early 700 young people from around the world gathered in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, from June 24 to 26 not only to discuss conservation but also to draft recommendations they hope will help shape future environmental policies
The third Rainforest Youth Summit (RAYS) brought together students, indigenous representatives, conservation experts and activists to exchange ideas on protecting forests and strengthening youth participation in conservation
Among them was 19-year-old Ishlahuddini Putri, a forestry student at IPB University in Bogor, West Java, who joined dozens of Indonesian students at the summit
Putri said she was particularly inspired by Ashley Lashley, a climate activist from Barbados who has championed environmental causes since her teenage years
She also drew inspiration from presentations by Malaysian academic Hafizan Hashim and Singaporean conservation biologist Jessica Lee
“The speakers showed me that conservation should not be merely symbolic but sustainable, which is also what we learn in class,” she said
She added that a discussion on indigenous communities’ <a href="https://absafricatv.com/artificial-intelligence-competition-in-europe-the-role-of-dma-article-67-2/” title=”Artificial-intelligence competition in Europe: the role of DMA Article 6(7)”>role in bird conservation broadened her understanding of how local knowledge can support biodiversity protection
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