Resources to help you on your Nature Positive mission!
Our Student Ambassador Team are very happy to share with you resources to help you on your Nature Positive mission. To start with this includes a Welcome Pack, social media frame and some of the resources from the first workshop.
During the course of the programme, we will share more resources with you and add them to this page, including Toolkits of campus-based actions and the workshop presentation slides, recordings and quizzes. You will also find social media resources and other information to inspire action for biodiversity on your campus and within your community, wherever you are.
Welcome to the Student Ambassador programme!
Workshop 1: Nature Positive (28th November 2025)
The first workshop in the programme took place on Friday 28th November from 12pm – 1:30pm GMT and was an opportunity to meet the Ambassadors team, learn more about NPU and the Ambassador programme for 2025/26. We also had breakout groups, which was a chance to get to know other Student Ambassadors.
The workshops in this series will then commence again in January 2026 and continue monthly through until May 2026. We understand that not everyone will be able to join us for every workshop due to the timings – the workshops in our programme will take place across a range of times to accommodate different time zones. Recordings will be made available to watch back in case you are unable to attend the workshops.
Zoom automated translated captions are also enabled for our workshops. More information about viewing these captions within Zoom meetings and a list of supported languages for automated captioning in Zoom can be viewed here. As part of the programme this year, we will be having live simultaneous translation of our Zoom workshops into French and Spanish.
Workshop recording
This workshop was delivered in English with live simultaneous translation into French and Spanish. The French and Spanish audio is now available to listen to on the YouTube recording above.
To access the French or Spanish audio, click the ‘settings’ option on the YouTube video, then ‘audio track’ and then select the language you would like.
Workshop slides
Workshop quiz
To accompany each of the workshops, we ask that you complete a short quiz to share your learnings from the workshop with us and also any feedback or suggestions you might have. Please complete these quizzes as soon as you can after attending or watching back the workshops.
The quiz for Workshop 1 contains 10 questions.
Toolkit
This Toolkit contains information about the specific topics covered in Workshop 1 as well as some suggested actions.
Activity form
The activity form gives you the chance to share your activities with us, whether they are ideas, planned activities, ongoing activities or those that have already taken place.
This form will be open throughout the year and can be completed as many times as you like.
Please note: you will need a Google account in order to access the online version of the form. Alternatively, you can download an offline PDF version of the form below and email it to us at: naturepositiveuniversities@gmail.com.
Student action booklet
Click the links to download the document, which is available in Arabic, English, Portuguese and Spanish.
Workshop 2: Biodiversity Baselines (30th January 2026)
The second workshop in the programme took place on Friday 30th January and during this workshop, we recapped what the global pressures on biodiversity are as well as the shifting baseline syndrome and then considered what are a university’s pressures on biodiversity, and how we could measure these impacts. We then focused on the first step of the pledge: Conducting a “Biodiversity Baseline” and explored some different approaches that you could get involved with on your campus. We also heard from a number of student speakers from a range of countries including Kenya, the United Arab Emirates and the UK, who shared their experience of organising and participating in biodiversity monitoring.
Please see below the workshop recording, presentation slides, workshop quiz, Toolkit and links to the Biodiversity Baselines short film and primer document.
Workshop recording
This workshop was delivered in English with live simultaneous translation into French and Spanish. The French and Spanish audio is now available to listen to on the YouTube recording above.
To access the French or Spanish audio, click the ‘settings’ option on the YouTube video, then ‘audio track’ and then select the language you would like.
Workshop slides
Workshop quiz
Following attending or watching back this workshop, we ask that you complete a short quiz to share your learnings from workshop 2 with us and also any feedback or suggestions you might have.
Biodiversity Baselines Film & Primer
Toolkit
This Toolkit contains information about the specific topics covered in Workshop 2 as well as some suggested actions.
