Stiftung der Naturfreunde Rheinland-Pfalz
About the funder
The Environmental Foundation of the NatureFriends Rhineland-Palatinate is a non-profit, legally recognized foundation under civil law, based in Kaiserslautern. It is subject to the supervisory authority of the Supervisory and Service Directorate Trier. The foundation's work focuses on promoting all measures in the fields of nature and environmental protection, landscape conservation, and environmental education. The foundation supports ecologically oriented projects aimed at the environmentally appropriate adaptation of NatureFriends houses, family and hiking hostels within the Rhineland-Palatinate area of influence. Key priorities also include the preservation of habitats, the professional maintenance and long-term safeguarding of protected biotopes, the dissemination of ecological and natural history content, as well as the promotion of seminars, conferences, and training sessions related to nature conservation work.
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Mission & Vision
"Creating a future for nature!" is the mission of the Environmental Foundation of the NatureFriends Rhineland-Palatinate. Through the consistent support of projects in nature and environmental protection, landscape conservation, and environmental education, the foundation makes a sustainable contribution to the preservation of biological diversity and to strengthening environmental awareness in Rhineland-Palatinate. It sees itself as a driving force for ecological innovations and as a reliable partner for organizations committed to a livable environment.
Target groups
The funding measures of the Environmental Foundation are aimed at associations, initiatives, and organizations in Rhineland-Palatinate that wish to implement projects in the fields of nature and environmental protection as well as environmental education. This includes, in particular, local groups of the NatureFriends, operators of NatureFriends houses, family and hiking hostels, as well as organizations dedicated to ecological construction methods, the preservation of biotopes, or the conduct of environmental seminars and training courses. Individuals and project groups with innovative, practice-oriented initiatives are also addressed.