Bjørnar Sandberg (UWC Mostar 2008-2010) dedicates his time to campaigning with Natur og Ungdom – Nature and Youth, which is part of the global network Friends of Earth International. With 7,600 members ranging from age 14 to 25, it's the largest environmentalist youth organisation in Norway and a big voice in the country’s environmental debates.

Bjørnar explains: “My motivation and interest for environmental work comes from the understanding of nature as the basis of our development. Having later learnt that much of what we do as humans leave traces and is done at the expense of biodiversity and a stable climate, I figured that I should join the environmental movement to influence decisions towards a sustainable direction”.

Thinking back of his UWC experience, Bjørnar is particularly grateful for the opportunity of spending two years in an international and diverse environment: “I understand and notice more sides in every conflict and look critically at news reports containing only one perspective now”, he reflects. “In the end, looking back, what I'm left with is not a diploma but a new way of looking at everything and memories which will follow me a lifetime”.