All over the world biodiversity is at risk, and with it the quality of human life. For NABU the motto „nature conversation beyond borders“ means to cooperate with international partners – always enthusiastic, with expertise and together with the local population on site. It also means not only to believe in a sustainable future, but to create it. With our headquarters in Germany and own branches in Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia, we enable long-term conservation projects in our focus regions.
From Baltic peatlands to bird migration over Mediterranean islands, NABU is actively involved in many nature conservation and environmental projects on the continent – together with its BirdLife Partners and other European networks. Through its political lobbying and campaigns NABU has influenced many important decisions. more →
Africa harbours a fascinating variety of traditions, biodiversity, and great national parks. But it is also affected by climate change or natural catastrophes. Helping people help themselves – this is NABU’s concept. Together with local people, authorities, and governments, NABU works on community-based management concepts for use and conservation of endangered ecosystems. Find out where and how NABU is active in Africa. more →
Mountains, deserts, rainforests: Asia has an incredible range of ecosystems and species. In Central Asia NABU has been active on the ground since the 1990s to protect those threatened paradises of nature. In South East Asia, NABU and its partners focus on protecting and restoring landscape-scale rainforests on Sumatra and Sulawesi. more →
The variegated landscapes of the Caucasus make it one of the world’s 36 biodiversity hotspots. NABU has been active in the Caucasus since the 1990s, when we took action to save the Caucasian wisent from extinction. Today, our work is focused on environmental education, sustainable development and the protection of other endangered species. more →
Climate change and biodiversity loss are the most pressing challenges to humanity and people start to realize they are both sides of the same coin. NABU stands with science. We demand and support all efforts to reach a net-zero-carbon economy globally. more →
Ecosystem functioning needs to be seen as a global task: Therefore NABU is active in biodiversity hotspots and beyond. As part of the BirdLife network bird conservation has a long tradition for us. It’s efforts are directed to the whole biodiversity.
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An ecosystem is a complex of living organisms. NABU focuses on restoring ecosystems to their original state and important regulatory functions such as carbon sequestration. Ideally that's done by creating conditions in which the ecosystem can recover on its own. more →
NABU promotes sustainable regional development worldwide. Our international projects always include income-generating activities, which comprehensively address all three dimensions of sustainability - balancing economy, ecology and social equality. more →
NABU supports the creation, establishment and effective management of protected areas as part of our international activities, not exclusively but with special emphasis to UNESCO biosphere reserves, which are characterised by integrative and segregative approaches. more →
Conservation needs lobbying. That's why at NABU we also take initiative to foster civil society and strengthen NGOs. We are part of the global partnership of conservation organizations like BirdLife International. With many of the partners we work togerther. more →
We aim to shape production sustainably and environmentally-friendly while encouraging companies towards corporate responsibility. NABU is advising entrepreneurs how to improve production, processing and sales for no-harming practices and low carbon foot print. more →
