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Young people should get involved in environmental issues

Young people should get involved in environmental issues

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Children and young people have things to say on environmental issues but are rarely heard.

That’s the opinion of 14 year old Kehkashan Basu, the Global Coordinator for Children and Youth at the UN’s Environmental Programme’s Major Groups Facilitating Committee.

She wants to see more youth get involved in environmental policy as she explained more to Sophie Outhwaite.

Duration: 2’31”

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UN Photo/Rossana Fraga