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Nature and Youth Sweden

Nature and Youth Sweden
Fältbiologerna
Logo Fältbiologerna.svg
Formation 1947; 70 years ago (1947)
Type Environmental organization
Legal status Active
Purpose Educate and inspire children and young adults about environmental issues
Location
  • Sweden
Membership (2016)
about 3,000
Chairman
Sara Vikström Olsson (2014– )
Parent organization
Swedish Society for Nature Conservation
Website www.faltbiologerna.se

Nature and Youth Sweden (Swedish: Fältbiologerna, literally "The Field Biologists") is a Swedish organisation for youth interested in nature studies and environmental protection started in 1947 associated with the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation. The organisation has around 3,000 members in the ages 6–25 organized in 30 subsections all over Sweden.

Leaders sometimes encourage young members to avoid factory farmed food, and young members have been involved in protests. The organisation has published important texts on topics such as forestry preservation.

The organization publish a magazine, Fältbiologen, focusing on topics about nature, research and environmental issues.



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