Our programs

Protecting Wilderness. Securing the Future.

We work in protected areas and outstanding wilderness regions across four continents to safeguard biodiversity and secure livelihoods.

Select a region to explore our programs.
- Brazil
  - Cantão ecosystem
  - Pico da Neblina National Park and Landscape in Brazil
- Colombia
  - Serranía de Chiribiquete
  - River Basins of Caquetá, Apaporis, and Putumayo
- Guyana
  - Kanuku Mountains
  - New Protected Areas
- Peru
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
  - Lomami National Park
- Ethiopia
  - Bale Mountains National Park
- Mozambique
  - Marromeu National Reserve
- Tanzania
- Zambia
  - Nsumbu National Park
  - North Luangwa National Park
- Zimbabwe
  - Gonarezhou National Park
- Germany
- Kazakhstan
  - Altyn Dala – Protecting the golden steppe
- Poland
  - Białowieża Forest
  - Wolf Mountains
- Romania
  - Fagaras Mountains
- Slovakia
  - Wolf Mountains
- Ukraine
  - Wild Polissia
  - Ukrainian Carpathians
- Indonesia
  - Bukit Tiga Puluh
- Vietnam
  - Kon Ka Kinh and Kon Chu Rang

30 x 30 for our future

From the rainforests of the Amazon to the savannas of Africa, FZS works in some of the world’s most important wilderness regions.

Together with local partners, we protect habitats, strengthen protected areas, and conserve biodiversity for present and future generations.

Through our work, we contribute to the global 30×30 target to protect 30 percent of the planet by 2030. Only by preserving large natural landscapes can we secure biodiversity, climate stability, and the livelihoods of millions of people for the long term.

4 Continents
18 Countries
28 Projects & Programmes

Africa

Protecting Savannas and Rainforests

From the savannas of the Serengeti to the rainforests of the Congo Basin, we have worked for decades in some of Africa’s most important protected areas.

We strengthen national parks, support ranger teams, and conserve ecosystems that safeguard water resources, biodiversity, and natural livelihoods for millions of people.

Discover our programs in Africa.

Aerial photos with a drone over the River Pripyat, Polesie, Belarus. © Viktar Malyshchyc

Europe

Creating More Space for Nature and Wilderness

We create more space for wilderness in landscapes that have been shaped by people for centuries.

From the Carpathian Mountains to the steppes of Central Asia, FZS works to protect near-natural forests, peatlands, and open landscapes where natural processes can once again thrive.

Discover our programs in Europe.

South America

Protecting the Planet’s Climate Engine

We protect the Amazon rainforests, one of the world’s most important centers of biodiversity and climate stability.

In countries such as Peru, Brazil, and Colombia, we conserve vast connected forest landscapes and strengthen protected areas in some of the most remote regions on Earth.

Discover our programs in South America.

An unknown adult male Orangutan that has just raided the bee nest for honey and honeycomb. Photographed with a drone at Bukit Tarang, Bukit Tiga Puluh area, Sumatra, Indonesia. © Daniel Rosengren

Southeast Asia

Protecting the Last Great Rainforests

We conserve tropical forests in Southeast Asia – home to orangutans, tigers, elephants, and many other threatened species.

In Indonesia and Vietnam, we are committed to protecting some of the last remaining large rainforest landscapes and strengthening protected areas in regions of exceptional ecological importance.

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