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Media and Information Literacy of Youth in Green Topics - Toolkit for youth workers and educators
The MIL Green Toolkit equips youth workers and educators with 20 workshops on media and information literacy (MIL) in environmental topics. It fosters critical thinking, media analysis, and engagement in climate action using non-formal education methods.
Aims of the tool
The toolkit aims to enhance youth media literacy in the context of climate change and sustainability, enabling young people to critically analyze media, identify misinformation (fake news, greenwashing), and actively engage in environmental and digital activism.
Description of the tool
The MIL Green Toolkit provides structured workshops that integrate media literacy with environmental topics. The activities are divided into four thematic areas:
1) Understanding media – analyzing sources, credibility, and media influence.
2) Consequences of media – tackling misinformation, fake news, and greenwashing.
3) Using media – engaging with social media, AI, and digital content responsibly.
4) Practical media – applying MIL in community activism and environmental campaigns.
Each workshop follows a structured format including warm-up activities, critical discussions, hands-on media analysis, and creative outputs. The learning outcomes include:
- enhanced critical thinking in media consumption
- recognizing and countering misinformation (including greenwashing)
- developing digital literacy and fact-checking skills
- understanding and engaging in environmental advocacy
- applying MIL skills in real-world activism.
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Tool overview
http://toolbox.salto-youth.net/4799
This tool is for
Youth workers and educators (trainers, teachers, facilitators)
and addresses
Youth Participation, Environment
It is recommended for use in:
Strategic Partnerships
Materials needed:
Within the each workshop you can find the list of needed materials. Each workshop also is followed by a working sheet for young people
Duration:
Each of the workshop can last from 60 minutes to 90 minutes.
Behind the tool
The tool was created by
MIL Green Project (Domagoj Morić)
in the context of
the project Media and Information Literacy for Climate Change and Environmental Topics
The tool has been experimented in
Training
The tool was published to the Toolbox by
Domagoj Morić (on 25 May 2025)
and last modified
18 March 2025
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