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Citizen Conservation was founded to make a countable contribution in the fight against species extinction.
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Citizen Conservation was founded to make a countable contribution in the fight against species extinction.
History and background
The threatening acceleration of species extinction on our planet is one of the great challenges humanity is facing. Coordinated research and captive breeding is an essential element if we are to halt this trend. We still know far too little about many factors of coexistence within habitats to effectively protect these habitats. Understanding species offers a key to this. Where we fail temporarily or completely to conserve habitats, species will be able to persist in human care alone. We bear responsibility for the future of life on Earth.
Zoos, research institutions and many dedicated private owners have always been committed to the protection of animals and species. In Citizen Conservation, they join forces to counter the new dimension of the threat with a powerful set of instruments. In Citizen Conservation bündeln sie ihre Kräfte, um der neuen Dimension der Bedrohung ein leistungsfähiges Instrumentarium entgegenzusetzen.
Organisation
As a non-profit limited liability company, the Citizen Conservation Foundation pursues exclusively idealistic goals. The articles of association state that the aim is “to contribute to the fight against global species extinction, with a focus on the coordinated conservation breeding in captivity.” Started in 2018 as a joint project of Frogs & Friends, with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde (DGHT) and the Verband der Zoologischen Gärten (VdZ) the non-profit limited liability company was founded in 2022 with the three initiators as shareholders.
Partners
Citizen Conservation is open to all institutions and people who are committed to animal and species conservation and see the current wave of extinction as a challenge for society as a whole.
The following partners contribute financially to the development of Citizen Conservation: Kölner Zoo AG, Zoologischer Garten Basel AG, Zoologischer Garten Augsburg GmbH, Deutsche Tierpark-Gesellschaft e.V. (DTG), Zoologisch-Botanischer Garten Stuttgart (Wilhelma).
The following cooperation partners support Citizen Conservation with benefits for CC participants: Six feet to eat.
Supporters 25,000 euros
Supporters 10,000 euros
Supporters 5,000 euros
Cooperation partners
Organizational structure
The shareholders’ meeting, formally the highest body of the gGmbH, is composed of the respective chairmen of the associations, namely Prof. Dr. Jörg Junhold, PD Dr. Mark-Oliver Rödel, Dr. Markus Monzel and Marco Schulz.
A supervisory board chaired by Dr. Tim Schikora (Director of Schwerin Zoo) was established as a controlling body, in which, in addition to representatives of the shareholders, other key content and financial partners are given a voice.
The operational business is run under a management agreement in joint operation between Frogs & Friends and Citizen Conservation under the management of Björn Encke.
The Scientific Advisory Board serves to support the management in the professional and entrepreneurial development of CC. In addition to various individuals, it also includes the respective advisory boards for the individual animal groups. These are composed of private and institutional experts and are significantly involved in the selection of species as well as the design of the CC programs.
CHANGE
Members of the Supervisory Board and Advisory Board of CC
| Mitglieder des Aufsichtsrates | |
| Dr. Tim Schikora (Vorsitzender) | Direktor Zoo Schwerin, Schatzmeister VdZ (Verband der Zoologischen Gärten) |
| Saskia Kress (stellvertr. Vorsitzende) | Geschäftsführerin Filmtank GmbH, Geschäftsführerin Interactive Media Foundation |
| Gert Emmrich | Präsident DTG (Deutsche Tierparkgesellschaft) |
| Dr. Stephan Hering-Hagenbeck | Direktor Tiergarten Schönbrunn |
| Dr. Markus Monzel | Präsident DGHT (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde) |
| Dr. Olivier Pagan | Direktor Zoologischer Garten Basel |
| PD Dr. Mark-Oliver Rödel | Vorsitzender Frogs & Friends |
| Marco Schulz | Schatzmeister DGHT (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde) |
| Mitglieder des Wissenschaftlichen Beirats | |
| Volker Ennenbach | Inhaber Tropenparadies Oberhausen |
| Matt Goetz | Kurator Durrel Wildlife Conservation Trust/Jersey |
| Volker Homes | Geschäftsführer VdZ (Verband der Zoologischen Gärten e.V.) |
| Dr. Tobias Kohl | Geschäftsführer Stiftung Artenschutz |
| Alexander Kühnen | CEO Bahlsen GmbH & Co KG |
| Dr. Arne Schulze | Geschäftsführer ZGAP (Zoologische Gesellschaft für Arten- und Populationsschutz e.V.) |
| Fachbeirat Amphibien | |
| Prof. Dr. Thomas Ziegler (Sprecher) | Kurator Aquarium & Koordinator Naturschutzprojekte Kölner Zoo |
| PD Dr. Tobias Eisenberg | Fachtierarzt für Mikrobiologie Abteilungsleiter Veterinärmedizin, Hessisches Landeslabor, Gießen |
| Dr. Karl-Heinz Jungfer | Privathalter |
| Dr. Axel Kwet | Geschäftsführer DGHT (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde) |
| Dr. Joachim Nerz | Privathalter |
| Fachbeirat Fische | |
| Anton Weissenbacher (Sprecher) | Kurator Tiergarten Schönbrunn |
| Stefan Karl Hetz | Wissenschaftlicher Fachreferent Heimtiere und Internationale Beziehungen beim ZZF (Zentralverband Zoologischer Fachbetriebe e.V.) |
| Stefan Inselmann | Project Manager Sander Aqua Design |
| Ariel Jacken | Seniorkurator Zoo Leipzig |
| David Kasih | Kurator 1000-Arten-Projekt |
| Dr. Holger Kraus | Kurator Exotarium Zoo Zürich |
| Benjamin Wilden | Projektleiter Paroshpromenus Project |
| Fachbeirat Reptilien | |
| Dr. Philipp Wagner (Sprecher) | Artenschutz-Kurator Allwetterzoo Münster |
| Markus Auer | Sammlungsmanager/-techniker, Senckenberg Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden |
| Gregor Geisler | Privathalter und Tierarzt |
| Felix Hulbert | Privathalter & Mitarbeiter Zoo Frankfurt |
| Christian Langner | Leiter Internationales Zentrum für Schildkrötenschutz, Allwetterzoo Münster |
| Thomas Lindner | Privathalter & selbstständiger herpetologischer Gutachter |
| Anna Rauhaus | Reviertierpflegerin Terrarium Kölner Zoo |
| Fabian Schmidt | Kurator Zoo Basel |
The key on the stairs. Nothing works without specialist expertise. At CC’s annual advisory board meeting, experts from various subject areas discuss and exchange ideas. During the year, consultations usually take place online in smaller groups. | Tillmann Konrad
Contact
Citizen Conservation Foundation gGmbH
Reichenberger Street 88
10999 Berlin, Germany
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 30 92 10 13-223
Mail: info |at| citizen-conservation.org
Web: www.citizen-conservation.org
Contact
Citizen Conservation Foundation gGmbH
Reichenberger Street 88
10999 Berlin, Germany
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 30 92 10 13-223
Mail: info |at| citizen-conservation.org
Web: www.citizen-conservation.org