International Youth Forum Go4Biodiv
Young adults all over the world are committing themselves with great motivation and enthusiasm to the conservation of biological diversity. They experience biodiversity, and the loss of it, first hand. It is the young generation who will have to bear the consequences of the international community’s current actions.
At the International Youth Forum Go4BioDiv, young people have the opportunity to network with their peers from different cultural backgrounds, to work together to draw up proposals for the conservation of biological diversity and to present these ideas to the public.
The title of the International Youth Forum – “Go 4 BioDiv” – stands for the young participants’ motivation, ideas, enthusiasm and readiness for action and reflects their personal decision to commit themselves to the conservation of biological and cultural diversity and to encourage others to do the same.
Goals
With their effective contributions these young adults will gain the attention of policymakers and the public. The International Youth Forum will strengthen the international network of young people who are working to conserve biological diversity and boost their technical and intercultural understanding. …more
Participants
Participants are aged between 18 and 28, come from four continents and are committed to the conservation of their natural World Heritage Sites and biodiversity. The International Youth Forum focuses on the young people’s personal experience, their creative skills and their different points of view. …more
COP10 Conference
The supreme body of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Conference of the Parties (COP), will meet from 18 to 29 October 2010 in Nagoya, Japan. 5,000 delegates will negotiate measures for conserving biological diversity. …more
