GYBN Youth Voices Regional workshops (TOC)

Input

Regional workshops

Output

no. of tweets, social media engagement

no. of organizations engaged

no. of countries represented

no. of success stories

no. of people trained

no. of project proposals/ideas

Assumptions

young leaders in biodiversity apply; they have the time to take up this funded opportunity

we select good people

we have an effective framework for engagement during and post workshop

Assumption: participants are inspired to and make biodiversity/gybn presentations

the workshop makes connections between concepts clear (e.g. between CBD, NBSAPs, ABTs, to on-the-ground work)

increase in GYBN membership

Assumption: participants are inspired to contribute towards CBD processes and Targets #

Increase in youth representation at all levels in the region: # of newspaper articles or letters written to politicians, # of focus groups or public policy hearings attended, # of participants attending COPs... # #

GYBN chapters established #

Assumption: participants learn about CBD and project management skills, and use them in their work #

no. of people inspired by the multiplier effect #

we provide an appropriate set of tools/skill-training that is better than the participants' current way of doing things

Assumption: projects are well conceived and carried out beyond workshop

no. of workshop projects running, amount of funding received #

Assumption: effective exchange platform established during and after workshop

Partnerships established #

Change in participants' level of confidence in implementing solutions

New projects created beyond workshop or existing projects towards achieving ABTs are improved

Short-Term Impact (STI) : The public is more aware of biodiversity's value and act on the need for conservation

STI: Biodiversity projects being sustained

STI: Project Staff members grow or remain constant

STI: Projects contribute to the ABT and engage NBSAP

Long-Term Impact: more biodiversity is conserved, sustainably used, fair access and benefit sharing and used more local communities dependent on biodiversity benefited

STI: More political will to prioritize/ mainstream biodiversity