- BUNDjugend
BUNDjugend is the youth group of the "German Federation for the Environment and the Protection of Nature" (
Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland , BUND).Activities
As the youth organization of BUND, BUNDjugend is oriented towards both action and education on issues such as
globalization ,World Trade Organization (WTO),General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), etc., which has led them to some points of contact withATTAC . As with the rest of BUND, they are also involved in issues related togenetic engineering ,nuclear power , andrenewable energy . In contrast toNABU /NAJU ), they emphasize "environmental protection " as opposed to "the protection ofnature ".Organization and structure
Name
The name "BUNDjugend" is used throughout Germany, except in the German state of
Bavaria ; the Bavarian group is called "Jugend im Bund Naturschutz" ("Youth in the Protection-of-Nature Federation ")Membership
All BUND members under the age of 25 are automatically BUNDjugend members; there are no extra membership fees. Some state organizations allow membership for two more years (that is, under 27); this decision is made by the assemblies of the BUNDjugend state organizations, which set out the BUNDjugend directives.
Organization
BUNDjugend is organized in a federal organization with its office in
Berlin , and sixteen state organizations with their own offices. Some state organizations –Saxony-Anhalt andSaxony , possibly some others – exist only on paperas of 2005 .The "Bundesjugendleitung" (federal youth leadership), the federal steering committee of BUNDjugend, is designated annually at the federal conference of delegates, to which every state organization can send five delegates. The "Landesjugendleitung" (steering committee on the state level) is elected by the members of the state organization.
The "Bundesjugendleitung" is supported by full-time employees in the federal office. Some of the state organizations work only with volunteers or use the existing federal structures (office etc.).
External links
* [http://www.bundjugend.de Official website] (in German)
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