to people from Mediterranean communities, and selected ambassadors will join a community of 100 changemakers, with
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Green AmbassadorSchools and universities across Europe can now team up with Pact2School climate ambassadors to turn students’ climate ideas into real projects — and student-led projects can compete for up to €1,000 in funding, with the next application window closing on 15 January 2027. The European Union’s Learning Corner highlighted the campaign on 19 October 2026,
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Green AmbassadorUgandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate has been named the African Union Commission Chairperson's Special Envoy for Youth, according to a report by Pulse Uganda carried by My Afrika Magazine on 20 October 2026. The Vanessa Nakate AU youth envoy appointment brings one of Africa's most prominent climate justice voices into continental youth representation, just weeks
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Green AmbassadorA fifth-year programme rewarding young action The PalmettoPride Youth Ambassadors programme is now in its fifth year. Each selected student receives a $1,000 scholarship, community service hours and professional development opportunities. This year's 16 ambassadors were chosen from nearly 200 applicants and carry an average GPA of 3.8 — but, the organisation says, it was
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Green AmbassadorFreyr Energy, India's second-largest residential rooftop solar company, has named cricket star Rohit Sharma as its first-ever brand ambassador and launched a nationwide campaign, "Solar Ho, Toh Freyr Ho!", to encourage Indian households to switch to rooftop solar power. The campaign, announced on 17 October 2026, also features a new ad film, "Rishta Pakka", starring
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Green AmbassadorThe Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement has opened applications for its 2027 Student Ambassador Program, inviting university students from around the world to become global voices for environmental action. Students have until 30 October 2026 to apply for a role that puts them in direct contact with leading environmental scientists, policymakers and the Tyler Prize
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Green AmbassadorThe Global Landscapes Forum has opened applications for the 2027 cohort of its Social Media Ambassadors Program, with the deadline set for 17 October 2026. The global online volunteer program invites young digital storytellers aged 18–35 — no large audience required — with training, travel opportunities and visibility among leading climate organisations.
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Green AmbassadorThe world's largest alliance of cities fighting climate change has appointed three new mayors to its leadership board, giving South Asia, Latin America and Europe new champions for urban climate action just weeks before the COP31 climate summit in Antalya. The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) announced on 12 October 2026
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Green AmbassadorFrom the EU Climate Pact's 1,200 ambassadors to youth programmes in Hamburg, Seoul and the Caribbean: this explainer looks at what green ambassadors actually do — and how to become one.
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Green AmbassadorThe Hamburg Sustainability Conference Youth Ambassador programme has opened applications for its 2027 edition, inviting young sustainability leaders from the Global South to join the conference in Hamburg, Germany, with travel and accommodation fully funded. The application window runs from 6 October to 19 October 2026. FAKTA What the Hamburg Sustainability Conference Youth Ambassador programme
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News, stories and solutions driving change towards a greener and more sustainable planet for future generations.
India has proposed allowing chemically recycled plastic in food packaging, as the EU prepares to ban plastic-waste exports to non-OECD countries from 21 November.
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Green JournalismAmphora Media's cross-border investigation "Profit in Every Drop" has won Environment and Planning Journalism at the Malta Journalism Awards 2026.
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Green JournalismBroadcast journalists from Namibia, Zambia and Senegal have begun a two-day climate reporting programme under the AUB–Green Climate Fund Climate Impact Stories Partnership, aiming for accurate, human-centred, solutions-focused coverage.
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Green JournalismEntries have opened for the 2026 Climate Media Awards, celebrating African reporting on how communities grow, share and source food in a changing climate.
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Green JournalismUN-OHRLLS has opened a fully funded journalism fellowship for reporters from 44 least developed countries to cover the Doha Programme of Action Midterm Review in Doha on 25-27 March 2027. Applications close 30 November 2026; ten fellows will be selected.
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Green JournalismCanada and United Nations University experts brief journalists on 2 November 2026, a week before COP31 opens in Antalya, Türkiye.
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Green JournalismStephanie Wallcraft has won the 2026 AJAC Environmental Journalism Award for her article on Natural Resources Canada's Fuel Consumption Guide, with Nadine Filion as runner-up.
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Green JournalismGrist has launched Distorted, a months-long reporting series on how misinformation spreads before, during and after extreme weather, and how trusted journalism can help communities find the truth.
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Green JournalismThe UN's first comprehensive restoration assessment, published on 29 October 2026, gives climate journalists a verifiable global scorecard: 252 million hectares under restoration across 149 countries, but finance must more than quadruple to meet 2030 targets.
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