Jugendaktion Natur- und Umweltschutz Niedersachsen

Jugendaktion Natur- und Umweltschutz Niedersachsen e. V. — commonly known as JANUN — is a statewide network of youth associations, youth environmental offices, project workshops and independent groups working in nature and environmental protection in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its full name translates as "Youth Action Nature and Environmental Protection Lower Saxony"; since the late 1990s it has also used the descriptive addition "Jugendumweltnetzwerk Niedersachsen" (Youth Environmental Network Lower Saxony). The organisation describes itself as unique in Germany in its structure as a statewide youth environmental network. JANUN was established in 1989, emerging from discussions within the youth environmental movement about merging the existing associations BUNDjugend and NAJU into a joint youth environmental network — first through a joint working group and then through the founding of its own association. The founding associations were Naturschutzjugend Niedersachsen, BUNDjugend Niedersachsen and Deutsche Jugendbund für Naturbeobachtung (District Lower Saxony). The network has been registered as an association since 18 July 1990 and is recognised as a non-profit. It is a member of the Landesjugendring Niedersachsen and is recognised as a provider of political adult education, non-school youth education and free youth welfare. JANUN gives young people under the age of 27 the opportunity to participate in environmental and social issues. It aims to spread awareness about ecological and social questions and to show suitable courses of action at both individual and political levels, while creating structures that help young adults form connections and strengthen their engagement. Its thematic scope ranges from classical nature conservation through environmental activism — such as engagement against CASTOR nuclear waste transports and biopiracy — to globalisation and consumption critique and animal welfare. The network is organised around roughly 20 member and project groups. A state youth office (LaJuBü) handles coordination, group support and administration, while direction is set by a coordination council (KoRa) open to all active young people, who hold speaking and voting rights; decisions are generally sought by consensus rather than formal votes. The "Brüter" acts as the association's board, dealing with formal decisions on personnel and finances, and is elected annually at the delegates' assembly. In addition to state offices in Hannover, Lüneburg and Oldenburg, there are regional offices in Hannover and Göttingen that form a local level of the network. JANUN's activities include the annual JA!NUN festival (formerly "Herbstspektakel"), a three-day statewide youth environmental festival open to all with a changing thematic focus; the Freiwilliges Ökologisches Jahr (FÖJ), a voluntary ecological year offering young people a year of practical work in environmental and nature protection; seminar funding and youth education; Juleica training; and projects such as Projekt F, AK Macht.kritisch, prevention of sexualised violence, and educational materials like the "Wimmelbilder" series. Project groups include community gardens, solidarity agriculture and permaculture projects, and the AK Tierrechte, which organises campaigns against the poultry slaughterhouse in Wietze.

JANUN was established in 1989, at a time when discussions were held within the youth environmental movement to combine the existing associations BUNDjugend and NAJU into a joint environmental youth network. The process began with joint working groups and led to the establishment of their own association. Among the co-founders was Sven Giegold, who later co-founded Attac Germany. The founding associations were Naturschutzjugend Niedersachsen, BUNDjugend Niedersachsen and Deutsche Jugendbund für Naturbeobachtung (District Lower Saxony). Since 18 July 1990, the network has been registered as an association (eingetragener Verein) and recognised as non-profit. It is a member of the Landesjugendring Niedersachsen and is recognised as a provider of political adult education, non-school youth education and free youth welfare. At the time of the association's founding there were three motivations: youth work for and with young people should be made possible free of charge, the organisation should be grassroots-democratic, and the association had to fit within association law. The addition "Jugendumweltnetzwerk Niedersachsen" (Youth Environmental Network Lower Saxony) has been in use since the late 1990s. Over the decades JANUN has grown into a network of roughly 20 member and project groups, with state offices in Hannover, Lüneburg and Oldenburg and regional offices in Hannover and Göttingen. Its thematic focus has expanded from classical nature conservation to include environmental activism (such as engagement against CASTOR transports and biopiracy), globalisation and consumption critique, and animal welfare. The annual JA!NUN festival, formerly known as "Herbstspektakel", has become a recurring statewide youth environmental festival.

• 1990

  On 18 July 1990 the network is registered as an association and recognised as non-profit.

• 1990

  The addition "Jugendumweltnetzwerk Niedersachsen" comes into use in the late 1990s.

• 1989

  JANUN is established, emerging from discussions to merge BUNDjugend and NAJU into a joint youth environmental network.

A statewide, grassroots-democratic youth environmental network in Lower Saxony, unique in Germany, offering participation, education and activism for young people under 27.

• Freiwilliges Ökologisches Jahr (FÖJ)

  A voluntary ecological year offering young people a year of practical work in environmental and nature protection, with placements in Hannover, Lüneburg, Oldenburg and Göttingen.

• JA!NUN festival

  An annual three-day statewide youth environmental festival, formerly called "Herbstspektakel", organised by an open volunteer planning group.

• Seminar funding and youth education

  JANUN supports seminars for young people aged 12–27 from Lower Saxony, requiring over 6 hours of educational work per day and adherence to JANUN's statutes and protection concept.

• Juleica training

  Regular Juleica (youth leader card) training courses.

• Project groups

  Groups include garden, solidarity agriculture and permaculture projects (Allmende, SoLaWiese, Ökoscouts, Essbarer Waldgarten in Göttingen) and AK Tierrechte, which campaigns against the poultry slaughterhouse in Wietze.

1. 1JANUN – Homepagejanun.de
2. 2JANUN – About Usjanun.de
3. 3JANUN – Seminaranmeldung und -förderungjanun.de
4. 4JANUN – Dein FÖJ bei JANUNjanun.de
5. 5Wikidatawikidata.org
6. 6Jugendaktion Natur- und Umweltschutz Niedersachsen – Wikipediade.wikipedia.org