A new youth-led en­vi­ron­men­tal ini­tia­tive is putting the fu­ture of cli­mate ac­tion and com­mu­ni­ty re­silience in­to young hands.

Leaves of Lega­cy—launched by the He­roes Foun­da­tion in part­ner­ship with the En­er­gy Cham­ber of Trinidad and To­ba­go, and Re­pub­lic Bank’s Pow­er to Make a Dif­fer­ence pro­gramme—em­pow­ers chil­dren and youth to lead en­vi­ron­men­tal trans­for­ma­tion across the coun­try, start­ing with their own schools, homes, and com­mu­ni­ties.

Launched dur­ing the Caribbean Sus­tain­able En­er­gy Con­fer­ence, Leaves of Lega­cy en­cour­ages prac­ti­cal, place-based ac­tion by en­gag­ing youth in tree plant­i­ng, gar­den­ing, and sus­tain­able land care. The ini­tia­tive aims to build food se­cu­ri­ty, fos­ter en­vi­ron­men­tal re­spon­si­bil­i­ty, and re­con­nect young peo­ple to the ecosys­tems and com­mu­ni­ties that shape their lives.