Close communication gap to empower youth in landscapes movement

Young participants who attended the GLF social media boot camp on 18 November 2017 one day before the official Global Landscapes Forum event kicked off in Bonn, Germany. GLF/Pilar Valbuena

BONN, Germany (Landscape News) — Communication must improve with regard to science, knowledge transfer and network expansion to empower youth and give opportunities to everyone, said a youth delegate at the Global Landscapes Forum in Bonn, Germany, describing how greater involvement of young people can forge change.

Youth played a key role at the forum, from participating in workshops, to leading plenary sessions, generating online engagement through social media, to attending training sessions.

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