Caernarfon recently played host to visitors from across the world at a National Operators Meeting for Young Reporters for the Environment. 
Representatives from 16 countries met at the Celtic Royal Hotel for the event hosted by Keep Wales Tidy and Countryside Council for Wales.
Young Reporters for the Environment is an international programme, sponsored by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), which operates in 23 countries throughout the world and is managed in Wales by Keep Wales Tidy.
Delegates at the conference introduced the work done by schools in their country and learn and share ideas from new media and skills training which will help develop the international programme and improve support for operators, teachers and students. Following this, they enjoyed a Welsh themed dinner with seasonal and locally sourced food.
The Young Reporters for the Environment programme invites secondary school pupils to investigate a local environmental issue, produce a journalistic report or photograph and then report on their findings. Pupils base their project on one of a number of topics and winners are selected by national and international juries.