It is the aim of Nature and Youth to create interest and understanding among children and youth between 8 - 25 years for nature conservation and environmental issues. Nature and Youth believes that respect for the nature develops through the pleasure of enjoying it, and we see understanding of...
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It is the aim of Nature and Youth to create interest and understanding among children and youth between 8 - 25 years for nature conservation and environmental issues. Nature and Youth believes that respect for the nature develops through the pleasure of enjoying it, and we see understanding of nature as the necessary base for environmental awareness.
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Nature and Youth (Natur og Ungdom) is the independent youth organisation of the Danish Society for the Conservation of Nature, and is the only nation-wide youth organisation dedicated to nature conservation and environmental protection in Denmark.

It is the aim of Nature and Youth...
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Nature and Youth (Natur og Ungdom) is the independent youth organisation of the Danish Society for the Conservation of Nature, and is the only nation-wide youth organisation dedicated to nature conservation and environmental protection in Denmark.

It is the aim of Nature and Youth to create interest and understanding among children and youth between 8 - 25 years for nature conservation and environmental issues. Nature and Youth believes that respect for the nature develops through the pleasure of enjoying it, and we see understanding of nature as the necessary base for environmental awareness.

Nature and Youth has about 2000 members, which are separated in a children group (aged about 8-12), and a youth group (aged about 13-30). The children are in nature clubs once a week, where voluntary adults teach them about nature. The idea about the nature clubs, is to make children care for the nature. If they spend a lot of time outside, doing outdoor activities, they'll automatically come to care for the environment when they grow older. The young people are mainly active in youth clubs in the bigger towns, or on a national basis in a committee or in an interest group.

The organisation was founded 40 years ago, by some young people who cared for the environment and the nature. At that time the organisation was a kind of youth section of the Danish nature conservancy association (DN), but it was and is two independent associations. Nature & Youth is leaded by a democratic elected board, which has about 10 members, all young people. At the general annual meeting all interested members can put up for this election.

Within the organisation there are a lot of different committees and interest groups. For example there are groups for outdoorlife, environment, biology, international work/youth exchanges. There's a group that works with N&Y's co-operation with South Africa, a group who deals with Baltic co-operation and a group who work on organising an international youth world conference, Global Youth Forum. This means that Nature & Youth has a rather broad target group.

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