The challenges are immense.
All the more important are solutions that make a difference. Discover how, together with partners in Germany and around the world, we are restoring peatlands, strengthening protected areas, promoting sustainable land use and inspiring people to engage in nature conservation.
Unique wilderness deserves protection
Another step toward potential UNESCO World Heritage inscription
Founder
“Protecting nature means protecting humanity.”
Peatland restoration in Estonia
800 hectares restored, 100 kilometres of drainage ditches closed, water is returning
Chair of the Foundation Board
“The future begins where people take responsibility for nature and society.”
80 hectares restored as part of the toMOORow initiative
Hydrological restoration measures underway
Managing Director
“Nature and climate need not resignation, but the courage to explore new paths.”
Rewetting Peatlands
Peatlands are among nature’s most effective allies in climate protection. They store vast amounts of carbon, regulate water cycles and provide habitats for highly specialised species. This is why we are committed to their protection and restoration at regional, national and international levels. While the natural hydrology of more than 800 hectares has been restored in Estonia’s Leidissoo Bog, we are developing innovative approaches to wet peatland farming together with farmers and researchers in the LivingLab Teufelsmoor. From Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to East Africa, we combine practical implementation, scientific expertise and policy advice to strengthen peatlands as key ecosystems for climate, biodiversity and a sustainable future.
Nature Knows No Borders
Protected areas are essential for conserving biodiversity, safeguarding ecosystem services and addressing climate change. We therefore support partners worldwide in developing and strengthening protected areas and biosphere reserves. Our work ranges from supporting the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Dilijan in Armenia and developing Uzbekistan’s first national Ramsar Strategy to advancing transboundary conservation initiatives across Central Asia. In 2025, a joint action plan for the protection of threatened Tugai forests was agreed in the Zarafshan Valley between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. In this way, long-term partnerships are created that protect valuable natural landscapes and connect people across borders.
Shaping Landscapes for People and Nature
The future of nature conservation extends beyond protected areas alone. It lies in landscapes where conservation, agriculture and regional development are considered together. We work with land users to develop new concepts for multifunctional land use that combine biodiversity conservation, climate protection and regional value creation. In the Bollwintal valley, intensively farmed arable land has been transformed into a diverse cultural landscape featuring pastures, hedgerows and species-rich meadows. Through the “Connected Diversity along the Treasure Coast” project, habitats are linked across agricultural landscapes, while water buffalo and sheep help maintain valuable wetland and open habitats in the Sernitz area. This creates living landscapes where conservation and sustainable use go hand in hand.
Engagement Makes a Difference
The challenges of our time can only be overcome together.
We thank all individuals, institutions and partners who support our work and help us shape a sustainable future.
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