The
National
Youth Conference on Biodiversity (NYCOB) is a youth-led Biodiversity
movement and
network of organizations committed towards reducing biodiversity loss
and
addressing climate change in Ghana through an ambitious campaign
initiated by Hero Productions an events, media, marketing and ecotourism
promotion enterprise.
The platform governed by a resolution, was launched on May 22 2009 in Accra with support from the Forestry Commission Ghana and the Ministry of Education to create credibility, network and a sense of momentum for biodiversity conservation in Ghana.
Since NYCOB’s establishment in 2009, the platform has annually facilitated the convening of multiple stakeholders to dialogue, build consensus, initiate actions, evaluate progress, celebrate achievements, present petitions, and share ideas on the way forward for biodiversity conservation and ecosystems management in Ghana.