A pan-Wales youth project with a big ambition!
The six Wildlife Trusts in Wales have come together to tackle climate change with the help of the young people of Wales. For the next three years, we will work to empower and inspire young people to take action for nature and wildlife in their local area in a bid to tackle climate change. From urban Cardiff to rural Montgomeryshire, young people are standing for nature and their futures. The project is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.
Young people in Wales are taking a stand
They are fighting for our beautiful blue seas, our gorgeous green woodlands, and our precious wildlife.
Will you join them?
Why now?
There has never been a more important time to take action for nature. We are currently facing a climate and nature emergency, with 17% of species in Wales at risk of extinction. But we can change this. By putting nature into recovery, we can and will tackle climate change. Thriving habitats can safely lock up vast amounts of carbon, while providing other vital benefits that help us adapt, such as flood prevention, clean water and improved health and wellbeing.
Our natural world is in trouble; this is no secret. But there is still hope! Projects such as Stand for Nature Wales give future generations the skills and knowledge and more importantly, the passion to stand for nature. I am delighted to see this incredible project launch today and can’t wait to see what the young people of Wales achieve!BBC presenter
Get involved in your local area
We've got staff dotted across Wales, get in touch with your local Wildlife Trust to take climate action in your area!
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Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales
Contact the Project Officer in your local area:
Contact Laura in Coastal Ceredigion
Find out more on the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales website.
North Wales Wildlife Trust
Contact your local project officer:
Contact Megan on Anglesey for all things terrestrial!
Contact Charlotte on Anglesey for all things marine!
Find out more on the North Wales Wildlife Trust website.
Gwent Wildlife Trust
Contact the Project Officer in your local area:
Find out more on the Gwent Wildlife Trust website.
Listen to Petra and her youth group talk about Stand for Nature Wales!
Petra from Gwent WT talks about Stand for Nature Wales (https://youtu.be/L8xxWZmaJ8I)
Credit - Gwent Wildlife Trust
Radnorshire Wildlife Trust
Contact your local project officer:
Find out more on the Radnorshire Wildlife Trust website.
Nature crafts at Gilfach Nature Reserve
Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust
Contact your local project officer:
Contact Dan in Montgomeryshire
Find out more on the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust website.
I joined this project because climate change should be at the forefront of everyone's mind and I feel this project, along with others, can enable that to become a reality if enough people join the cause. It's the start of something that can become a country-wide participation.
Find some inspiration from North Wales Wildlife Trusts amazing youth project Our Wild Coast
Our Wild Coast (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCUYHhJwBw0&t=1s)
Our Wild Coast was a pioneering youth environmental project delivered by NWWT between July 2016 - March 2021. Here the Trust's youth team look back on an incredible five years of wild adventures and outline their hopes for the future.
