Local Study Visits about Youth Participation

As preparation for Rural Youth Europe events in 2018 all participants are asked to do a local study visit about ‘youth participation’. The aim of the study visit is to get familiar with how rural youth can in various ways get actively involved in society. It is up to you what kind of youth participation you want to study during …

Wanted: Young Farmers experience in working with Protected Areas

You are a young farmer, or you know a young farmer facing the challenge to work with or within a protected area or National Park? Then we need your voice! My name is Steffi Burger, I am 25 years old and I work as Policy and Communications assistant for the Europarc Federation, based in Regensburg in Germany and I want …

Rural youth encouraged to have their say about change they want to see

An initiative designed to research and better understand rural young people, aged 18-28, is being launched today. The Rural Youth Project coincides with the 2018 Year of Young People and will combine an online survey, year-long in-depth video logs (vlogs) of 15-20 rural young people and a Rural Youth Ideas Festival. The target countries for the research are: England, Scotland, …