Combating waste at Lake Hovsgol

15. July 2024

We protect the unique nature on and in Lake Hovsgol by setting up a waste management system. In this way, we promote sustainable tourism and support local nomadic families in preserving their livelihoods. Lake Hovsgol in Mongolia is considered one of the oldest and...

Insect diversity in the fields

16. July 2024

We protect insects in the fields. To this end, we develop measures together with land users and implement them in pilot regions across Germany. So that agriculture goes hand in hand with biodiversity conservation in the future. Three quarters of the world’s food...

Protection for the last elephants

26. September 2025

We protect the last Asian elephants. We are creating peace between humans and elephants in the Terai lowlands. In this way, we prevent deadly conflicts. In the border region between India and Nepal, around 125 elephants live in the human-dominated forest corridors. On...

Conservation of fish stocks on the Río Magdalena

23. December 2024

The fish of the Middle Río Magdalena provide food and income for 35,000 people living along the river. But there is a problem: the quantities of fish are decreasing. There are no alternative sources of income – apart from working on palm oil plantations. There...

Restoring the mangrove forests of the Lower Yuna National Park

3. September 2024

The treasure of the Dominican Republic – The country’s mangrove forests absorb enormous amounts of CO2, provide a habitat for animal and plant species and are a source of food and income for the inhabitants of the coastal communities in Samaná Bay. Every...