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As the “Youth Going Back to Nature – Engage, Connect, Empower” (YGBN) project reaches its conclusion, six partner organisations from across Europe celebrated its remarkable achievements through a series of interactive dissemination events. Taking place in Bulgaria, Italy, Belgium, Estonia, Lithuania, and Croatia, the events aimed to share the project’s tools, experiences, and results while…

Bulgaria — June 24–27, 2025, the serene landscapes of Bulgaria became the meeting ground for over a hundred young people and youth workers from 6 European countries during the BACK TO NATURE – European Youth Outdoor Festival, a four-day celebration of inclusion, access to nature, and environmental awareness. Organized by the Paint and Quarter Horse…

Participants from Italy, Estonia, Belgium, Lithuania, Croatia are flying in to Sofia, Bulgaria for the first European youth festival for environmentally sustainable outdoor activities. From 24th until 27th of June nearly 200 young people and youth workers will participate in more than 20 outdoor activities and try to get ”back to nature”. We will immerse…

On 20th of March the Lithuanian Sea Museum hosted the international online conference – Environmentally Sustainable Outdoor Activities for Youth. Virtually and in groups the conference gathered more than 500 participants from 48 countries all over the world. The profile of participants was diverse bringing together people of different age and interest. The majority were…

We send out 2024 with lots to be thankful for and a lot to bring for 2025. 2024 was the first year of the Outdoor Portal. We created an online space for resources where anyone interested can find plenty of ideas for bringing young people back to nature – https://outdoorportaleu.wordpress.com/digital-spaces/ . It has never been…

The six partner organizations of the project Youth Going Back to Nature – Engage, Connect, Empower developed a practical and useful toolkit for activities that bring young people with disabilities back to nature. The expertise of the teams from 6 European countries resulted in a comprehensive approach of connecting that particular group of young people…

The Toolkit ‘‘’Youth at Risk Going Back to Nature’’ was developed as a result of the learning exchange event for 12 professionals in the field of outdoor activities as part of the YGBN Project. The Toolkit offers multiple benefits of outdoors activities for youth at risk. They include improved physical health, enhanced mental well- being,…

In the beginning of July the teams of the partner organizations in the project Youth Going Back to Nature – Engage, Connect, Empower gathered in Klaipeda, Lithuania. They worked together on developing environmentally sustainable outdoor activities for young people with disabilities. The activities were filmed and will soon become a documentary available on the Outdoor…

On the occasion of World Environment Day and the initiative of the European Youth Outdoor Network, on June 5th QUEST is hosting an online seminar on climate change in the framework of its Member Forum on Nature and Sustainability. The Office for Climate Education is offering an interactive workshop, where participants will be guided through an activity…

On June 5th Paint and Quarter Horse Foundation Bulgaria is joining the initiative of the European Youth Outdoor Network. Celebrating the World Environment Day PQHFB is spreading the ideas of the Network among students of Bulgarian universities. Young specialists from different academic fields are encouraged to go back to nature with variety of activities, consider…

The nonprofit organization Equilibre is a social enterprise created in 2007. It is one of the founding members of the European Youth Outdoor Portal and is joining in the celebration of the World Environment Day with the initiative Back to Nature on June 5th. Equilibre is active in the development of two main fields: –…

Trekkify is a sport association located in the Umbria Region among the Apennines mountains range, specifically focused on outdoor activities and mountain sports.  It is one of the founding members of the European Youth Outdoor Portal and is joining in the celebration of the World Environment Day with the initiative Back to Nature on June…

Celebrating the World Environmental Day on June 5th the Dolphin Assisted Therapy Center of the Lithuanian Sea Museum is excited to announce that it will be hosting orienteering competitions with velomobiles, an event which will be captured for the international YGBN (Youth Going Back to Nature) video report. This initiative is not only about celebrating…

On June 5th OAZA is joining the initiative of the European Youth Outdoor Network. Celebrating the World Environment Day in the elementary school Marija Jurić Zagorka in Vrbovac on June 5, 2024 they will organize a garden festival for students, teachers, parents, and neighbors.  The goal of the garden festival is to encourage people to…