Current Projects
The process for Project Funding allows each member of the EOG Association for Conservation to submit up to three projects.
The EOG Association for Conservation is growing and with it so is the amount that the Association is able to grant to conservation projects, in 2009 a funding milestone has been reached – over EUR€500,000 has been awarded to projects. The Association has now funded 21 projects since it first started in 2006.
Human-Predator Conflict, Mamili National Park, Namibia
Biosphere Expeditions promotes sustainable conservation and preservation of the planet’s wildlife. In Mamili National Park, in the Caprivi Delta of Namibia and the surrounding community areas, conflict between animals and people not only endangers the survival of the animals whose numbers have declined significantly in recent years, but also threatens the lives and livelihoods of some of the most marginalised people in the developing world. more……
Protection of the Red-Footed Falcon, Bulgaria
The Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds(BSPB) works for the conservation of wild birds, sites and habitats important to their survival and for biodiversity as a whole. The project aims to continue the BSPB’s work for the Red-Footed Falcon which has suffered drastic declines in Bulgaria over the past decade. more……
Restoration/management of sand pits for wildlife, Southern Bohemia
Calla is a long-established organisation that aims to assist local people to conserve the environment, contribute to the preservation of valuable ecosystems and support the development of renewable energy resources. Restoration of disused sand pits and quarries offer an opportunity to create important habitats to benefit endangered and threatened wildlife including sand martins (the smallest European swallow) and amphibians. more……
New Virgin Forest Project, Czech Republic
With around 200 volunteers and managing over 50 hectares of ‘ecologically worthless’ land, Ĉmelák works to prove that no land is irredeemable through practical conservation work and environmental education. The aim is to buy a minimum of 100 hectares of land to develop as virgin forest whilst involving the public and local companies in practical field work. more……
Reconstruction of Gamsscharte, Eastern Alps
The aims of the German Alpine Club (DAV) include the advancement of sport, especially in the Alps and lower mountain ranges and the conservation of nature and the environment. The Gamsscharte is an important alpine passage in the Eastern Alps. It connects Alpine refuges in the Tirol, Salzburg and Südtirol along the ‘Three Countries Trail’. more……
Brown Bear Conservation, Northern Spain
Euronatur is a registered and well established non profit organisation. Following work to stabilise numbers and improve the habitat of the brown bear population in the western ranges of the Cantabrian Mountains, it is now important to improve the situation for the population in the eastern ranges. more……
Makay Nature Project, Madagascar
This new French conservation organisation, Naturevolution, aims to advise on the human, biological and landscape diversity all over the world, raising awareness of and combating environmental issues. Despite a record number of endemic plant and animal species, in just a century, Man has reduced 90% of Madagascar’s primary forest cover to cinders, putting the island on the world’s list of priorities for the preservation of its biodiversity. more……
Surfers Against Sewage Campaign, UK
Surfers against Sewage (SAS) campaign for clean and safe recreational water, free from sewage effluents, toxic chemicals, nuclear waste and marine litter. The project aims to produce and distribute an educational film following a well-known professional surfer. more…..