`==History of Scouting in Bosnia== In his book, What Scouts Can Do: More Yarns, Baden-Powell wrote about Bosnia before the First World War; in a section ``Biking in Bosnia`` he provides a fascinating picture of this war-torn land. Scouting under the Austro-Hungarian Empire in Bosnia and Herzegovina was established in 1915.   Bosnia-Herzegovina, as part of Yugoslavia, helped found the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922 and remained a member until Scouting in Yugoslavia was coopted by the Josip Broz Tito government in 1950 into Savez Izviđača Jugoslavije, at which time WOSM membership was forfeited.   After the Bosnia and Hercegovina indipendence borned the Savez Izviđača Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine (Scout Association of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Savez Izviđača Republike Srpske (Scout Association of the Republic of Srpska). Both Scout Associations agreed to work together to form a federation named 'Savjet izviđačkih organizacija u Bosni i Hercegovini (Council of Scout Associations in Bosnia and Herzegovina) that finalize matters presented to WOSM for consideration of membership. WOSM granted full membership to Bosnia and Herzegovina in July 1999. The ultimate goal of the two councils is to form into one when stable political situations in the area allow, but doesnt seems that those association are working in this direction.   Between 2009 and 2010 some scoumaster of Italian Association of Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d′Europe were contacted by some guys and pastors of Bosnia and Hercegovina.  After a preliminary comunication in june 2010 a delegation of Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d′Europe, made an official visit in Bosnia Hercegovina for count of Federal Commissioner in order to visit some reality interested in scouting and to meet some rapresentant of religious institution http://www.ktabkbih.net/info.asp%3Fid%3D24131&h;=00c4c. In september 2010 was founded the first group in Sarajevo, with first scout promise at the presence of the federal commissioner  ==Scout associations in Bosnia and Herzegovina== * Savjet izviđačkih organizacija u Bosni i Hercegovini (The Council of Scout Associations in Bosnia and Herzegovina - WOSM umbrella federation, 1,514 members) ** Savez Izviđača Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine (Scout Association of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; WOSM sub-association) ** Savez Izviđača Republike Srpske (Scout Association of Republika Srpska; WOSM sub-association)  * Katolicki Skautizam Europe - new scout reality borned in Sarajevo in 2010 http://www.ktabkbih.net/info.asp?id=26026, at the moment there is only a group, they are linked to Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d′Europe  * In addition, there are Bosnian Scouts-in-Exile units existing in Ireland.  ==Emblems== The membership badge of the council is often seen in black-and-white so as not to show ethnic leaning of the various groups. The emblem of Savez Izviđača Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine incorporates the gold-on-green color scheme of the coat of arms of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the maple leaf design of the original Savez Izviđača Jugoslavije. The emblem of Savez Izviđača Republike Srpske incorporates elements of the coat of arms of Republika Srpska. The emblem of Katolicki Skautizam Europe is the gilded lily superimposed on the red cross of St. John of Jerusalem. This emblem is the same for all associations belonging to the International Union of Guides and Scouts of Europe.    ==References==   == External links == * Scout Association of the Republic of Srpska *Partially distilled from Eurofax, the monthly newsletter of the European Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), produced by the European Scout Office and is distributed by fax to all member associations in the European Scout Region and the Europe Region WAGGGS, and others. Scouting is mentioned in th