New primate species discovered in Asia, the Popa Langur
New primate species discovered in Asia, the Popa Langur The newly described species, the Popa langur only occurs in central Myanmar and is named after the sacred Mount Popa, which holds the largest population of the species with about 100 animals. Mount Popa is an extinct volcano, which features an Read more …
World Lemur Day 2020 Quiz
Wie gut kennst du die Lemuren? Connaissez-vous bien les lémuriens? How well do you know lemurs ?
Management and welfare of working elephants at Indawgyi Lake
Management and welfare of working elephants at Indawgyi Lake In the Indawgyi Lake Biosphere Reserve we will be taking care of the management of working elephants from 2020. The project is financially supported by the Welttierschutzgesellschaftand implemented on site in cooperation with the Myanmar organisation Grow back for Posterity(GBP). The project activities Read more …
Little Rangers 3.0
In September 2019 we conducted the 3rd Little Rangers environmental education camp at the Centre National de Formation d’Etudes et de Recherche en Environnement et Forestière (CNFEREF). 300 Little Rangers have now already visited the Kirindy Forest to observe receive our environmental education curriculum and observe sifakas, mouse lemurs und Read more …
Sustainable development
Sustainable development Improved chicken farming and protection against predators Traditionally, the chickens in Menabe are not regularly supplied with food, water, and medical care. This form of chicken farming is not very effective. The chickens often grow very slowly and are routinely affected by diseases such as avian influenza and Read more …
Little Rangers at ATBC 2019
Little Rangers at ATBC 2019 in Antananarivo Chances for Nature presented the Little Rangers environmental education project in this years conference of the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation in Antananarivo from 29.07. until 03.08.2019.
Auszeichnung für Umweltbildung in Madagaskar
Hanitra Markolf Rakotonirina gewinnt Terre de Femmes Award der Fondation Yves Rocher für ihr Engagement im Bereich Umweltbildung Unsere Projektleiterin Hanitra Markolf Rakotonirina, die treibende Kraft hinter Chances for Nature’s Umweltbildungsaktivitäten in Madagaskar, hat für Ihr Engagement in Ihrem Heimatland Madagaskar den 1. Preis des Terre de Femmes Award der Fondation Read more …
Photo exhibition at Affenberg Salem about the diversity and conservation of Primates
The exhibtion “Chances for Nature – Diversity and Conservation of Primates” shows incredible wildlife photos of primates at the Affenberg Salem and gives insights to the conservation projects of Chances for Nature in Peru und Madagascar. More than 500 different primates live on our planet. About 60% of them are threatened with extinction. Since Saturday, Read more …