What Youth4Nature does

Youth4Nature Foundation is a Canadian-registered, 100% youth-led non-profit organization founded around 2019 and formally incorporated under the British Columbia Societies Act in April 2020 after spinning off from the Climate Guides Foundation. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, it operates as a global advocacy and capacity-building platform whose mission is to mobilize youth aged 18–35 to influence nature and climate decision-making through three core pillars: Knowledge Sharing, Storytelling, and Capacity Building. Its portfolio includes the INUKA flagship restoration project in Kenya, the Faces of Forestry storytelling library (30+ leaders), recurring Youth Delegations to UNFCCC and CBD COPs (COP25–COP30, CBD COP15/COP16), the NbS Youth Position statement co-developed with GYBN and YOUNGO, the Ajyal climate justice project and podcast for West Asia, storytelling campaigns (Narratives of Change, Unearth Voices), the PolleNectar magazine, and a Global Ambassador Program of ~8 volunteers.

The organization does not sell products or services commercially; all programs are delivered free of charge to youth participants. Revenue is sourced from diversified foundation grants (ClimateWorks Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Oak Foundation, Synchronicity Earth, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Planet Women, Global Witness) and individual donations, with operational support from a small paid staff (Managing, Finance, Communications, Development, and Regional Directors) supplemented by volunteer ambassadors across seven regions: Africa, Asia & Pacific, Europe & Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, North America, and West Asia. Distribution is through digital channels (website, social media reaching 1M+ users, newsletter, Ajyal Podcast), international conference participation, coalition partnerships with IUCN, WWF, UN MGCY, Global Landscapes Forum, and Youth in Landscapes Initiative, and storytelling campaigns.

Notable scale indicators include 1M+ people reached on social media (2019–2020), dialogues with government officials from 9+ countries, ~20 webinars delivered, 1,000+ NbS survey respondents, a 9-person COP28 delegation spanning Uganda, Mexico, Brazil, Afghanistan, Kenya, and Canada, and a 3-person COP30 delegation. The organization was shortlisted for the inaugural 2024 GAEA Awards and released INUKA policy briefs in 2025 signaling a maturing policy product layer beyond event mobilization.

Name

Youth4Nature

Legal name

Youth4Nature Foundation

Website

https://youth4nature.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Youth4Nature Foundation is a Vancouver-based, 100% youth-led non-profit that mobilizes 18–35-year-olds globally to influence nature and climate policy through storytelling, capacity building, and UNFCCC/CBD conference delegations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Climate and Biodiversity Advocacy (Non-Profit)

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Arts, Sports & Recreation-Based Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAJ)

Keywords

• Youth climate advocacy
• Nature-based solutions
• Youth-led non-profit
• Biodiversity conservation programs
• Climate policy mobilization

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation Grants: Primary funding from foundations including ClimateWorks Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and others that support youth climate and biodiversity initiatives.
2. Individual Donations: Public donations to support youth mobilization and climate-nature programming.
3. Institutional/Corporate Partnerships: Support from organizations including Planet Women, Synchronicity Earth, Global Witness, and others for programmatic work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Youth4Nature is a youth-led non-profit that mobilizes young people aged 18-35 to lead on nature and climate action through three core pillars: Knowledge Sharing, Storytelling, and Capacity Building. Its substantive offerings include the INUKA restoration pilot delivering training on Nature-based Solutions across five Kenyan landscapes, global Youth Delegations attending UNFCCC and CBD COPs, the co-developed NbS Youth Position statement, the Faces of Forestry storytelling library, the West Asia-focused Ajyal Project and Podcast, and digital storytelling campaigns such as Narratives of Change and Unearthed Voices.

