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Educational Resources & Booklet

Open-access handbooks, camera drone flight safety checklists, and non-formal curricular modules developed for European youth workers, schools, and environmental advocates.

Official Green Horizon Booklet Cover
Flagship Output (Activity A3) Project: 2024-3-DE04-KA210-YOU-000293009

Booklet: Green Horizon — Youth Voices for Climate Action Through Drone Technology

The complete 99-page open-access handbook authored by IESA (Türkiye) with expert contributions from Asociația Empower Plus (Romania) and Integrational e.V. (Germany). Combines scientific climate mitigation principles, photographic narrative ethics, and camera drone flight operations (including EASA and Turkish SHGM SHT-İHA rules, 6 flight training drills, 7 cinematic shot types, and a printable field checklist).

99 Pages • English • Licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Curriculum Structure

The Three Core Chapters

Designed to guide youth workers and young people aged 15–30 from environmental understanding to creative action.

Chapter I Climate Action Poster
Chapter I • Pages 9–40

Climate Change Mitigation Strategies

Conceptual foundations of global climate change and its local manifestations. Details 5 observable environmental indicators: deforestation, coastal erosion, urban heat islands, water scarcity, and biodiversity loss.

  • 5 Environmental indicators for local monitoring
  • Sustainable lifestyles & circular economy
  • Empowering youth as community changemakers
Read Chapter I in PDF →
Chapter II Photography Poster
Chapter II • Pages 41–72

Photography for Climate Storytelling

Foundations of photographic composition (rule of thirds, framing, leading lines, depth layering). Ethical visual representation, GDPR consent, 4-stage climate narratives, and curating 360° virtual reality exhibitions.

  • Principles of light, exposure, and composition
  • Single-image, series, and comparative stories
  • Exhibition curation & 360° VR dissemination
Read Chapter II in PDF →
Chapter III Drones Poster
Chapter III • Pages 73–98

Drone Operation for Documentation

Comprehensive camera drone flight guide: European (EASA Regulation 2019/947) and Turkish (SHGM SHT-İHA) aviation rules, 6 flight training exercises, 7 cinematic shot types, and a 9-step video editing workflow.

  • 120m AGL ceiling, visual line-of-sight & airspace
  • 6 Core flight training exercises for youth
  • 7 Cinematic aerial shots & video post-production
Read Chapter III in PDF →
Page 97 Checklist

Drone Documentation Field Checklist

Three-phase safety checklist for youth workers and pilots before, during, and after flight operations.

View Page 97 in PDF →
1. BEFORE TAKE-OFF
2. DURING FLIGHT
3. AFTER LANDING
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