Young Reporters for the Environment

29/05/2026

Have you visited the YRE Virtual Gallery yet? Come explore the inspiring 2024–2025 international winning entries!

While you’re there, take part in our challenge:
🎬 Share a screen recording of your favourite avatar move or moment in the gallery for a chance to be featured in a video showcasing YRE visitors from around the world! Tag us in your video post to be a part of the challenge.

Access the YRE Metasteps Metaverse Gallery here: https://www.yre.global/virtual-gallery

With special thanks to YRE's National Operators, including:
- Mladí reportéri pre životné prostredie
- Mladi poročevalci za okolje
- Mladi eko-reporteri
- Jeunes Reporters pour l'Environnement

27/05/2026

At this year’s FEE Education Awards Ceremony, we will celebrate educators developing engaging learning experiences connected to sustainability, biodiversity, wellbeing, and climate education through FEE programmes.

The event highlights outstanding contributions through the FEE Teachers Award and the Lesson Plan Competition under this year’s theme Healthy People on a Healthy Planet.

Join us to hear directly from educators fostering student-led and community engaged action through innovative teaching.

📅 Thursday 4 June 2026
🕐 13:00–14:30 CEST
📍 Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yveflXe0SmmGjpV40WAvOg #/registration

Photo credit: Complejo Educativo CIT, International Eco-School in Costa Rica

26/05/2026

POV: you walked into the YRE Virtual Gallery… and suddenly felt like dancing like Taron Egerton in the Apex because the student artwork is that good. 🌐 🪩

Young reporters around the world are turning environmental stories into art, action and impact.
🎧 Podcasts
📸 Photography
🎥 Videos
📰 Investigations
💡 Youth-led solutions

Trust us, you’re not leaving this gallery without a favourite piece 👀

Step inside YRE's Metasteps Metaverse gallery:
https://www.yre.global/virtual-gallery

26/05/2026

Young people learn best when they can get their hands in the soil, explore nature, and take action in their communities.

Join us at this year’s online FEE Education Awards Ceremony as we celebrate educators from around the world implementing Education for Sustainable Development through FEE programmes.

The event recognises outstanding contributions through the annual FEE Teachers Award and the Lesson Plan Competition, focused this year on the theme Healthy People on a Healthy Planet.

Several inspiring educators will also share how they are integrating sustainability and climate education into their teaching and creating greener and more innovative learning environments.

📅 Thursday 4 June 2026
🕐 13:00–14:30 CEST
📍 Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yveflXe0SmmGjpV40WAvOg #/registration

Photo credit: Eco-Schools Türkiye / Eko-Okullar Türkiye

22/05/2026

🌐 Passionate about sustainability, youth-focused education and digital communications? Join the Foundation for Environmental Education as our Education Programme Intern!

We’re looking for 2 Education Programme Interns to assist with the development of high-quality educational resources, strengthening our digital presence, and supporting our global FEE network. In this internship role, you’ll build competencies in communication, storytelling, stakeholder engagement and applied sustainability practices.

In this internship, you can expect:
- Engagement with FEE’s global network of member organisations
- Experience working across diverse cultural and national contexts
- Collaboration within FEE’s multinational team
- Structured supervision from a manager and support from a dedicated mentor
- A tailored work programme aligned with your learning goals and career ambitions
- Career development support, including mentoring, advice, and recognition

📍 Internship based in Copenhagen, Denmark (remote considered for the right candidate)
🗓 Start date: Mid-August 2026
⏰ Application deadline: 15 June 2026 (applications reviewed on a rolling basis)

Learn more and apply: www.fee.global/careers

20/05/2026

We have something to share... the YRE Virtual Gallery is now live! 💻 🖼️

Step into a virtual world showcasing the inspiring stories, investigations and creative work of the 2024–2025 Young Reporters for the Environment International Competition winning entries from around the globe. 🌐

See you there? 👀

👉 Click here to access: https://www.yre.global/virtual-gallery

Shown in the post: Young Reporters from Belgium, France, Israel, Montenegro, Morocco, Slovenia, Türkiye

The YRE Virtual Gallery is hosted on Metasteps Metaverse a code-free 3D builder platform that allows organisations to create virtual spaces for education and training. Foundation for Environmental Education is grateful for Metasteps’ partnership in supporting the YRE Gallery and helping amplify the voices and creative talents of young people.

20/05/2026

FEE Education Awards Celebration Ceremony 2025-2026 – join us!

📅 Date: 4 June 2026
🕒 Time: 13:00-14:30 CEST
📍 Online - Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yveflXe0SmmGjpV40WAvOg

Please join us at this year's online FEE Education Awards Ceremony to celebrate the amazing work of teachers from around the world working to implement ESD through FEE programmes. The event recognises outstanding contributions in two categories: the Lesson Plan Competition (2026 theme - Healthy People on a Healthy Planet) and the annual FEE Teachers Award.

Several inspiring educators will showcase their work and share how they are integrating sustainability and climate education in their teaching, fostering student-led and community engaged action and creating greener and more innovative learning environments.

19/05/2026

👀 A sneak peek into our next Water Explorer Talk

Discover the wonders of underwater worlds and hear first hand from someone that calls the ocean his office.

Join us on 27 May at 17:00 CEST for an inspiring conversation with Alexander Schmidt, wildlife and ocean photographer, storyteller, and explorer of the underwater world.

Alexander will share:
🦈 What life at sea actually looks like
📸 Why visual storytelling matters for ocean conservation
🐠 What we can all do to help protect marine ecosystems

If you care about our oceans or simply want a glimpse into a world few people ever experience, this is a talk you won’t want to miss.

🔗 Save your spot now: https://tinyurl.com/4bsw6y6u

12/05/2026

✨ The wait is over... YRE SHORTLISTED ENTRIES announced! ✨

The entries submitted to the YRE International Competition 2025–2026 have now officially been shortlisted. The list has been passed on to the YRE International Jury and the brand-new YRE Youth Ambassadors Jury for review and selection of this year’s international winners. 🌐🎙️📸

A huge THANK YOU to every young reporter, educator, and National Operator who contributed to this year’s competition. Behind every entry lies creativity, dedication, critical thinking, and a strong commitment to a more sustainable future.

This year’s submissions once again demonstrate the power of youth-led environmental storytelling. Through articles, photos, podcasts, and videos, young people around the world are investigating environmental challenges, engaging with their communities, and sharing inspiring, solution-oriented perspectives.

Selecting the shortlist was not easy, the quality and passion reflected in all the entries were truly inspiring.

Curious to discover the shortlisted entries? 👀
👉 Check them out here: https://yrecompetition.exposure.co/categories/2025-2026-shortlisted

Stay tuned for more updates and the reveal of this year’s winners!

08/05/2026