Product overview

Youth4Nature is a youth-led non-profit organization that operates as a platform focused on mobilizing youth for nature and climate action through three core pillars: Knowledge Sharing, Storytelling, and Capacity Building. The organization offers a portfolio of programs and campaigns including the flagship INUKA restoration project in Kenya, the Faces of Forestry storytelling library, global Youth Delegations to UN climate and biodiversity conferences, the NbS Youth Position statement, regional initiatives like the Ajyal Project and Podcast for West Asia, and storytelling campaigns such as Narratives of Change and Unearth Voices. Youth4Nature also publishes the PolleNectar storytelling magazine and maintains a Global Ambassador volunteer network. The organization does not offer a commercial product or SaaS platform but rather delivers programs, resources, and advocacy campaigns for youth empowerment in nature-climate spaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• INUKA INUKA is Youth4Nature's flagship experiential learning and training project delivering Nature-based Solutions best practices, youth leadership and storytelling across five key landscapes in Kenya (Coastal Mangrove, Inland wetlands, Semi-Arid, Highland forests, Agro-forestry ecosystems). It is intended for youth participants and youth-led restoration projects in Kenya, with planned scale-up to other African and Global South countries.
• Faces of Forestry Faces of Forestry is a living library and storytelling series featuring over 30 forest youth leaders from around the world, highlighting the human side of forests. It is aimed at forest youth leaders and the broader public interested in forest conservation storytelling.
• Youth Delegations Youth Delegations are global cohorts of youth attending UN climate and biodiversity conferences (UNFCCC COP, CBD COP) to advocate for youth voices and meaningful inclusion in policy decisions. They are intended for selected youth leaders aged 18-35 and deliver capacity building and advocacy training.
• NbS Youth Position The NbS Youth Position is a collaborative statement on Nature-based Solutions developed with the Global Youth Biodiversity Network and YOUNGO, outlining youth perspectives and concerns on NbS policy. It is intended for UNFCCC/CBD negotiators, policymakers, and partner organizations seeking youth input on NbS policy.
• Ajyal Project The Ajyal Project is a climate justice initiative that captures perspectives of West Asian youth on climate justice and produced the first-ever regional gathering and youth-led climate justice principles for West Asia. It is intended for Arab and West Asian youth, climate justice advocates, and regional policymakers.
• Ajyal Podcast The Ajyal Podcast is a multi-season podcast series hosted by Youth4Nature's West Asia Regional Director focusing on youth priorities, perspectives and expertise related to nature and climate in West Asia. It is intended for the general public interested in West Asian climate and environmental issues.
• Narratives of Change Campaign Narratives of Change is a digital storytelling campaign collecting and sharing youth stories on the interconnected challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and human mobility. It is intended for youth contributors and a global audience interested in climate-nature-human mobility storytelling.
• Unearthed Voices Campaign Unearthed Voices is a storytelling campaign that takes on power at the nature-climate nexus and amplifies voices of youth from the margins to the mainstream. It is intended for global youth contributors and audiences interested in environmental justice.
• PolleNectar Magazine PolleNectar is a storytelling magazine featuring stories about solutions, collaboration, and leadership for climate and nature from youth around the world. It is intended for youth readers and the broader climate-and-nature storytelling audience.
• Global Ambassador Program The Global Ambassador Program is a volunteer network of Global Ambassadors that contributes to knowledge sharing, storytelling, capacity building, and organizational development for Youth4Nature. It is intended for youth volunteers aged 18-35 selected from targeted regions.
• INUKA Policy Briefs INUKA Policy Briefs are policy publications highlighting successes, structural challenges, and opportunities for locally- and youth-led Nature-based Solutions projects based on the INUKA Pilot. They are intended for policymakers, funders, and practitioners working on NbS.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1000+ young people surveyed for NbS Youth Position Statement (2021)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore coalition partner in NbS Youth Coalition. Collaborated on Global Youth Position Statement on Nature-based Solutions with 1,000+ survey responses. Co-host CBD COP events.
• YOUNGO (UNFCCC Youth Constituency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore coalition partner in NbS Youth Coalition. Collaborates on UNFCCC COP engagement, youth delegations, and climate policy advocacy.
• Youth in Landscapes InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partner for landscape restoration and youth leadership programs. Co-hosts Africa Climate Week events and youth leadership initiatives.
• Global Landscapes ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner for landscape restoration, knowledge sharing, and youth engagement in restoration initiatives.
• IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Nature-based Solutions standards, IUCN World Conservation Congress participation, and conservation policy engagement.
• WWFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConservation partner with potential collaboration on biodiversity and climate initiatives.
• United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN constituency partner for youth engagement in global environmental processes.
• American ForestsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Faces of Forestry program and forest conservation initiatives.
• The Nature-based Solutions InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for NbS research, standards, and implementation guidance.
• Kenya Youth Biodiversity NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner for Africa operations and biodiversity programming, particularly INUKA project implementation.
• Biodiversity Hub InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted post-COP28 event in Uganda. Partner for biodiversity-climate nexus programming.
• CoalitionWILDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for youth wildland and conservation engagement.
• Reserva: The Youth Land TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for youth land conservation and stewardship initiatives.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature): Global conservation authority and Youth4Nature partner; while not youth-led, IUCN sets NbS standards and convenes the World Conservation Congress where Youth4Nature amplifies its programming.
• 350.org: Established global climate activism organization that runs youth-targeted campaigns and grassroots mobilization at COPs; a much larger incumbent with overlapping target audience and advocacy channels.
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Large incumbent conservation NGO with youth engagement programs and NbS initiatives; overlaps with Youth4Nature on biodiversity advocacy and provides a potential partnership or competitor for institutional funding.

Direct peers

• YOUNGO (UNFCCC Youth Constituency): The official youth constituency to UNFCCC; Youth4Nature collaborates with YOUNGO on COP delegations and the NbS Youth Position, serving the same youth advocacy segment in climate negotiations.
• Plant-for-the-Planet: Youth-founded global reforestation and climate-justice organization that combines tree-planting programs with youth advocacy at UN climate processes, closely mirroring Youth4Nature's NbS and storytelling model.
• Fridays for Future: Youth-led climate mobilization movement with global reach and heavy COP presence; competes for the same youth activist mindshare, media attention, and foundation funding as Youth4Nature.
• Youth Climate Lab: Youth-focused climate leadership and fellowship organization with similar training, storytelling, and policy engagement offerings aimed at young climate leaders globally.
• Earth Guardians: Youth-led environmental organization focused on training young leaders and participating in climate advocacy; overlaps directly with Youth4Nature's capacity-building and storytelling model.
• Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN): The official youth constituency to the CBD; Youth4Nature co-leads the NbS Youth Coalition with GYBN and they share target audience (youth advocates), funding sources, and UN policy access points.

Emerging players

• Earth Uprising: Youth-led climate organization training young advocates and engaging in international policy; smaller and newer than Youth4Nature but competes for the same youth climate advocacy niche.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Y4Nature
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCrMCCZfJYwkOKlE_lyDj2Bw
• Facebookfacebook.com/y4nature
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/youth4nature
• Instagraminstagram.com/y4nature

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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