09/15/2022Project updateBanks for people and nature
09/15/2022Project updateBanks for people and nature
Empowering the growth of conservation-friendly livelihood opportunities that benefit both people and the natural environment.
09/14/2022Project update“We take care of the Serengeti”
09/14/2022Project update“We take care of the Serengeti”
In Tanzania, especially in villages around protected areas, a popular and profitable business opportunity that also benefits the environment is beekeeping. A new honey processing facility built by FZS is helping farmers make more money from their products while helping the industry grow.
09/13/2022Project updateKeeping cows safe
09/13/2022Project updateKeeping cows safe
Once lions learn that they can relatively easily hunt cows grazing behind inadequately secured fences, they become less motivated to go on hunting expeditions for wild antelope or buffalo. This is a problem for local people whose livelihoods are threatened. But a solution exists.
08/29/2022Project updateLearning from field experts
08/29/2022Project updateLearning from field experts
FZS Frankfurt staff members experienced firsthand what it’s like to do boots-on-the-ground work in the Serengeti ecosystem. From re-building vehicles, coordinating work in such a vast area, to removing snares, a lot is done to support the National Park and surrounding area.
07/29/2022Project updateWhere the rare apes are
07/29/2022Project updateWhere the rare apes are
The most extensive forest area in Vietnam is found in the central part of the country. It is half the size of Luxembourg spanning about 1,200 square kilometers and encompasses two FZS supported projects, Kon Ka Kinh National Park, and Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve. This is a biodiverse and … Read more
07/12/2022Project updateA great migration returned
07/12/2022Project updateA great migration returned
Kazakhstan’s saiga antelope total more than a million!
05/24/2022Project updateA new reality for Ukraine’s protected areas
05/24/2022Project updateA new reality for Ukraine’s protected areas
The Ukrainian Carpathians have become a shelter for people fleeing conflict in the east of the country. FZS and partners have been supporting the protected areas and the Internally Displaced People they are hosting in various ways.
05/10/2022Project updateForest reserve in Tanzania gets needed support
05/10/2022Project updateForest reserve in Tanzania gets needed support
Safeguarding a forest reserve twice the size of Mahale National Park can be a huge challenge. But for one reserve, a ranger post makes a big difference.
04/20/2022Project updateDiscovering Manu National Park – there’s an app for that
04/20/2022Project updateDiscovering Manu National Park – there’s an app for that
A new mobile application helps visitors to Manu National Park and Biosphere Reserve explore unforgettable routes and tourist destinations with greater ease and contribute to managing the areas in the future. A benefit to protected areas and local communities.
04/13/2022Project updateBlack Rhino Rescue in Zambia
04/13/2022Project updateBlack Rhino Rescue in Zambia
The FZS team in North Luangwa National Park, Zambia, successfully pulled off a complicated rhino rescue. The animal is now roaming safer areas of the National Park thanks to a helicopter and the help of dedicated partners.
04/05/2022Project updatePrimate conservation boosts biodiversity in central Vietnam
04/05/2022Project updatePrimate conservation boosts biodiversity in central Vietnam
Beginning his primate conservation research in 1999, Dr Hà Thăng Long, a nature conservationist, helped build a network of biodiversity researchers and expanded conservation projects in central Việt Nam.
03/09/2022Project updateWe will continue to support protected areas in Ukraine
03/09/2022Project updateWe will continue to support protected areas in Ukraine
“Overnight a third of our European program, a place where we have been over two decades conducting on-the-ground conservation work with local staff and partners, has evaporated. What is important now is not to lose hope and not to end up in despair. Hope is what takes us into the … Read more