From a youth work perspective, Smells Like Green Spirit aims to respond to growing challenges faced by young people today, such as mental health struggles, social disconnection, eco-anxiety, and a lack of accessible ways to stay engaged and active. Through non-formal, experiential, peer-to-peer and nature-based learning, the project seeks to create a supportive space where young people can reconnect with themselves, others, and the natural environment, while developing resilience, agency, and a sense of responsibility for the environment. The project focuses on youth participation as a process: young people are not only recipients of activities, but active co-creators of learning, community life, and follow-up actions. By combining well-being, environmental care, and community building, the project supports young people in moving from passivity and overwhelm towards active care, small concrete actions, and long-term engagement in their communities and organizations. At the same time, the project strengthens youth organisations by increasing their capacity, and providing practical methods and resources that can be reused in future youth work. Based on the identified youth needs, the overall aim, and best practices in non-formal education, the project has the following objectives: 1)Support young people in improving their mental well-being, resilience, and connection to themselves and nature through non-formal learning activities. 2)Empower young people to move from anxiety to agency and care by exploring how small, everyday actions can contribute to positive environmental change. 3)Foster inclusion and a sense of belonging by creating a safe, supportive, and intercultural group environment where young people with different backgrounds can participate equally. 4)Enable the exchange of practices and workshops related to nature and environmental care, allowing participants to learn from each other and adapt ideas to their local contexts. 5)Inspire other young people across Europe to take action by creating short videos that share participants’ experiences, reflections, and small, realistic actions. 6)Support youth organisations by creating a digital guide of youth-led, nature-based workshops and practices that can be reused in local contexts. 7)Encourage follow-up actions at local level by supporting each national group to organise at least one community-based activity involving at least 15 local participants. 8)Raise awareness of EU opportunities for young people, such as Erasmus+ programmes and other learning and participation options.