Dear GNF-Supporters,
The summer of 2022 has sent a loud message: water protection, our core issue, is more crucial than ever. Masses of fish died in the Oder, the river Ahr, which was the scene of a flood disaster last year, was reduced to a trickle in some stretches and forests burned all over Europe - not to mention the drought-related crop failures.
We got the message: the world has to get better at protecting its water bodies, use the precious resource more sustainably. Because only two and a half percent of the world's water is freshwater - and less than one percent of it is accessible to us through rivers, lakes and wetlands. In view of these developments, we are rolling up our sleeves and show up with even more commitment to conserving our waters - you can find out what this looks like in this newsletter.
All the best, Udo Gattenlöhner
CEO Global Nature Fund P.S.: In this newsletter you will find two exciting travel reports about project visits to Angola and Mongolia - definitely worth reading.
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Water bodies under stress: Flash study illustrates effects of climate change on lakes
This publication is a wake-up call: Together with the Grüne Liga e.V., experts from the Global Nature Fund (GNF) have published the flash study "Lakes and Climate Change". Their result: Climate change has a strong impact on domestic waters. Global Nature Fund and Kärcher celebrate 10 years of "Clean Water for the World"
For ten years, the Global Nature Fund, together with the cleaning equipment manufacturer Kärcher, has been campaigning for clean drinking water worldwide as part of the "Clean Water for the World" programme and has thus improved the livelihoods of thousands of people in countries of the Global South. Living Lakes Biodiversity and Climate Project
Over the next five years, we will work together with 12 other organisations from as many countries to achieve ambitious goals for the conservation and restoration of lakes and wetlands through the International Climate Initiative (ICI).
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Help for degraded forests in the Western Ghats in India
The forests of the Western Ghats mountain range in India, home to countless animals and plants, are coming under increasing pressure from climate change and population growth. We'll plant 55,000 new trees and create alternative sources of income to protect the fragile ecosystem. More...
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Global Nature Fund publishes brochure on biodiversity-friendly agricultural supply chains
Biodiversity and ecosystem loss are a massive threat to agricultural production. A current brochure of the Global Nature Fund addresses actors of the food industry and shows concrete ways to sustainable agriculture. More...
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European Green Premises Conference (EGP) attracts great interest
The Global Nature Fund invited to EGP 2022 and more than 100 participants exchanged ideas about ways to biodiversity-friendly company sites. All presentations and other useful practical tips are available online. More...
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A wishlist from Angola
Very close to the people is the Global Nature Fund (GNF) in rural communities in southern Angola. GNF Executive Director Udo Gattenlöhner visited the remote region in the summer of 2022 and got an impression of the challenges that the people there have to overcome on a daily basis. More...
Battling waste
In the summer of 2022, GNF staff members Alena Hayer and David Marchetti traveled to Central Asia, to one of the most pristine places they have ever seen: Lake Hovsgol, considered one of the oldest and cleanest lakes in the world. But rising tourism and the growing amount of trash that comes with it threaten the idyll. More...
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European Business & Nature Summit 2022
18-19 October 2022, Brussels, Belgium: EBNS will feature speakers in high-level policy roundtables, as well as thematic hands-on workshops designed to help companies begin their journey toward nature. More...
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16th International Living Lakes Conference
12/6 - 12/8/2022, Titicaca, Peru: Around 200 lake conservationists, political decision-makers and company representatives from more than 40 countries will exchange ideas on current challenges and solutions for the protection of lakes and wetlands at the 16th International Living Lakes Conference at Lake Titicaca. More...
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