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Juventude Ecológica Angolana (JEA) or Ecological Youth of Angola is a non-profit environmental youth organization founded in May 1991 by a group of young people set up for the protection and conservation of the environment; information, capacity building and environmental education of the...
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Juventude Ecológica Angolana (JEA) or Ecological Youth of Angola is a non-profit environmental youth organization founded in May 1991 by a group of young people set up for the protection and conservation of the environment; information, capacity building and environmental education of the population and better life quality of the Angolan communities. Although the difficult conditions brought about by more than two decades of intense civil war and limited resources, these helped JEA becoming today a leading environmental force in the country. JEA calls to a generalised environmental culture and sustainable development in whole country. JEA is represented not only in the capital Luanda, but also in other provinces, such as Benguela, Cabinda, Huila, Namibe, Cunene, Kwanza Sul and Malanje. Some other provincial environmental Clubs committed to the JEA’s goal is been well implemented around the country. JEA is a member of the IUCN (www.iucn.org), World Assembly of Youth (www.worldassemblyofyouth.org), Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa (www.info-net.net/eeasa) and UN Young General Assembly. JEA received the prestigious UNEP Global 500 Environmental Award (www.unep.org) at 2002 World Environment Day in China, for environmental achievement in youth category. JEA is a founding member of the Angola-based UNEP Global 500 African Network (www.global500.org) launched in South Africa, during the World Summit on Sustainable Development (www.worldsummit.org).


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Some JEA’s achievements include the annual National NGO Conference on Environment, on June 5, the World Environment Day; the “Environmental Olympics of Angola” that promotes environmental education and the share on information among young students from several secondary school, through the...
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Some JEA’s achievements include the annual National NGO Conference on Environment, on June 5, the World Environment Day; the “Environmental Olympics of Angola” that promotes environmental education and the share on information among young students from several secondary school, through the involvement of some 2,500 young students in 40 schools in Luanda and 500 in 10 schools in Huíla province; the Production of Environmental Radio Programmes; the Production of Resources Materials on EE Processes; and the Promotion of Environmental Awareness through regular articles on newspapers, radio and public participations on television, news agencies and magazines. JEA has an own newsletter called “The Little Green”, which comprises information on projects and actions of several NGOs and governmental institutions at national, regional and international levels.

JEA works together with the Government of Angola, primarily with the Ministries of Housing and Environment; Culture and Education; and Youth and Sports. JEA is participating in the implementation of National Strategies for the Environment Issues, such National Strategy for the Conservation of Biological Biodiversity and National Programme of Environmental Education and the National Plan of Environment Management. The Organization created in conjunction of other NGOs and major groups, the MAIOMBE Network (redemaiombe@hotmail.com) comprising all Angolan environmental NGOs on a common effort to enhance collaboration and communication among all NGO associates, to care for the environment.

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