The implementation of the EmWo-OCCC project was guided by the following four objectives: DEVELOP NATURE LITERACY: Strengthen young people’s understanding and appreciation of local ecosystems throu...

The implementation of the EmWo-OCCC project was guided by the following four objectives: DEVELOP NATURE LITERACY: Strengthen young people’s understanding and appreciation of local ecosystems through direct, repeated, and embodied experiences with nature. DEVELOP YOUTH AGENCY: Empower participants with the confidence, skills, and leadership tools to act on environmental issues within their communities. EXCHANGE & DEVELOP NEW PRACTICES TRANSNATIONALLY: Collaborate within the international partnership to co-create and adapt inclusive, nature-based methods for local youth work. UPSCALE & BROADEN GREEN EDUCATION PRACTICES: Develop and describe well-tested cross-geographical best practice workshop formats and disseminate these methods to educators, NGOs, and youth groups across Europe. A key focus of the project was in the process to strengthen, upskill and build capacity for everyone involved in this cooperation partnership in order to be able to continue the work after the end of the project period.

* Activity 2.1: 3 international trainings and skill share seminars for employees and board members * Activity 2.2: 1 International Training of Trainers * Activity 2.3: 11 International online Peer-to-Peer Sessions across the consortium * Activity 3.1: 7 national Training of Trainers * Activity 3.2: 7 national Nature Camps * Activity 3.3: 71 national Climate Clubs *Activity 4.1: Development of Best Practice Summary across the consortium *Activity 4.2: Dissemination of Best Practice Summary to professionals *Activity 4.3: Dissemination of project results to broader public

The most concrete outcome and achievement of the EmWo-OCCC is, our physical material; our Best Practice Summary and the materials derived from it (available in our respective local languages), which thousands of professional youth educators have already benefited from. Furthermore, we have created a network of skilled and experienced youth leaders (16 from ACT 3.1 and 162 from ACT 3.1) who, through EmWo-OCCC, have been trained to develop and run activities for young people in and with nature in their local area and community. In addition, more than one thousand young people across our countries have had meaningful first-hand experiences in and with nature led by skilled and inspiring young role models (127 from ACT 3.2 and 1,028 from ACT 3.3). Experiences that have challenged their view of the world and themselves and created fertile ground for a renewed view of their scope for action in a world with a natural environment under pressure.