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Ak Internationales: 5th - 7th of September@Wasserkuppe, Röhn-Germany

Hi Boys and Grrrls-

Its time to unite again!! Just one week after the awesome NAJU-Party- we re going back to work! The International working group of the NAJU - AK Internationales meets @ the NAJU BuJuBei! 5th -7th of September @Jugendbildungsstätte Wasserkuppe (Rö… Continue

Posted by Juli Rosin on August 6, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

lets PAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRTTTTTYYYY !!!

Whos coming to the wild and crazy NAJU Party?? :) Cheers Juli

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Posted by Juli Rosin on July 28, 2008 at 8:00am — No Comments

Christians Diary - Big in japan part II :)

Hi folks - Christian is really busy right now- thats why I send you the rest of his japan diary ! ENJOY! :) cheers Juliane

Day II – Saturday, June 28 On Saturday morning I made a presentation about “how to bring our issues into policy?”. I explained what strategies, ways and oppor… Continue

Posted by Juli Rosin on July 16, 2008 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

World Youth Forum has started!

Konbanwa, Today just a very short post because I'm tired. This day was really great. In the morning, me and some of the other international participants made a sightseeing tour here in Tokyo. It was a lot of fun and we visited the Meiji Shrine, a beauftiful temple in a big green par… Continue

Posted by Christian Schwarzer on June 27, 2008 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

Big in Japan ;-)

Hi or better Konichiwa from Japan! I just wanted to say hello to all of you here! Right now I'm sitting in the Lobby of the National Olympics Memorial Youth Center in Shinjuku, Tokyo (For the German's: A super-size high-tech version of our FEZ in Berlin) What am I doing here? Hm… Continue

Posted by Christian Schwarzer on June 26, 2008 at 10:18am — 5 Comments

MONEY MONEY MONEY

Hi Babes, after two weeks of very busy-office-work I proudly announce that I have finished to check all your travel refund applications!! :D I now forward them to our finance manager who will remit the money next week (because she s on holiday right now..) there is still something to m… Continue

Posted by Juli Rosin on June 18, 2008 at 6:01pm — No Comments

Tysk-Norske Ungdomsforumet/ Deutsch-Norwegisches Jugendforum

you are from norway? - please check: www.dnjf.info!! cheers Juli [mal ne externe Veranstaltung - vllt möchte ja jemand hin? ] Bist du Deutscher? Oder vielleicht Europäerin? Weltbürger Global Player? Oder alles auf einmal? Du isst italienische Pizza, hörst die amerikanischen Top of the Pops… Continue

Posted by Juli Rosin on June 18, 2008 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

ECOCHO.com plants a tree for every 1000 web-searches

Dear fellows, recently, I came across www.ecocho.com which is a search engine using yahoo servers (google canceled participation after initially supporting the project) . ECOCHO promises to plant trees for every 1000 web-searches that users do from their website. Test it, and maybe you would like to change your start-up page in your web-browser to ecocho.com and use it more frequently, instead of "googleing" through the www. As soon as "ecocho", yahoo or google results reveal that the ecocho-t… Continue

Posted by Johho on June 7, 2008 at 11:51pm — No Comments

World Environment Day 2008 Celebrations

Wellington, New Zealand 5 June 2008 - World Environment Day 2008 Guides the Global Public Towards Climate Neutrality. People in the developed world, as well as some rapidly developing countries and cities - from Manchester and Manhattan to Moscow and Mumbai - can start right away to "Kick the C02 Habit", the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) says. Some quite simple measures can more than halve the daily emissions of an individual, with even bigger cuts possible if sectors like power suppliers and… Continue

Posted by Mika Huettner on June 5, 2008 at 11:41am — 2 Comments

Back for good! :)

Hi green warriors, After a wonderful time @the beach I forgot to tell you I am BACK! :D thanx for all your emails, letters, picture CDs, swedish treasure maps ... and much more :)

Please appologize if it might take a little (!) time, untill I will answer everything.. but I promise to… Continue

