NAJU - German Youth Association for the Protection of Nature
NAJU is the biggest environment organisation for young people in Germany. It offers a framework for children an young adults aged 6 to 27 to protect nature and the environment. The emphasis of NAJUs activities lies on environmental education and practical nature conservation.
Teenagers and young adults in NAJU participate in exiting competitions. Internet based games on rivers and creeks and the ecology of human habitats provide practical exercises to improve their knowledge and skills. In partnership with the Youth Sports Association, NAJU members investigate the impact of various sports on our natural environment.
NAJU also arranges international exchanges. Here teenagers and young adults can gain valuable experience about people, culture and natural habitats in partner countries. NAJU and the network organisation Youth and Environment Europe (YEE), developed an international online-project called
www.eurotope.net
Contact person:
Juliane Rosin
NAJU Headquarter
Charitéstraße 3
D-10117 Berlin
Juliane.Rosin@naju.de
The Protection of Biodiversity, results of the
Biodiversity on the Edge – International youth conference on biodiversity, Bonn 13th – 19th May 2008
Demands to the CBD
1.We urge states to fullfill the main goals of the CBD, which are
Conservation
Sustainable use
Access and benefit sharing
2.We demand an integration of education for sustainable development into the curricula of all schools.
3.We demand a protocol from the CBD ensuring that countries permanently preserve at least 10 percent of their national area in a natural state and establish a coherent system of marine protected areas.
4.We demand the abolishment of the right to patent living organisms.
5.We demand that the governments adhere to the Precautionary Principle set up at the 1992 Rio Summit and prohibit agro-genetic engineering in all countries.
6.We demand parties should ensure full and effective participation of indigenous people, local communities and civil society organisations in policy processes.
7.We demand parties should put in place long-term-strategies containing tangible, quantifiable targets for the protection of biodiversity. Appropriate instruments for its implementation and mechanisms for independent monitoring are needed.
Who I'd like to meet:
Ihr seid jung & voller Energie?
Ihr wollt euch für den internationalen Umweltschutz engagieren?
Habt viele Idee, aber wisst nicht wie's losgehen soll?
