Youth Accord for Biodiversity

Youth from across the world have drafted a Youth Accord for Biodiversity to be presented to International leaders at the Convention of the Parties, (COP10), in Japan, October 2010. Youth Accord

Planting Trees Across Toronto

Bishop Strachan School (BSS) Roots & Shoots group in Toronto learned what a huge impact people can make when they work together. They participated in “Trees across Toronto” planting an amazing 800 trees at Earl Bales Park, a significant portion of the 4,000 trees planted in total!

Project Blue

As part of Project Blue, the Roots & Shoots water campaign, Roots & Shoots encouraged members across the country to take part in the TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup.

Picking up the Trash!

On September 25th in Toronto Roots & Shoots hosted its own cleanup site, and more than 100 youth, teachers, city officials and staff from Roots Canada rolled up their sleeves in Toronto and collected nearly 500 lbs of litter along the Humber Bay shoreline!

The Macoun Marsh Project

Click here for details about the Macoun Marsh Project.

Welcome to Biodiversity Matters!

Since its inception in 2007, BiodiversityMatters chooses one Biodiversity Youth Initiative to focus on annually. Last year, we proudly hosted the Second International Youth Symposium for Biodiversity, in Ottawa, Canada.

This year we are supporting the development of a Youth Accord on Biodiversity to be presented at COP 10, in Japan, 2010. The Accord has been posted on this website since March 3, 2010. A special thank you to all the youth involved in this process.

The International Youth Accord on Biodiversity is important because it empowers us the youth of the world to speak and have a voice. To have a voice in our future and our children's future. It gives us the right to speak for the world, the environment, and its beautiful ecosystems. It gives a chance to the world's species to survive.

- Eric Gauthier, St-Laurent Academy

Grade 6 student, Ottawa, Canada

October 2009,

"I am inspired to hear of your work with the Accord. It's amazing what you can achieve when you put your hard work and effort into a dream or an idea..." - Severn Cullis-Suzuki

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