Posted by Juli Rosin on June 4, 2008 at 6:04am — 1 Comment

GET ACTIVE ++++ Mind-mapping your environmental activities+++++

Hey friends, Here is a good example of what I would call an "Environmental mind-map". I found this one in the internet, but I think it is a great idea to draw a personal one yourself. This is how it works: 1) You think of an environmental problem you know and write it down in the… Continue

Posted by Mika Huettner on May 30, 2008 at 1:11pm — No Comments

Saving the planet by watching cartoons

Hey friends, I just found a environmental project, which really combines fun and environmental education in a phantastic way. Check out http://www.animalssavetheplanet.com/ and please forward it to people potentially int… Continue

Posted by Mika Huettner on May 26, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

really OUT OF OFFICE

Hi, finally I'm on holiday untill the 2nd of June. (@the baltic sea - no internet - no phone - just spending time with my grandma ..) But I am going to answer all your emails as soon as I am back!! cheers, Juliane Continue

Posted by Juli Rosin on May 24, 2008 at 12:46pm — 2 Comments

BOTE german radio feature for download!!

Hi everybody, if you re interested :) just click: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3350831,00.html for the german "deutsche welle" feature (article@ deutsche welle website + download at the end of the p… Continue

Posted by Juli Rosin on May 23, 2008 at 9:16am — No Comments

More Media Publicity

Now, the radio-feature about BotE from Deutsche Welle (German Broadcast for abroad) is online: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/episode/0,2144,3321236,00.html Eva found it. It´s in german, but anyway a absolut positive report. nice to hear. Continue

Posted by Friedemann on May 22, 2008 at 8:51pm — 3 Comments

Remember THE GREEN WAVE

Hi folks, remember this GREEN WAVE CBD THING!!! its TODAY!! Because TODAY is the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF BIODIVERSITY :))!!!!

What is it all about? actually the aim of this event to plant millions of trees all over the world TODAY - take pictures of the tree you planted and load i… Continue

Posted by Juli Rosin on May 22, 2008 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Our Conference "Biodiversity on the Edge" in the Media

Source: IISD CBD COP 9 HIGHLIGHTS: MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008 The ninth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 9) opened on Monday, 19 May 2008, in Bonn, Germany. The morning plenary heard opening remarks and addressed organizational issues. In the af… Continue

Posted by Mika Huettner on May 21, 2008 at 2:16pm — 6 Comments

NAJU MYSPACE

HI guys, you want more??? more Biodiv on the Edge-Conference impressions?? YOU GET IT!!! just visit: www.myspace.com/naju_internationales -> I just uploaded a lot pics there :) cheers Juli Continue

Posted by Juli Rosin on May 21, 2008 at 11:11am — No Comments

press releases

Hi our demands are published in the issue of Eco, daily newsletter during COP. Follow the link below. Eco Vol 23, Issue 3, May21, 2008. http://www.undercovercop.org/tiki-list_file_gallery.php?galleryId=2 :))))))) cheers Juliane Continue

Posted by Juli Rosin on May 21, 2008 at 11:08am — No Comments

webcast

Hej, if you want to watch NAJU rocking, click the opening cermony at COP9-Webcast: http://www.cbd.int/cop9/webcast/ If you don´t understand, what we demand, you could also chosse the german translation ...;-) friedemann Continue

Posted by Friedemann on May 20, 2008 at 6:48pm — 1 Comment

A climate-friendly search engine?

Hey friends, I just read about the new search machine: http://www.ecocho.com/ This should be an alternative to Google, since for every thousand searches they commit to plant up to 2 trees. What "up to" means and if makes the search engine carbon neutral I do not know. Please test it and tell me what you think. Best Mika Continue

Posted by Mika Huettner on April 28, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Alternative Energy Mix: Geo-politico-social limitations & the price of oil

I believe that the world's energy crisis can only be solved via the integration of power generation sources based on the geo-politico-social location of a country and energy conservation. Technological and energy source limitations are the least of the problem. Big countries will either have to adapt or go to war against countries with natural resources. Going to war against countries with natural resources will definitely not solve the problem but will only postpone the problem as we all know t… Continue

Posted by Christian on April 15, 2008 at 3:08pm — 2 Comments

+++++APPLICATION CLOSED NOW!: Youth Conference on Biodiversity++++

Biodiversity on The Edge (COP9)