Workshop 3: Biodiversity actions on campus (27th February 2026)
The third workshop in the programme took place on Friday 27th February and in this workshop, we looked at Biodiversity actions on campus, framed by the Conservation Hierarchy. This is a framework that can help you plan actions that could be taken at your university, and we explored examples and advice from the Nature Positive Universities network. We also heard from several Student Ambassadors, who shared their experiences of organising or joining biodiversity actions. These students are:
– Jingyi Pang from Imperial College London, UK spoke about participating in a Campus Bird Collision Prevention Project in China.
– Ahmed Mahmoud Elsayed Ali from Aswan University, Egypt presented about leading environmental awareness and climate adaptation activities through the “Shade Initiative”.
Note: Augustine Allieu from College of Digital Excellence, Sierra Leone was due to present at this workshop about participating in invasive species removals and native tree planting as well as plans to convert underutilized lawn spaces into native pollinator gardens, however Augustine wasn’t able to attend the workshop. We will look to share Augustine’s experience as part of a case study in the Toolkit.
Please see below the workshop recording, presentation slides, workshop quiz and the Toolkit.
Workshop recording
This workshop was delivered in English with live simultaneous translation into French and Spanish. The French and Spanish audio is now available to listen to on the YouTube recording above.
To access the French or Spanish audio, click the ‘settings’ option on the YouTube video, then ‘audio track’ and then select the language you would like.
Workshop slides
Workshop quiz
Following attending or watching back this workshop, we ask that you complete a short quiz to share your learnings from workshop 3 with us and also any feedback or suggestions you might have.
Toolkit
This Toolkit contains information about the specific topics covered in Workshop 3 as well as some suggested actions.
Social media graphics
Many of you have social media accounts, such as Instagram, LinkedIn and X. We have created a frame which you can use to promote your activities as a Student Ambassador. Please use the #GenerationRestoration to link up with our partners at the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and remember to tag us in your posts.
- Instagram: @NaturePositiveUniversities
- LinkedIn: @Nature-Positive-Universities
- X: @NaturePosUni
“I am excited to announce that I’ve been selected as a Student Ambassador with Nature Positive Universities! This programme empowers students from higher education institutions with the practical knowledge to tackle activities driving the loss of biodiversity in their university and campus and I’m thrilled to join this inspiring network. #generationrestoration #naturepositive”
“I am excited to announce that I’ve been selected as a Student Ambassador with Nature Positive Universities! This programme empowers students from higher education institutions with the practical knowledge to tackle activities driving the loss of biodiversity in their university and campus and I’m thrilled to join this inspiring network. #generationrestoration #naturepositive”
Celebrate International Days
International Days can be a great opportunity to highlight some of your recent actions or raise awareness on a particular issue. One of our Ambassadors, Favour Ochuwa from University of Benin Nigeria has developed a range of social media cards for you to use to celebrate days relevant to our programme.
Feel free to use these, and add your own photos, words, and stories to your posts on social media to encourage others to take action on the issue.
Wetlands_2nd Feb
Water_22nd March
Biodiversity Day_22 May
Earth Day guide
Earth Day
Earth Hour
Recycling
Women’s Day
World Wildlife Day
Zero Waste Day
Join the community
Workshops –
We have a monthly video meeting schedule to catch up with your fellow Ambassadors with discussions on different topics, such as wildlife recording, sustainable food, waste and volunteering for ecological restoration.
Previous meeting:
- Kick-off meeting (Workshop 1): 28th November 2025, 12pm – 1:30pm GMT (90-minutes)
- Workshop 2 – Biodiversity Baselines: 30th January 2026, 10am – 11am GMT (1-hour)
- Workshop 3 – Biodiversity actions on campus: 27th February 2026 at 1pm – 2pm GMT (1-hour)
Upcoming meetings. We will announce the times and share the link to register for the below workshops in due course:
- Workshop 4 – Sustainable food: 27th March 2026 (1-hour)
- Workshop 5 – Waste and resource use: 24th April 2026 (1-hour)
- Workshop 6 – Advocacy & green skills and jobs: 29th May 2026 (90-minutes)
*workshop dates and topics are subject to change
Join our friendly WhatsApp Community group to hear the latest activities of the team. You should have received a link via email.
Any questions?
Need anything else, want to add your resources to help others? We would love to work with you, just reach out to us.