The Ursula Merz Foundation was founded in April 2002 and has it’s headquarters in Berlin. The goal of the foundation is the promotion of scholarship and research as well as the protection of the environment, landscape and monuments.
The following Global Nature Fund projects are financially supported by the Ursula Merz Foundation
- Mangrove Restoration in Asia
- Clean Drinking Water for School Children, Burundi
- Rhino Protection, South Africa
- Jordan River Rehabilitation Project, Israel
- Fighting Climate Change: Supporting Activities at Lake Titicaca and in La Paz, Bolivia
- Sustainable Fishery and Eco-Tourism at Lake Tonle Sap, Cambodia
- Sustainable Agriculture, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda
- Water Quality of Lake Atitlán, Guatemala