Organisation

Citizen Conservation was founded to make a countable contribution in the fight against species extinction.

Organisation

Citizen Conservation was founded to make a countable contribution in the fight against species extinction.

Background

The threatening acceleration of species extinction on our planet is one of the great challenges humanity is facing. 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.

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 feel committed to the protection of animals and species and see the current extinction wave as a challenge for society as a whole.

The following partners participate financially in the development of Citizen Conservation: Cologne Zoological Garden AG, Basel Zoological Garden AG, Augsburg Zoological Garden GmbH, Zoo Karlsruhe, German Zoo Society (DTG), Stuttgart Zoological and Botanical Garden (Wilhelma), Zoo Duisburg gGmbH, Zoological Garden Halle GmbH, Zoo Heidelberg gGmbH, Zoo Krefeld gGmbH, Schwerin Zoological Garden gGmbH.

The following cooperation partners support Citizen Conservation with benefits for CC participants: Six feet to eat/Fauna Topics.

Supporters 25,000 euros


Supporters 10,000 euros

 


Supporters 5,000 euros


Cooperation partners

Organisational 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.

Members of the Supervisory Board and Advisory Board of CC

Members of the Supervisory Board
Dr Tim Schikora (Chairman)Director Schwerin Zoo, treasurer Association of Zoological Gardens (VdZ)
Saskia Kress (Deputy Chair)CEO Filmtank GmbH, CEO Interactive Media Foundation gGmbH
Gert EmmrichPresident German Zoo Society (DTG)
Dr Stephan Hering-HagenbeckDirector Schönbrunn Zoo
Dr Markus MonzelChairman German Society for Herpetology and Terrarium Science (DGHT)
Dr Olivier PaganDirector Basel Zoo
PD Dr Mark-Oliver RödelChairman Frogs & Friends
Marco SchulzChairman German Society for Herpetology and Terrarium Science (DGHT)
Members of the Scientific Advisory Board
Volker EnnenbachOwner Tropenparadies Oberhausen
Matt GoetzHead of Herpetology Durrel Wildlife Conservation Trust/Jersey
Volker HomesCEO Association of Zoological Gardens (VdZ)
Dr Tobias KohlCEO Stiftung Artenschutz
Alexander KühnenCEO Bahlsen GmbH & Co KG
Dr Arne SchulzeCEO Zoological Society for the Conservation of Species and Populations (ZGAP)
Amphibian Advisory Board
Prof Dr Thomas Ziegler (Spokesperson)Curator Aquarium & Coordinator Conservation Projects Cologne Zoo
PD Dr Tobias EisenbergVeterinary specialist in Microbiology, Head of Veterinary Medicine Department, Hessian State Laboratory, Giessen
Dr Karl-Heinz JungferPrivate animal keeper
Dr Axel KwetCEO German Society for Herpetology and Terrarium Science (DGHT)
Dr Joachim Nerzprivate animal keeper
Fish Advisory Board
Anton Weissenbacher (Spokesperson)Curator Tiergarten Schönbrunn
Stefan Karl HetzScientific Officer for Pets and International Relations at Zentralverband Zoologischer Fachbetriebe e.V. (ZZF)
Stefan InselmannProject Manager Sander Aqua Design
Ariel JackenSeniorcurator Zoo Leipzig
David KasihCurator 1000-Arten-Project
Dr Holger KrausCurator Exotarium Zurich Zoo
Benjamin WildenProject Manager Paroshpromenus Project
Reptile Advisory Board
Dr Philipp Wagner (Spokesperson)Curator for Species Conservation Allwetterzoo Münster
Markus AuerCollection Manager/Technician, Senckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden
Gregor GeislerPrivate animal keeper and Veterinary
Felix HulbertPrivate animal keeper & Employee Zoo Frankfurt
Christian LangnerDirector International Center for Turtle Conservation, Allwetterzoo Münster
Thomas LindnerPrivate animal keeper & Independent herpetological expert
Anna RauhausHead of animal keeping Terrarium Cologne Zoo
Fabian SchmidtCurator Zoo Basel

The key on the stairs. Nothing works without professional expertise. At CC’s annual advisory board meeting, experts from the various subject areas discuss and exchange ideas. During the year, consultations are usually held online in smaller groups. © Tillmann Konrad

Contact

Citizen Conservation Foundation gGmbH
Reichenberger Street 88
10999 Berlin
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

    Phone: +49 (0) 30 92 10 13-223
    Mail: info |at| citizen-conservation.org
    Web: www.citizen-conservation.org