The policy booklet “Destination 2030”, outlines current problems in the biodiversity realm, analyzes existing strategies to address them, and introduces the youth perspective on these issues as well as our proposed concrete actions. GYBN Europe decided to focus on 10 key themes:

-> freshwater,
-> agriculture,
-> nature-based solutions,
-> ecosystem restoration,
-> urban biodiversity,
-> renewable energy,
-> education,
-> gender,
-> international trade, and
-> economy and finance.
Youth is often perceived as an inspirational force at best or as a monolithic group constantly enraged against the older
generations at worst. We are thought of as being incapable of producing viable options for the future and easily dismissed with condescending words or side-lined at public events. The youth-led demonstrations and strikes calling for a better world have contributed to creating a momentum for environmental action, but have not led to a concrete improvement of the status quo that aggravates the planetary crisis. To be bluntly honest, we do not understand this. Even if we do not sit at the negotiation tables at the highest political level, most of us vote or will vote for those politicians to represent us. Even if we do not determine which sectors will benefit from financial subsidies, our collective consumer power helps shape the future of those sector