Search Results for 'the Young Environmentalist Awards'

Young people in St Louis Community School Kiltimagh were jubilant this week upon hearing that their waste eco-action projects is among the 75 submissions from across the Republic and Northern Ireland shortlisted for ECO-UNESCO’s Young Environmentalist Awards Showcase and Ceremony in the Mansion House on May 20. While the group are now preparing for the final and hoping to impress the judges enough to scoop one of the 10 category prizes, they are also seeking the public’s support with their project. Until May 14, these young environmentalists are looking for the public’s vote to help them lay claim to the prestigious ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist People’s Choice Award. The People’s Choice Award is one category that is out of the judges’ hands, with the public having all the power! The 75 shortlisted projects range from creating biodiversity trails, delivering environmental workshops in schools and setting up a ‘city farm’ to harvest crops and cut down on food miles. The public can now vote for their favourite project on www.ecounesco.ie.

A group of young people from St Brigid’s College in Callan, Co Kilkenny made a successful pitch to judges at a Dragon’s Den-style ‘Eco-Den’, hosted by Eco-Unesco in Dublin on March 31 and April 1.

A County Galway woman who met US president Barack Obama at the St Patrick’s Day reception at the White House was impressed by his warmth, humour and charisma.