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Our work is committed to conserving biological diversity and wilderness.

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Unsere neue GORILLA-Ausgabe ist eine Entdeckungsreise zu verborgenen Lebensräumen, übersehenen Tierarten und den Zusamme...
28/11/2025

Unsere neue GORILLA-Ausgabe ist eine Entdeckungsreise zu verborgenen Lebensräumen, übersehenen Tierarten und den Zusammenhängen, die unser Leben mit dem anderer Arten verbinden.

Wir begleiten Forschende in den Regenwald Amazoniens, entdecken den komplexen Mikrokosmos im Fell eines Faultiers, begegnen einer neu beschriebenen Echse in Vietnam - und einer leuchtend blauen Schnecke in der Ukraine, die inmitten des Krieges Hoffnung gibt.
Außerdem zeigen wir, wie Tiergifte dabei helfen könnten, Krankheiten zu heilen.

Diese Vielfalt ist keine Randnotiz. Sie stabilisiert Ökosysteme, schützt das Klima, ermöglicht medizinischen Fortschritt - und sichert die Grundlagen unseres Lebens. Heute und in Zukunft.

Jetzt kostenlos lesen (PDF): https://fzs.org/de/aktuelles/gorilla-magazin-november-2025/

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From bush patrols to predictive modeling. What happens when conservation field teams and tech developers sit at the same...
27/11/2025

From bush patrols to predictive modeling. What happens when conservation field teams and tech developers sit at the same table?

At Applied Conservation Technology Conference (ACT Con) in Vietnam, our country teams from Zambia, Indonesia and other countries joined forces with Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinators and global conservation tech experts. Together, they explored how digital tools are reshaping the way we monitor, plan, and protect biodiversity.

For the team from the Nsumbu Tanganyika Conservation Programme (NTCP), key discussions focused on the SMART EarthRanger Strategic Alliance (SERCA), using the software to strengthen conservation planning, and new modeling tools that help anticipate human–wildlife conflict hotspots.

This was more than a tech showcase. In hands-on sessions, our staff shared field insights directly with developers. The goal: make tools that actually work where they’re needed most.

This is what next-generation conservation looks like: collaborative, data-informed, and built from the field up.



📸: Changu Mazakaza, Zanne Labuschagne, Mike Hensman

Nsumbu Tanganyika Conservation Programme

⏳ Deadline approaching! Are you ready?You’ve got until November 18 to apply for the Frankfurt Spring School 2026 - the u...
10/11/2025

⏳ Deadline approaching! Are you ready?

You’ve got until November 18 to apply for the Frankfurt Spring School 2026 - the unique course on practical conservation project management.

🎓 Designed for the next generation of conservation professionals
🌱 Built on real experience
🌍 Open to applicants worldwide

👉 Don’t miss the chance to gain the tools, mentorship, and network to lead in conservation.

🔗 www.frankfurtspringschool.de



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Nature doesn’t stop at borders. Conservation shouldn’t either. In Tefé, Brazil, we put that into practice.Park managers ...
03/11/2025

Nature doesn’t stop at borders. Conservation shouldn’t either. In Tefé, Brazil, we put that into practice.

Park managers from ICMBio 🇧🇷 and Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia 🇨🇴 came together to exchange ideas and build trust across the border region Japurá–Caquetá and Putumayo–Içá basins, which is one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet.

They shared lessons about the impact of illegal mining and support for local communities. Field visits and open discussions laid the groundwork for future binational conservation and protection strategies.

These kinds of meetings might seem small. But they’re how lasting conservation begins: with people, face to face, listening and learning from each other.

Thank you to our teams at FZS Brazil and FZS Colombia, and to all who joined with open minds and shared purpose.



Photos: Ricardo Erazo Tapia (FZS Colombia) & Adelina Sampaio (FZS Brazil)

Der Schutz biologischer Vielfalt beginnt vor der eigenen Haustür. Deshalb unterstützen wir den Wettbewerb „Ideen für me...
25/10/2025

Der Schutz biologischer Vielfalt beginnt vor der eigenen Haustür. Deshalb unterstützen wir den Wettbewerb „Ideen für mehr biologische Vielfalt in Frankfurt“ von unserem Partner BioFrankfurt.

Gesucht werden kreative Ideen und Projekte, die Artenvielfalt in Frankfurt und Umgebung fördern; auf Schulhöfen, in Gärten, auf Dächern oder im öffentlichen Raum. Jetzt mitmachen.

Alle Infos dazu gibt es hier: https://www.ideen-biodiversitaet-frankfurt.de/

22/10/2025

There are many good reasons to apply for the Frankfurt Spring School 2026:

✔️ Apply your skills to real-world conservation challenges
✔️ Get insights from global conservation work
✔️ Become part of a network of experts, partners, and peers

🎥 Hear from Charlie (FSS 2025, UK) on how the Frankfurt Spring School boosted his conservation journey and why he thinks you should apply too!

