On 7 and 8 April 2021, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum celebrated its 10th anniversary in a historic event that welcomed over 20,000 young people around the world — marking a historic moment as the largest and most diverse gathering of young people at the UN ever.    

The ECOSOC Youth Forum is a unique platform for young people, Member States and partners to dialogue on the issues most important to young people today and for youth to share their vision and actions on implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.    

This year,  23 young people leading on resilient recovery in the Decade of Action and championing SDG implementation in their communities joined the conversation as part of the Forum’s plenary sessions. Let’s meet them and learn more about their work! 

Mariana Vasconcelos

— Co-founder and CEO at Agrosmart 

Mariana Vasconcelos is a daughter of farmers in Brazil and the co-founder and CEO of Agrosmart.  

With degrees from the Federal University of Itajubá, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Singularity University, Mariana was nominated one of MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35, Forbes Brazil Under 30, and Fast Company 100 Most Creative. Mariana is a global ambassador for Thought for Food, an expert in digital agriculture and considered one of the 100 most influential agribusiness people by Dinheiro Rural Magazine. 

Agrosmart monitors crops to translate the nature and unleash the power of data in the food chain and supports farmers to make better decisions and deliver intelligence to different parts of the agricultural value chain, promoting more sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture. 

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