Seen and heard: The youth as game-changing role-players in climate change and environmental consciousness – A South African perspective

The environmental crisis, ecological injustice and climate change are some of the biggest challenges to humanity and sustainable development worldwide. The youth are at the centre of the ecological (in)justice, environmental consciousness and climate change discourse. For the youth to participate an...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:25e1f072ee334f96b129c0beb7485ac52021-11-24T07:40:40ZSeen and heard: The youth as game-changing role-players in climate change and environmental consciousness – A South African perspective0259-94222072-805010.4102/hts.v77i2.6893https://doaj.org/article/25e1f072ee334f96b129c0beb7485ac52021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/6893https://doaj.org/toc/0259-9422https://doaj.org/toc/2072-8050The environmental crisis, ecological injustice and climate change are some of the biggest challenges to humanity and sustainable development worldwide. The youth are at the centre of the ecological (in)justice, environmental consciousness and climate change discourse. For the youth to participate and influence development with regard to the climate crisis in a favourable way, they must understand their role and the issues and challenges that they face in this regard. Contribution: The aim of this explorative article is twofold. It highlights the involvement of the South African youth in ecological matters. It also offers insights on why the youth can be regarded as game-changing role-players with regard to the climate crisis and being environmentally conscious.Jacques W. BeukesAOSISarticleyouthclimate changeenvironmentalsustainable developmentsustainable development goals (sdgs)The BibleBS1-2970Practical TheologyBV1-5099AFENNLHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies , Vol 77, Iss 2, Pp e1-e8 (2021)
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climate change
environmental
sustainable development
sustainable development goals (sdgs)
The Bible
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Practical Theology
BV1-5099
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climate change
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sustainable development
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The Bible
BS1-2970
Practical Theology
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Jacques W. Beukes
Seen and heard: The youth as game-changing role-players in climate change and environmental consciousness – A South African perspective
description The environmental crisis, ecological injustice and climate change are some of the biggest challenges to humanity and sustainable development worldwide. The youth are at the centre of the ecological (in)justice, environmental consciousness and climate change discourse. For the youth to participate and influence development with regard to the climate crisis in a favourable way, they must understand their role and the issues and challenges that they face in this regard. Contribution: The aim of this explorative article is twofold. It highlights the involvement of the South African youth in ecological matters. It also offers insights on why the youth can be regarded as game-changing role-players with regard to the climate crisis and being environmentally conscious.
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title Seen and heard: The youth as game-changing role-players in climate change and environmental consciousness – A South African perspective
title_short Seen and heard: The youth as game-changing role-players in climate change and environmental consciousness – A South African perspective
title_full Seen and heard: The youth as game-changing role-players in climate change and environmental consciousness – A South African perspective
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