Visit the Frankfurt Spring School Website and apply today
👉https://frankfurtspringschool.de/



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21/10/2025

Just awarded the Fred Packard Award 2025, Michael Brombacher shares what makes this recognition meaningful and how it reflects his teams' incredible work. Over to you, Michael 👇

The Fred M. Packard Award is given by the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the conservation of protected areas.

Filmed and produced by our teams in the Carpathian Mountains of Ukraine.

Франкфуртське зоологічне товариство в Україні // FZS Ukraine

Our commitment is clear: to help protect the world’s last wild places and ensure that nature continues to sustain us all...
20/10/2025

Our commitment is clear: to help protect the world’s last wild places and ensure that nature continues to sustain us all. Dive into the stories and milestones that defined our year 2024.

Looking back, we have many stories to share. In Mozambique, we launched a new conservation program. In Peru, we advanced co-management of Yaguas National Park in partnership with Indigenous communities. And across 31 projects and programs - from Kazakhstan to Zambia or Ukraine - we helped protect and restore vital ecosystems.

All of this is driven by a simple truth: we share one planet and we can only protect it together. Discover how our teams are making conservation count.

➡️ Download the FZS Annual Report 2024: https://fzs.org/en/news/annual-report-2024/

🔎 What happens in the wild when no one is watching?In the wilderness areas of Lieberose and Jüterbog in eastern Germany,...
17/10/2025

🔎 What happens in the wild when no one is watching?
In the wilderness areas of Lieberose and Jüterbog in eastern Germany, artificial intelligence is helping to answer that question.

There, the Wildnisstiftung is piloting a new approach to ecosystem monitoring. Camera traps, acoustic loggers, and climate sensors record massive volumes of data on species, weather, and human activity. AI then analyzes this data at scale, automatically classifying species, identifying seasonal patterns, and detecting human presence across large, remote landscapes. This opens new possibilities for faster, smarter conservation decisions.

Lieberose and Jüterbog are former military training areas, now protected wildlands spanning more than 15,000 hectares of forests, wetlands, and open heath. They are part of the KI-Nationalpark (AI national park), a collaboration involving 13 German national parks and two wilderness areas. The project’s goal is to modernize biodiversity monitoring and deepen our understanding of ecosystems as climate buffers and natural carbon stores.

We are a long-time partner of the Wildnisstiftung, working together to safeguard biodiversity, monitor wildlife, and connect these areas to Germany’s growing wilderness network.

At FZS, we believe that effective conservation must be grounded in science. Supporting innovation in monitoring and research is part of our long-term commitment to protecting wild places with evidence-based decisions.


Photo credit: Die Wildnisstiftung

We’re proud to share that Michael Brombacher, Head of Europe at FZS, has received the Fred Packard Award 2025 from the I...
10/10/2025

We’re proud to share that Michael Brombacher, Head of Europe at FZS, has received the Fred Packard Award 2025 from the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas.

For over two decades, Michael has led with vision, trust, and long-term commitment - from the steppe landscapes of Kazakhstan 🇰🇿, where he co-founded the Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative, to the Ukrainian Carpathians 🇺🇦, where his leadership helped keep national parks operational even during wartime.

Under his guidance, the FZS Ukraine Programme delivered emergency support to frontline rangers, safeguarded forest cover during crisis, and introduced new standards for protected area management.

This award recognizes not only results, but a way of working: field-rooted, partner-driven, and unwavering.

“With a scientific approach and decades of experience in dealing with conflicts, he achieves even the seemingly unachievable – for the benefit of people and nature,” said FZS Executive Director Dr. Christof Schenck.

Please join us in congratulating Michael and in celebrating the many people and partnerships behind this achievement.

Big news for global conservation tech: SMART and EarthRanger are officially joining forces. The two leading protected ar...
09/10/2025

Big news for global conservation tech: SMART and EarthRanger are officially joining forces. The two leading protected area monitoring systems are merging into one: the SMART–EarthRanger Conservation Alliance (SERCA).

🛠️ SERCA brings together the best of both worlds:
- SMART’s adaptive, long-term biodiversity monitoring
- EarthRanger’s real-time tracking and threat response

Together, they create a unified platform designed to help conservation teams meet Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) Target 3 – the commitment to effectively protect and manage at least 30% of the planet’s land and seas by 2030.

🌍 What does that look like in practice?
Imagine a national park where rangers track poaching incidents using SMART, while separate teams monitor elephant movements via EarthRanger. Under SERCA, all that data – patrols, animal sightings, threats, resources – will be in one place, accessible both offline and online. Where infrastructure allows, updates can happen in real time, enabling faster decisions, stronger coordination, and ultimately, better protection for nature.

SERCA empowers practitioners to better protect biodiversity and manage threats in over 2,000 protected and conserved areas across 100+ countries.

Read more: https://www.serca.org/introducing-serca

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