Intergenerational Dialogues on Biodiversity Governance

This project seeks to inform conservation policy and further enhance a radical shift from policy to youth-inclusive action. It provides a safe space where young people can interact with decision-makers and other relevant targeted stakeholders to co-create sustainable actionable, policy-backed models of conservation that safeguard the rights of current and future generations. Through intergenerational dialogues, we build the capacity of young people to effectively connect with their leaders, ask them questions, hold them accountable, and express their concerns. Since 2018, we have held grassroots consultation dialogues in 6 major regions in Kenya, which have aided us to contribute youth input in key policy processes such as in various drafts of the Post-2020 global biodiversity framework of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. We also submitted youth inputs on Kenya’s Wildlife Strategy 2030, and other other policy documents such as the Forestry Act.