Background From 14 to 19 November 2017, a group of 31 young adults from 16 European countries came together in Heerlen, Netherlands, for the conference “Raise Your Voice”. It was organised by International Young Naturefriends (IYNF), a network...
Gian-giò is the young Italian Naturefriends group founded in 2013. The topic of their third national meeting, entitled “Borderless, like nature”, was chosen based on the experience of some of the Gian-giò members with IYNF’s topic of the year...
Live With Earth Last week, I was lucky to meet a very inspiring person, Rui Pessoa Vasques, and to get to know more about his vision, his work, and his organization, called “Live with Earth” During our meeting,...
The term “Greenwashing” has entered the public discourse, usually as an accusation against companies trying to make themselves appear sustainable or environmentally friendly. Simply put, “Greenwashing” is a form of marketing that creates the perception that a company’s products,...
Reflecting on “Raise Your Voice” By Valentina Varhelyi, IYNF volunteer More than ever, people need to come together and raise their voices on several issues, from social injustice to environment protection, political corruption and many more. These...
There are many side events during the COP23, UN Climate Change Conference 2017, and they all deal with climate change. Most of them though don´t take nature into account, even though healthy ecosystems and the protection of biodiversity is...
The Austrian Naturefriends organised a conference to discuss climate change, with a special focus on how it affects the Alps. We want to spread the outcomes and therefore translated it from German to English: The tempo of climate change...
Not only in a figurative sense this was a long journey, but eventually, with a lot of efforts, it was possible that young Naturefriends from Germany and Senegal could meet each other face-to-face. It was a journey that started...
Just 200 metres from the Naturefriends house Grafhorn in Lehrte (Germany), there were architectural remains found of houses from the iron age. 2600 years ago, ancestors lived there in small communities. Many questions came up within the Naturefriends in...
On the 14th of September, the Borderland exhibition moved once more. This time it takes place in Konstanz (Germany) in Cafe Mondial. This cafe is a meeting place in Konstanz accessible for everyone. Furthermore, it is a non-profit association...
