Student Ambassador resources

Resources to help you on your Nature Positive mission!

Our Student Ambassador Team have been hard at work developing a Welcome Pack, Toolkits of campus-based actions and accompanying Workbook Forms to record your progress during your journey. You will also find social media resources and other information to inspire action for biodiversity on your campus and within your community, wherever you are.

Welcome to the Student Ambassador programme!

We’re excited to have you on board and we would like to share with you resources to support you during the programme. The first thing to do is download or read our Welcome Pack – this is an introduction to the Student Ambassador Programme, providing general information about your role as an ambassador and about the Nature Positive Universities (NPU) initiative. Click the button below to download:

 

Download Welcome Pack

Workshop 1: Nature Positive (22nd November 2024)

Watch the recording
Download Workshop Slides
Toolkit 1: Nature Positive – this document accompanies Workshop 1 and contains information about the specific topic as well as outlining the suggested actions to take following the workshop.
Download Workshop 1 Toolkit
Workbook Form 1 – This is a Google form where you can briefly record your activities (or planned activities) associated with Workshop and Toolkit 1.

We ask that you complete this form before the next meeting on 31st January 2025.

View Workbook Form 1
Student Action booklet: One of our previous student ambassadors, Ramandeep has written a great guide to share her experience of setting up a nature society at her institution.

Click the links to download the document, which is available in Arabic, English, Portuguese and Spanish.

Workshop 2: Biodiversity Baselines (31st January 2025)

Watch the recording
Download Workshop Slides
Toolkit 2: Biodiversity Baselines – this document accompanies Workshop 2 and contains information about the specific topic as well as outlining the suggested actions to take following the workshop.
Download Workshop 2 Toolkit
Workbook Form 2 – This is a Google form where you can briefly record your activities (or planned activities) associated with Workshop and Toolkit 2.

We ask that you complete this form before the next meeting on 28th February 2025.

View Workbook Form 2
Biodiversity Baselines – a short primer: Click the link to download the document in English or in Spanish.

This document accompanies the Biodiversity Baselines Film (available to watch in English and in Spanish).

Social media graphics

Many of you have social media accounts, such as Instagram, LinkedIn and X. We have created a frame which you can use to promote your activities as a Student Ambassador. Please use the #GenerationRestoration to link up with our partners at the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and remember to tag us in your posts.

Here is some suggested text that you might want to use in your post (but of course feel free to add your own thoughts too):

“I am excited to announce that I’ve been selected as a Student Ambassador with Nature Positive Universities! This programme empowers students from higher education institutions with the practical knowledge to tackle activities driving the loss of biodiversity in their university and campus and I’m thrilled to join this inspiring network. #generationrestoration #naturepositive”

If you shared your Nature Positive Student Ambassador Social Media Frame with us, to be featured on our website, then we will be uploading these shortly.

Download Frame

Celebrate International Days

International Days can be a great opportunity to highlight some of your recent actions or raise awareness on a particular issue. One of our Ambassadors, Favour Ochuwa from University of Benin Nigeria has developed a range of social media cards for you to use to celebrate days relevant to our programme.

Feel free to use these, and add your own photos, words, and stories to your posts on social media to encourage others to take action on the issue.

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Earth Day guide

Earth Day

Earth Hour

Recycling

Women’s Day

World Wildlife Day

Zero Waste Day

Join the community

We have a monthly video meeting schedule to catch up with your fellow Ambassadors with discussions on different topics, such as wildlife recording, waste, sustainable food and volunteering for ecological restoration.

Previous meetings:

  • Kick-off meeting (Workshop 1): 22nd November 2024, 12 noon UK time (recording is available above)
  • Workshop 2 – Biodiversity Baselines: 31st January 2025, 12 noon UK time(recording is available above)

Upcoming meetings:

  • February 28th : Biodiversity actions on campus
  • March 28th: Food
  • April 25th: Waste and resource use
  • May 30th: Advocacy & community engagement

We will be announcing the workshop times and registration details of these meetings shortly.

Join our friendly WhatsApp chat group to hear the latest activities of the team. You should have received a link via email.

Need anything else, want to add your resources to help others? We would love to work with you, just drop us a line.

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