Nature Conservation Academy Hessen
The Nature Conservation Academy Hessen (NAH) is an institution of the State of Hessen and the Naturschutz-Zentrum Hessen eV in Wetzlar . The aim of the NAH is to organize and coordinate advanced training in nature conservation and to coordinate educational offers from various providers in Hessen.
The nature conservation center has the legal form of a non-profit registered association. NZH Projekt GmbH takes care of its economic activity . The center is supported by a sponsorship group. The NZH is the Hessian representative in the “ Federal Working Group of State-Supported Educational Institutions in Nature Conservation and Environmental Protection ” (BANU).
tasks
The association takes on the following tasks:
- Further training for private individuals who are volunteers in nature conservation.
- Organization of professional associations and working groups in nature conservation.
- Sponsorship of the FÖJ in Hessen.
- Implementation of nature and environmental education projects.
The tasks of the State of Hesse within the NAH are:
- Further training for the state personnel involved in nature conservation tasks, the districts and municipalities and the state companies.
- Coordination and conceptual design of the FÖJ in Hesse,
- Training and projects in the field of environmental education,
- Coordination and conceptual design of nature and environmental education projects, educational concepts and materials for environmental educational support.
Projects
The NAH organizes the following projects:
- School garden: NAH supports near-natural school gardens nationwide.
- Satellite geography: Through the use of new media, aspects of basic topographical knowledge can be deepened with knowledge of geographical working techniques.
- Learning locations: A concept developed by NAH together with partners to develop natural spaces as learning locations.
The NZH association
The Naturschutz-Zentrum Hessen eV is one of the two pillars of the NAH. The association was founded in 1976 as a link between official and voluntary nature and environmental protection in Hesse. This function is made possible by the special membership structure: Members are the most important Hessian associations for nature and environmental protection (NABU Hessen, BUND Hessen, etc.) as well as the state of Hessen itself. The Lahn-Dill district and the city of Wetzlar are also members.