Today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders and have a critical role to play in resetting our relationship with nature and ensuring we tackle our triple planetary crises: the climate emergency, biodiversity loss and pollution and waste. We need to hear their voices.

Ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, UNEP and the UN Department of Global Communications are organising a virtual event and call to action under the theme Reimagine, Recreate, Restore.

The event will bring together youth from different sectors, media personalities, entrepreneurs, and civil society leaders to share their experiences and the individual actions they take in their daily lives to protect the planet. The livestream event will also feature interactive dialogues and social media moments.

When: 4 June; 6:00 – 7:15 p.m. EAT

Where: Live on UNEP YouTube

Find more event details here.

World Environment Day marks the formal launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration -- a 10-year drive to halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide.

Check out this amazing spoken word poem written for World Environment Day by 19-year-old Jordan Sanchez to see why we all need to act.

Young people around the world have often taken leading roles in protecting the environment. Their ideas, perspectives, and solutions are addressing major global challenges and contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Want to join in? Check out UNEP’s events page here for inspiration and then register your own event so that you too can be part of #GenerationRestoration.

Browse the official schedule of events hosted by UNEP and Decade Partners, featuring high level speakers, expert panels and other events taking place around the world here.