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Here you can find the latest articles on the natural world, about our projects and also on Naturefund's progress.

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03 May 2013, Naturefund press release

Naturefund Wins National Energy Globe Award

Naturefund Wins National Energy Globe Award for the Second Time. Reforestation Project in Madagascar Awarded Wins Prize for Sustainability ... more

07 February 2013, Naturefund press release

A very rare and odd bird: Harpy Eagle discovered

For the first time in Honduras a Harpy Eagle has been seen with offspring. The second largest bird in the world hides itself away in the dense jungles of Middle and South America and is extremly rare. ... more

21 January 2013, Naturefund project detail

Types of Primeval Forest Relics

Around 1.400 types of deadwood beetle are known in Germany. Most of them are becoming more and more rare and are endangered species. In our cultivated forests there is a lack of standing and fallen heavy ... more

21 January 2013, Naturefund project info

Basic Data for the Ancient Beech Forest

Naturefund, together with the Nature Conservation Foundation David wants to purchase 140,000 square metres (14 hectares) of beech forest in North East Thuringia ... more

21 January 2013, Naturefund project detail

The Red Deer

There is an archaic atmosphere when the roaring red deer wander their way through the old deciduous forest in the Hohe Schrecke in September. Everything seems to come together: the inception of the melancholic ... more

21 January 2013, Naturefund project detail

Ancient Beech Forest

Many forests are still being destroyed on a grand scale. Not many people are aware that one of the most endangered types of ancient forest is not in the southern hemisphere, but directly on our doorstep. They ... more

20 November 2012, Naturefund

Beavers in Hesse for 25 years – a success story

The beaver was already extinct in Hesse by 1800, as a result of being hunted, quite intensively over hundreds of years. Only a few animals survived ... more

13 November 2012, Naturefund

Naturefund receives great results from auditors

October 2012, Naturefund asked certified accountants to audit the organisation. It was our goal to show that we work with integrity and only use a reasonable percentage of donations for administration. The ... more

02 November 2012, Press release

A rare tree for the members of the European Parliament

A rare tree for the members of the European Parliament to celebrate the launch of the  EMAS registration by EURid. EURid, the registry manager of the .eu top level domain under appointment by the ... more

15 October 2012, Naturefund project detail

The riparian forest

The riparian forest near the Beuren monastery accompanies the emerging river Leine for 1,5 kilometres. Black alder, ash and willows hang low over the water surface. Over the centuries, the area was barely used ... more

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