In the sustainability compendium "Tree of Hope" young people report on their actions for a better world. 80 recognized experts such as Prof. Dr. Schellnhuber, Dr. Auma Obama and Prof. Dr. Weizsäcker illuminate the current discourse on climate policy.
Pupils and students are developing ideas for sustainable water use, installing solar systems or initiating a project to avoid plastic bags.
Tasks are formulated in each chapter and useful questions are asked and tried-and-tested implementation steps are explained as a continuous column »Knowledge – Understand – Act«. Attached are a DVD, a  documentary film and 5 environmental spots.

youthinkgreen? We are an international, non-profit organisation based in Germany, Berlin. Our mission is to globally promote education for sustainability and environmental challenges together with youth from all over the world. youthinkgreen - former known as jugend denkt um.welt - serves as an international exchange and knowledge platform for young people. We build bridges between youth and open eyes for living conditions in developing, emerging and industrialised countries. Our main focus lies on the development of local sustainability projects to combat climate change. The German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel; the Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, Christiana Figueres as well as the former President of the European Parliament, MEP Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering are patrons of the project.

Download a free to use english or spanish PDF version of the book “Tree of Hope” (50 MB)

At times, more than 200 climate ambassadors were active in 31 countries.

An active member of our youthinkgreen family, youthinkgreen Egypt is organizing the COY 17 youth summit 2022 in Sharm el Sheikh.

COY17 is an annual event under the banner of YOUNGO – The Official Youth Constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This year’s event is hosted in Sharm ElSheikh, Egypt, on the sidelines of the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27).

Das Team

Foreword by Dr. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, for the book “Tree of Hope”: The belief that a great deal can be achieved with limited resources is also a guiding principle behind the youth initiative youthinkgreen - jugend denktum.welt. For some years now, this initiative has been working to promote greater sustainability and environmental awareness. Its work is based on a simple concept: bringing together children and young people. They develop their own ideas, proposals and strategies and then work together to put them into practice. The Tree of Hope book is an impressive record of these activities. The contributions present a range of analyses, ideas for solutions and groundbreaking projects. They send out positive signals about the commitment of todays younger generation to act now for the sake of the generations come.