The GEO-7 Fellows are young (younger than 35 years old) experts who support the GEO-7 authors with research, citations and references, visual development and other tasks.
The fellows are crucial to the GEO-7 Team and participate in meetings and writing sessions, working closely with the authors and co-chairs. For the Fellows, being part of GEO-7 is a great learning and networking opportunity as well as a chance to contribute to a major global environmental assessment and interact with experts from all over the world.
In March 2024, the GEO-7 fellows attended the pilot of a Masters course on Science to Policy, developed jointly by the GEO Team and Peking University. The course, 'From Science to Policy: Translating Scientific Knowledge into Policy-Making Processes for the Environment' will be rolled out more widely in the future.
The GEO fellowship programme was mandated by Member States in Resolution EA.5/3, which
“Requests the Executive Director, with guidance from the intergovernmental and multi-stakeholder advisory group, to;
Continue the Global Environment Outlook fellows programme for youth to enhance the participation of younger generations; "
