10/10/2025NewsMichael Brombacher receives the IUCN Fred Packard Award 2025
10/10/2025NewsMichael Brombacher receives the IUCN Fred Packard Award 2025
A lifetime of field-based leadership and impact is honored with one of conservation’s highest recognitions. We are proud to announce that Michael Brombacher, Head of the Europe Department at Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS), has been selected as a 2025 recipient of the Fred Packard Award by the IUCN World Commission … Read more
10/02/2025NewsNew Africa-Led Partnership to Safeguard Keystone Protected Areas
10/02/2025NewsNew Africa-Led Partnership to Safeguard Keystone Protected Areas
A continent-wide partnership is bringing together African governments, communities, and conservation partners to safeguard high-biodiversity protected areas that are essential to nature, climate, and people.
10/02/2025NewsBuilding Safe Homes for Scouts in North Luangwa
10/02/2025NewsBuilding Safe Homes for Scouts in North Luangwa
A €3 million investment by the SADC TFCA Finance Facility, IUCN, and FZS Zambia will provide safe, modern housing for scout families in North Luangwa. The project relocates households from overcrowded and ecologically sensitive areas into a purpose-built estate, improving wellbeing, reducing human-wildlife conflict, and strengthening conservation in one of … Read more
09/30/2025NewsBajo Putumayo Yaguas Becomes Peru’s Newest Protected Area
09/30/2025NewsBajo Putumayo Yaguas Becomes Peru’s Newest Protected Area
In a landmark achievement for conservation and community sovereignty, the Government of Peru has officially established the Reserva Comunal Bajo Putumayo Yaguas – a new protected area spanning 1,606 square kilometers in the country’s Amazon lowlands.
09/25/2025Annual reportAnnual Report 2024
09/25/2025Annual reportAnnual Report 2024
A comprehensive summary of the FZS programs in 2024.
09/18/2025NewsFZS Joins the Conservation Measures Partnership to Strengthen Global Conservation Impact
09/18/2025NewsFZS Joins the Conservation Measures Partnership to Strengthen Global Conservation Impact
At Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS), conservation is about constantly adapting to new challenges. By aligning decades of field experience with the globally recognized Conservation Standards, we are creating a more structured way to measure impact, learn collectively, and refine our strategies.
09/10/2025NewsFrom Palm Oil to Agroforestry: Muara Kilis Farmers Cultivate Hope
09/10/2025NewsFrom Palm Oil to Agroforestry: Muara Kilis Farmers Cultivate Hope
Farmers in Bukit Tigapuluh restore forests with FZS support, growing coffee and crops that sustain nature.
08/26/2025NewsEnvironmental protection starts small
08/26/2025NewsEnvironmental protection starts small
Through grassroots microfinance groups known as Community Conservation Banks, FZS supports the financial independence of people living near protected areas—while ensuring that this development is ecologically sustainable.
08/19/2025NewsWater and fire
08/19/2025NewsWater and fire
In Polissia, Europe’s Amazon, fires are burning in some places – why rewetting is necessary even in a large wetland.
07/30/2025NewsGlobal Biodiversity Alliance Launched in Guyana – A Strategic Milestone for Biodiversity
07/30/2025NewsGlobal Biodiversity Alliance Launched in Guyana – A Strategic Milestone for Biodiversity
FZS Executive Director Dr. Christof Schenck calls for global momentum to keep biodiversity at the center of international decision-making.
07/23/2025Project updateBuilding for the Future: NLCP Establishes New Operational Base at Mano
07/23/2025Project updateBuilding for the Future: NLCP Establishes New Operational Base at Mano
As the North Luangwa Conservation Programme (NLCP) nears its 40th anniversary in 2026, it reflects decades of growth, resilience, and impact. From three ranger houses at the start of the DNPW–FZS partnership, it now employs over 300 Scouts to protect one of Zambia’s key conservation landscapes, with infrastructure evolving alongside … Read more
07/22/2025Project updateVoices of Change: Youth Driving Education and Girls’ Health in Zambia
07/22/2025Project updateVoices of Change: Youth Driving Education and Girls’ Health in Zambia
When education is interrupted, communities lose future leaders—and conservation loses future stewards. In Zambia’s North Luangwa landscape, a new FZS initiative is changing that dynamic by keeping girls in school and challenging the social barriers that hold them back.