About us
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The Fondation Hëllef fir d'Natur actively Fondation Hëllef fir d'Natur to nature conservation in Luxembourg.
Our history
1982
Fondation Hëllef fir d'Natur was founded in 1982. For more than 40 years, it has been firmly committed to nature conservation and the preservation of biodiversity in Luxembourg.
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Our primary aim is to halt the loss of biodiversity by restoring existing biotopes.
Our Properties
~1800 ha
nature reserves
844 ha
brushwood and forests
575 ha
of wetlands
271 ha
of meadows and pastures
102 ha
dry grasslands
66 ha
orchards and vineyards
84
priority reserves
Our objectives
Acquire land of high ecological value, inform and educate the public about protecting nature and biodiversity
Our supporters
Since 2008, the Foundation has benefited from the High Patronage of HRH the Grand Duke.
Our activities
The foundation has initiated, contributed to and participated in numerous large-scale projects and actions, such as: safeguarding the Oesling wetlands and valley bottoms, restoring the pearl mussel population, renaturating the Alzette at Schifflange, the action plan for high-stem orchards, nature protection at municipal level and many others.
Our Team
From left to right, front row: Christine SCHERENTZ, Nicolas HORMAIN, Nathalie GROTZ, Alessandro COLLARINI, Stefan FERNANDES, Mikka MOOTZ, Eric RATHLE, Clemens REUTER, Sven WAGNER, Sonja HEUMANN, Elena GRANDA-ALONSO, Alexander RAUW, Sébastien POUVREAU, Michel FRISCH, Laurent SADELER, Tanja EYBE, Julien BOSSELER (and Lumpi), Charel REITZ, Christian GREGOIRE, Kevin JANS, Yves KAIL.
From left to right in speech bubbles and on the wall: Melanie DEGRAND, Antje KALLENBACH, Stephan MÜLLENBORN-AMON, Georges MOES, Alexandra ARENDT, Claude SCHILTZ, Catherine MEYER, Frankie THIELEN, Eric KRAUS.
The Board of Directors
From left to right:
Jim Schmitz (Vice President), Claude Sauber, François Kremer, Patrick Losch (President), Marie-Anne Pissinger (Treasurer), Marco Heinen, Raymond Gloden, Karin Pütz, Gilles Weber, Jean-Marie Schmitz.
Not pictured: Claude Meisch (Vice President), Jean-Marie Ries, Robert Biwer.
