Environment & biodiversity.
We take young people out into nature, in the Vrancea Subcarpathians, and measure air, water and soil with sensors they build themselves. We work with the international BGCI network and the iNaturalist platform.
The cause · why this programme exists
The air, the water and protected areas are changing before our eyes, and science is hard to learn from a textbook. Our young people learn it in the field, with sensors they build themselves.
of Romania’s land is protected through the European Natura 2000 network
European Commission, Environmental Implementation Review, 2022 · [1]In pictures · 8 photos
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Results & objectives · 2021 → 2040
Completed = 2021–2026, public figures. * 2040 goals proposed by the association, currently being validated.
What we actually do
BGCI-affiliated field research in the Vrancea Subcarpathians, with sensors built by young people.
Young people map and record local biodiversity.
Arduino & Micro:bit · 100 young people building air, water and soil sensors — climate literacy through hands-on research, not textbooks.
Vrancea is already experiencing prolonged droughts, landslides and biodiversity loss in the Subcarpathians. We turn this emergency into hands-on research.
Our role · how we work
Young people don’t just learn about the environment — they measure it, record it and propose solutions.
Who we work with
The specialist profiles we start and run the activities with. Their names appear in the project reports.
Turning pixels into oxygen
“A prototype built by young people in Vrancea can change the way a village breathes.”
Projects 2026–2035
Extended through the Green Innovation Hub
This programme feeds directly into the Green Innovation Hub initiatives, built on European models.
What we hope for · how you can help
Help us take more young people into the field and more sensors into nature.
Transport, equipment and materials for one day of field research.
Donate →Arduino and micro:bit boards, air and water quality sensors.
Donate kits →One outing a month with young people makes a difference.
Become a volunteer →We would like partners to help site the first monitoring stations.
Let’s talk →Support the programme
Sources and methodology
Our own figures (young people trained, schools, localities) come from the association’s records and are published in the impact report. Context statistics come from official sources, with the year of the latest available edition.
Portfolio 2026–2027
Environment & biodiversity is part of the 2026–2027 portfolio of Asociația Grupul Verde: 43 programme lines in which young people build technology for nature, protected species, climate and democracy, with partners from Romania and the EU through Horizon Europe, LIFE, Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps and CERV.
Three of Romania’s biogeographical regions, one protocol: young people measure soil moisture and carbon with sensors they build.
Target programme: Horizon Europe · Soil Mission
Linked to: Nature Restored, Sensors in Protected Areas
Meadows, riverbanks and forest edges restored with the community; young people track results with cameras and AI acoustic stations.
Target programme: Horizon Europe · Nature
Linked to: Nature Restored, Sensors in Protected Areas
Bee and butterfly transects, photos verified on iNaturalist and an AI model that helps with identification, all run by pupils.
Target programme: Horizon Europe · Nature
Linked to: Sensors in Protected Areas, Nature Restored
Young people map ragweed, black locust and other invasive species with a reporting app and, with experts, propose control steps.
Target programme: Horizon Europe · Cluster 6
Linked to: Sensors in Protected Areas, Green Case-Law Observatory
Climate lessons that start in your own village, shared with schools across Central and Eastern Europe. Young people write the code that visualises them.
Target programme: EUKI (European Climate Initiative, Germany)
Linked to: Code & Climate, Clean Energy for Villages
Lessons on the Green Deal and the Digital Decade taught by young people to other young people, with examples from their village and games they created.
Target programme: Erasmus+ (EACEA)
Linked to: Digital education & AI, Educational resources
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Support Environment & biodiversity
Your donation goes straight into the activities of Environment & biodiversity in Vrancea — materials, kits, trainers and transport for children and young people. Every amount counts.
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