U.S. Joins International Effort to Promote Environmental
Journalism to Today's Youth NWF recruits middle and high school
students to participate in annual competition As the United
States host of the international Young Reporters for the
Environment program, the National Wildlife Federation has
started recruiting public, private and charter middle and high
school students in the U.S. to participate in an annual
competition that encourages and promotes youth environmental
journalism. The new Young Reporters for the Environment USA
(YRE-USA) program is part of a rapidly-growing international
network of international youth engaged in Education for
Sustainable Development (ESD). It is coordinated by the
Foundation for Environmental Education and currently operates in
more than 25 countries. The United States is one of the more
recent countries to join this effort. “This youth environmental
journalism program helps to develop participants’ skills and
knowledge, enhances communication and citizenship skills, indivi