Our work · Training
Training today’s green leaders for tomorrow.
Biodiversity science, advocacy, leadership: GYBN DRC equips young Congolese people with the knowledge and confidence to take action and influence decision-making.
Our belief
Passion isn’t always enough. A well-educated young man becomes a researcher, a negotiator or a practitioner in the field who is, in turn, to inspire his entire community.
What we pass on
Three areas of knowledge to bring about change
Science
Biodiversity and ecological monitoring
Understanding Congolese ecosystems and mastering modern tools: inventories, GIS, bioacoustics, digital data collection.
Advocacy
Negotiation and policies
Understanding the Convention on Biological Diversity, crafting clear messages and making our voice heard in consultations.
Leadership
Mobilise and represent
Coordinate initiatives, bring other young people together and represent their community with confidence.
Our formats
Learning by doing, learning together
- ✓Workshops and webinars in the provinces and online.
- ✓Fellowship programmes : training, mentoring and practical projects over a set period.
- ✓Intergenerational mentoring together with experts in conservation and environmental governance.
- ✓Bootcamps for early-career researchers : ecological monitoring protocols and the drafting of policy papers.
- ✓The Youth Summit on Biodiversity, a major national peer-learning event.
Already completed
Young people who have been trained since 2019
- ✓2019 · Conferences on biodiversity conservation and governance in Kisangani.
- ✓2021 · Conference in Bukavu on biomonitoring technologies.
- ✓2021 · Training on climate change with the African Wildlife Foundation.
- ✓2023 · First Youth Summit on Biodiversity in Kinshasa, in partnership with GIZ.
- ✓2024 · Raising awareness of the Kunming–Montreal Global Framework in Kisangani.
Heading for 2031
Our training objectives
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young people trained, including at least 50 % women
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young leaders receiving mentoring support
2 years
a national summit every two years
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participants who put what they have learnt into practice
Share your knowledge with the next generation.
Whether you’re a university, research centre, NGO or expert: run a training course, host trainees or become a mentor. If you’re a motivated young person: join the network so you don’t miss a single session.