Save a tree, save our lungs
A message from the Conference was presented to the World Summit on Sustainable Development, which was held in Johannesburg , South Africa in August/September 2002. The political declaration of the World Summit refers to the message by the children in its opening paragraphs.
Over the years the Conference has nurtured several active environmental groups recognized for outstanding environmental achievements.
During the Conference, parallel sessions are organized for chaperones to discuss their own contribution to the environment and their role in helping children to be responsible environmental citizens.
The TUNZA Junior Board works with UNEP and the local organizing committee to ensure that the conference reflects the needs of the children.
The Board, elected every two years, consists of six representatives from UNEP regions: North America , Europe , Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, West Asia, and Asia and the Pacific; and four members from the country hosting the Conference.
The 2008 Tunza International Children’s Conference for the Environment will take place in Stavanger, Norway in association with Ung Agenda 21, a well established civil society organization.
