Youth/Future/Diversity is the motto of the Youth Congress Biodiversity 2011 from 6 - 8 May at the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt DBU in Osnabrück. The Federal Environment Ministry (BMU), the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) and the DBU invite up to 200 young people between 16 and 25 to engage in the protection of biological diversity and exchange ideas with like-minded. Federal Environment Minister Dr. Norbert Roettgen opens the event on 6th May together with BfN-President Prof. Dr. Beate Jessel and DBU Secretary General Dr.-Ing. E. h. Fritz Brickwedde. The Congress continues the activities from the International Year of Biological Diversity 2010.
What matters are ideas and visions
The organizers want to offer young people a forum for their thoughts, plans and ideas. They are looking for young people with creativity and vision. The point is to understand nature as inspiration, the biological diversity as an essential resource to perceive or think about their own consumption and lifestyles. Plan, discuss, try, network and shape the future - the informative and entertaining programme focuses on the contribution of young people.
Issues of diversity and teamwork
From pupils to trainees to students and young workers - the participants can expect a varied programme. What is the agriculture of tomorrow? How does climate change affect biodiversity? The young participants present their own ideas and projects for biodiversity on a market of diversity on Friday, 6th May. So called topic teams discuss the conference topics, documentation teams accompany the three-day event through the eyes of the press and public relations and produce movies, pictures, brochures, press releases and internet messages. Particularly exciting is also Sunday, 8th May: On the last day of the event, the participants jointly produce a work of art. This piece and the congress message will then go on tour throughout Germany. Activities and live music in the park of the foundation as well as excursions into the surroundings round off the diverse conference program.
Online registration and participation
The participation, including travel, accommodation and meals is free of charge. Whether one is already expert in the subject biodiversity or not, that does not affect the chances of participation. Individuals or groups with up to five people can register online by 24th February 2011 and present their ideas by means of short texts, images, or a short film.
Decisive factor for participation are the fundamental interest, ideas, commitment and creativity. For more information on congress and online registration:
www.jugend-zukunft-vielfalt.de.
