Global Youth Video Competition on Climate Change 2019

Are you 18-30 years old and inspired to save the planet?

Tvebiomovies invites youth from all over the world to participate in the Global Youth Video Competition2019, by submitting a 3-minute video for a chance to be youth reporters at the UN Climate Conference in Chile in December. We don’t always think about nature, but it is essential for all life on earth, including human life. Healthy soils, forests, rivers and oceans, biodiverse habitats and ecosystems and a good climate are very important for providing a planet which can successful support human society. The ways we grow our food, the increase in cities and the waste we produce are all harming the planet’s natural systems and reducing the earth’s ability to support human society. By protecting the earth’s climate, biodiversity, forests, habitats, land, and oceans we can also help make human society more resilient and prosperous. 

Competition categories:

Land: Balancing the use of land for people and ecosystems

1. Restoring and protecting the landscape and forests.
2. Protecting wildlife and habitats.
3. Reducing emissions by engaging in sustainable consumption.
4. Promoting the use of sustainable land management techniques, both traditional and innovative.
5. Rehabilitating land that has been degraded.
6. Supporting indigenous groups to protect their communal lands.
7. Supporting sustainable food growing systems to improve the land and its biodiversity.
8. Sharing successful strategies and training new generations to develop sustainable solutions.
9. Campaigning to produce behavioral change.

Biodiversity: Nature-based solutions for food and human health

1. Producing locally-varied fruit and vegetables.
2. Fishing sustainably.
3. Buying more organic and seasonal foods.
4. Reducing food waste and composting your food scraps.
5. Reducing the use of pesticides and fertilizers.
6. Protecting local pollinators.
7. Building more habitat in your gardens and community.
8. Working with local communities and learning about traditional knowledge.
9. Campaigning to produce behavioral change related to eating or consumption habits (at school etc.).
10. Reducing food packaging by using reusable bags or reusing glass jars or containers.
11. Avoiding single-use plastics like plastic straws, coffee cups, plastic cutlery, take out containers or plastic water bottles.

Climate: Cities and local action to combat climate change

1. Campaigning to produce behavioral change.
2. Developing more sustainable commuting.
3. Producing products and food locally.
4. Reducing the use of energy in buildings.
5. Local solutions for sustainable energy access and transformation.
6. Creating wealth from waste.
7. Reclaiming green spaces.
8. Implementing the sharing economy.
9. Providing services to people affected by climate change.

Requirements:

1. You must be between 18 and 30 on the closing date.
2. Your video must be a maximum of three minutes.
3. Your video must be in English or have English subtitles.
4. You must be free and available to travel to Chile in December 2019.

Prize:

1. Round-trip travel to UN Climate Conference COP 25 in Chile in December 2019.
2. Assignment as a youth reporter to assist with videos, articles and social media posts.
3. Winning and finalist films shown at UN Secretary-General's Climate Summit in New York in September.