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Posted by Mika Huettner on April 1, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Timetable of "Biodiversity on the Edge"

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Date	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Day 1 Tue 13/05			Arrival
Day 2 Wed 14/05	reception of the participants	Easy Programme/Sightseeing Bonn	Reception by a representative of the city Bonn and the Executive Secretary of the CBD(!!!)
Day 3 Thu 15/05	Workshops	Workshops	Intercultural Eve

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Posted by Mika Huettner on April 1, 2008 at 8:00am — No Comments

Workshops taking place during "BIODIVERSITY ON THE EDGE"

Climate change and biodiversity

Which impacts does the change in climate caused by human activity have on ecosystems and species composition? In which ways is your region afflicted by climate change? Can species just migrate to some other place, or are they bound to go extinct when their habitat becomes unsuitable for them? In this workshop we'll discuss the relationships between climate change and biodiversity.

On the edge…

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Posted by Mika Huettner on April 1, 2008 at 7:30am — No Comments

EcoRes E-Conference Series

Environmental (In)Justice: Sources, Symptoms, and Solutions EcoRes Forum Online E-Conference, 11-24 April 2008 As scientific experts call for swift action in response to accelerating climate change, the words “global warming” have become commonplace. Headlines and commentators tout the latest technological developments, politicians focus on greening their platforms, and concerned citizens in MDCs check their house insurance and… Continue

Posted by Pham Thuy Duong on March 20, 2008 at 5:00am — No Comments

"Klima 2008/Climate 2008": internet-based climate research conference launched

Welcome to Climate 2008 / Klima 2008 Europe's C02-friendly Scientific Climate Conference 3-7 November 2008 online Call for papers: Individual researchers and research teams (scientists, decision-makers, enterprises, NGOs, individuals and schools) are invited to submit papers for the online-conference until 30 March 2008. Participation: Register for free to take part in this major online event from 3-7 November 2008. The Research and Transfer Centre "Applications of Life Sciences" of the Hambu… Continue

Posted by Pham Thuy Duong on March 2, 2008 at 2:47pm — No Comments

Where do we go from Bali - instructions for the Roadmap

A youth delegate protesting at the Bali 10th anniversity of the Kyoto Protocol

Hey friends,

sorry but I was so busy that I did not really take the time to sum up the Bali conference. Nevertheless, since some of you asked I am happy to contribute a few line…

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Posted by Mika Huettner on January 24, 2008 at 1:16pm — No Comments

Young people inform about renewable energies

"So there functions a hydroelectric power plant ", explain Judith and Anna-Lena to the small boy and his mother before her state. " If I pour now some water about the waterwheel, there originates stream and it turns here this air-screw." And the best is: This technology is absolutely free of issue. 880 Mil.t CO ² were expelled in 2005 in Germany. That`s really too much for our climate. But it also goes differently. The sun, wind,…

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Posted by Marlon Hassel on December 26, 2007 at 3:24pm — 3 Comments

Working Group Policy - youngsters get @ctive

Environmental interested youngsters in the NAJU Hessen can partizipate in the “Working Group Policy” where they get the possibility to argue critically with topical political subjects and to create their own political positions. We compile, above all, thesis papers on topical political subjects, as for example of the "new Hessian nature conservation law", organise weekend actions on topical political subjects (2006: regenerative e…

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Posted by Marlon Hassel on December 26, 2007 at 2:45pm — No Comments

Pictures from the BALI climate conference

the EU Commissioner for the Environment, Stavros Dimas, is following the speech of the ministers.

Opening speech by Ban Ki Moon…

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Posted by Mika Huettner on December 12, 2007 at 1:06pm — 1 Comment

BALI Climate Conference #3

Hey friends,

Another busy day in Bali. Fortunatly it is moving forward. Since today the heads of states negotiate on the Bali Roadmap, which should be something like an actionplan for coming to a final agreement at last in 2009. Sounds theoretic, uh?

