International Youth Summit 2008 Go 4 BioDiv
16 – 31 May 2008, Bavarian Forest National Park and Bonn, Germany

From 19 to 30 May 2008 Germany is hosting the 9th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Around 5,000 delegates from all over the world will be meeting in Bonn to discuss steps that can be taken to conserve biodiversity. Before and during the conference the International Youth Summit “Go 4 BioDiv” provides selected young adults with a forum and a political platform for issues that concern them.

International Youth Summit 2008

50 young people from 16 nations will work on contributions conveying their personal outlook and strategies for conserving biological and cultural diversity and its sustainable use which they will present to delegates at the UN conference and the general public. More

The “Go 4 BioDiv” programme

At the International Wilderness Camp in the Bavarian Forest National Park, the emphasis will be on specialist discussions and creative workshops. In Bonn the young people will present their results and talk with policymakers. More
 

Partners

The International Youth Summit "Go 4 BioDiv" has been made possible thanks to the following cooperation partners: The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development BMZ; The Bavarian Ministry of the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection; the City of Bonn; The German Federal Environmental Foundation DBU; the German Technical Cooperatoin GTZ and the Bavarian Forest National Park. More
 
 

Find out more

Here you will find country profiles of the nations represented at the International Youth Summit together with general information on biological and cultural diversity and the concept of an “ecological footprint”. There are also links to useful websites. More