International Youth Forum Go4BioDiv
Young people will have to bear the consequences of today’s actions and decisions – therefore their points of view should play an important role in political discussions and decision-making.
The International Youth Forum Go4BioDiv gives young adults between 18 and 29 the possibility to engage in the Conferences of the Parties of the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD-COP). Initiated by the German development cooperation (GIZ) and the German National Park of the Bavarian Forest, Go4BioDiv has been carried out twice so far, in 2008 and 2010, parallel to the Conferences of the Parties in Germany and Japan. Young messengers from five continents sent wake-up-calls to the world community for conserving biological and the often associated cultural diversity.
October 2012, Hyderabad India
In October 2012, Go4BioDiv will take place for the third time – parallel to COP11 in Hyderabad, India. It will be hosted by India and supported by the organizers of Go4BioDiv 2010. Its focus will be on marine and coastal issues.
Details will follow soon.
16 – 29 October 2010, Mt Fuji/Nagoya Japan
Parallel to CBD-COP10 in Japan, the International Youth Forum Go4BioDiv provided young adults from natural World Heritage sites with a forum and a political platform for issues that concern them. The topic of the Youth Forum was “Our treasures at risk – World Heritage in times of climate change.”
34 young people from 24 nations worked on contributions conveying their personal outlook and strategies for safeguarding our world’s treasures, conserving biological and cultural diversity and its sustainable use. They presented their messages to delegates at the UN conference and the general public. …more
The “Go4BioDiv” programme
At the foot of Mount Fuji and in close contact with nature, the participants were involved in discussions, creative workshops and field trips. In Nagoya, the young people presented their messages to decision makers, media representatives and important community stakeholders. …more
Participants
All participants have been selected by our local partners and live, work or have done research about the natural World Heritage Site they represent at the International Youth Forum. The participants introduced themselves with pictures and statements…more
Find out more
Here you find profiles of the natural World Heritage Sites represented at the International Youth Forum together with general information on biological and cultural diversity and the concept of the Ecological Footprint. …more