Today the convention centre was packed with people and the security tried to keep people off the red carpet area for the ministers. Between the different meetings I was running around in a paradise-like landscape of superb beaches a…

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Posted by Mika Huettner on December 12, 2007 at 11:54am — 3 Comments

BALI Climate Conference #2

Hey Friends,

today was probably the most busy days for people at the conference working on forest and climate issues: the CIFOR Forest Day. There is a lot of exitement about a potential mechanism which would gratify the reduction of deforestation emissions called REDD (reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation). It is actually the topic I was working on the last couple of years. It is good to see that this is of the agenda of policy makers and scientists in Bali, since defo…

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Posted by Mika Huettner on December 10, 2007 at 6:27am — No Comments

BALI Climate Conference #1

Dear friends,

I am currently participating at the UNFCCC COP/MOP 13 in Bali, Indonesia for a German research institute. I hope to be able to report my impressions here from time to time during the next 10 days.

So far the conference had a good start. Australia agreed on joining the protocol...now that they have a new prime minister. And their emission reduction targets for the future are ambitious. The most important items for Bali will be to discuss a road map for the Post-2012…

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Posted by Mika Huettner on December 5, 2007 at 4:13am — No Comments

New UNDP Human Development Report released !

For those who are interested in the consequences of climate change especially for poor people, this is the ultimate information source:
The UNDP's Human Development Report 2007/8,
titled "Fighting climate change: Human solidarity in a divided world",
has just been released. It is available online at

http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2007-2008/…

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Posted by Mika Huettner on November 28, 2007 at 8:06am — No Comments

INTERNET ACTION ALERT:

Cargill : bio-terrorism in Paraguay! Take action.

Real estate speculation caused soya expansion is leading to ever more evictions of rural families and attacks on peasant communities. The violence against the rural population is both direct and indirect. An estimated of 90,000 people are displaced from their land every year, an

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Posted by Mika Huettner on November 19, 2007 at 5:26pm — 1 Comment

YEE is looking for EVS - Apply now !

Dear friends,

In Youth and Environment Europe we are looking for two EVS
(European Volunter Service) for the next year. The EVS will start in
July and August for a period of one year.

What we can offer to the EVS in YEE:
Possibility to travel to the trainning courses and seminars done in the
federation,
International environment :-)
Meet a lot of friends along Europe
Learn another language
Work in a ecological center
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See the… Continue

Posted by Mika Huettner on November 13, 2007 at 8:07pm — No Comments

Black Google

Something easy to save energy - for all of you in the www

If Google had a black screen, taking in account the huge number of
page views, accordin…

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Posted by Friderike on October 23, 2007 at 6:36pm — 2 Comments

what shall we do with the bio-fuels boom?

i've somehow lost the entry that I just made somewhere on our biofuels-discussion. Gladly, I copied it, so here is my short comment on the topic... thanks for spreading the WEB-HINT and for your comments!! Johho

for sure bio-fuels are a very ambivalent topic: the dilemma is that sooner or later, the world economy will depend on it to replace fossile fuels. fuels from temperate plants seem to be as bad for the climate as fossile fuels, while the demand for fuels from tropical planta… Continue

Posted by Johho on October 19, 2007 at 4:32pm — 3 Comments

Agriculture vs. Forestry ... or the search of reasoning in subsidization of biofuels

The following article was published in todays' Sueddeutsche Zeitung (Wissen). To sum it up: According to Paul Crutzen (Max-Planck-Institute for Chemistry) agricultural fertilizers (especially nitrogen) used for corn and canola cultivation in order to produce biofuels (biodiesel and bioethanol) cause more damage to the climate than fossil fuels. Canola fuel has a 1.7, corn a 1.5 factor to climate damage (in comparison to the savings of CO2 from fossil fuels). Ac…

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Posted by Anna on September 26, 2007 at 1:30pm — 3 Comments

Blog your favourite environmental topic

aiming to increase the interactive component of eurotope.net we invite you to put information on the environmental topic you know something about or you want to know more. The community will benefit from both! Continue

Posted by Mika Huettner on September 25, 2007 at 4:04pm — No Comments

Eurotope.net 2.0

Hey friends,

this is a test style of a new eurotope.net.

Instead of paying thousands of dollars it was created for free. We might rather use it as substitute to the old webpage www.eurotope.net or as add to it. What do you like better?

Cheers.

Mika

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Posted by Mika Huettner on September 12, 2007 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment