It was great to meet new people from all over the world there. The themes were ‘Rio+20’ and ‘Green Economy’, ‘Global Environment Governance’ and ‘Sustainable Consumption’ and ‘State of the Global Environment’ and ‘Forests’.

We also worked on the Bandung Declaration, the voice of Children and Youth for Rio+20, calling world leaders to safeguard the Earth and its people through sustainable development, and urging governments not to ignore the demands of children and youth.

Since going, I will think much more about what we can do to save the planet and the animals that live on it.

Lots of items are not recycled, get buried underground and take ages to biodegrade. Animals and bugs get stuck in rubbish. Not all plastic bags are recycled or binned, and animals then get caught in them and die. If you don’t know where you can recycle stuff, ask someone.

Everyone who was at the conference will be bringing back a similar message to their own countries.