Zoologische Gesellschaft Frankfurt von 1858 e.V.
Budget
€48,472,844
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
4
1.25 FTE
EU Grants
€240,482
Mission & Goals
FZS is an international conservation organisation based in Frankfurt in Germany. Founded by Prof. Bernhard Grzimek, FZS is committed to preserving wildlands and biological diversity in the last remaining wilderness areas on the planet. FZS envisions a world where wildlife and wild places are cherished and conserved in recognition of both their intrinsic worth and economic importance for present and future generations. The Serengeti National Park in Tanzania was the starting point of the Frankfurt Zoological Society's conservation efforts. At the end of the 1950s Bernhard Grzimek launched what has since become a comprehensive programme consisting of some 30 projects dedicated to the protection of outstanding wilderness areas and national parks in 18 countries. The conservation focus of all FZS projects is on protecting wilderness areas and preserving biodiversity. All FZS programmes are oriented towards these two criteria. FZS is active in biodiversity-rich areas in central a (...)
EU Legislative Interests
Birds and Habitats Directives, Wildlife Trade Regulations, Timber Regulation, Water Framework Directive, EU Action Plan Against Wildlife Trafficking, Environmental Crime Directive, Forest Law Enforcement Government and Trade Action Plan, the EU Biodiversity Strategy, Trans-European Transport Networks and the Cross-border Cooperation Programme Poland-Ukraine.
Communication Activities
The main emphasis of the FZS Europe Department is on wilderness development in Germany and the conservation of virgin habitats in Central and Eastern Europe, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. The aim of one of our projects is to protect Europe's largest wilderness, the Polesia, by preventing the construction of a waterway connecting the Baltic and the Black sea. The "SavePolesia" partnershup consists of four civil society organizations, including FZS. Read more on savepolesia.org. FZS Publications such as the annual reports can be downloaded at https://fzs.org/en/news/publications/ For projects in Europe see: https://fzs.org/en/projects/germany/wilderness-in-germany/ https://fzs.org/en/projects/germany/jueterbog-and-lieberoser-heide/ https://fzs.org/en/projects/germany/hohe-schrecke/ https://fzs.org/en/projects/germany/training-conservation-experts-of-the-future/ https://fzs.org/en/projects/slovakia/wolf-mountains/ https://fzs.org/en/projects/romania/fagaras-mountains/ https://fzs.org/en/projects/ukraine/polesia/ https://fzs.org/en/projects/ukraine/carpathian-mountains/ https://ukraine.fzs.org/en/ https://fzs.org/en/projects/kazakhstan/altyn-dala/
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Initiative Transparante Zivilgesellschaft International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Deutscher Naturschutzring Bio Frankfurt e.V.
Organisation Members
Initiative Transparante Zivilgesellschaft International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Deutscher Naturschutzring Bio Frankfurt e.V.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.