Regina Flores
My name is Regina Flores and I am an Environmental and
Resource Studies major at Trent University. I am involved in
environmental issues both from an academic and personal interest
standpoint. I chair a student-based committee that raises and
addresses environmental issues that pertain not only to the
university context but to the community and beyond.
The experience of sitting as the student coordinator on the
Presidential Environmental Advisory Committee at Trent has
reinforced my conviction that student representation is essential
in addressing environmentally related concerns, because the views
of youth offer a different and valuable perspective. For this
reason I feel that the student involvement at the World
Conservation Congress is an important step in improving
communication and awareness and in establishing ties between youth
and the environment.
The main objective of the IUCN is to encourage the conservation of
nature and natural resources in the context of sustainable
development. Sustainability is especially relevant to youth
because of our interest in future generations and the future of
the Earth. It is, therefore, our duty, as student representatives,
to share the knowledge that we will gain here with others in order
to accelerate the environmental education effort.
My specific role during the Congress is to research and become
informed about the main issues and the specific workshop topics
and to report my findings back to the team.