Climate Futures: Canadian Children as Global Leaders

This session explores how education can empower children and youth to lead climate and biodiversity action locally and globally. It highlights Canada’s leadership in advancing environmental and climate education, reflected in the National Framework for Environmental Learning (NFEL) and Canada’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAPs). The session also showcases the Global Child Climate Manifesto, a child-authored framework for collective climate action. Complementing the dialogue, the Art4Climate: Children’s Visions for a Sustainable Future exhibit will feature artwork from children across Canada and around the world, amplifying their voices through creativity and reflection. Together, these initiatives demonstrate how education, art, and intergenerational collaboration are nurturing a global generation of informed, connected, and courageous climate leaders.

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