‘Water Woman’ wants to save the Nigerian killifish: ‘It’s now or never’
Olabisi Atofarati conducts scientific research into killifish and pufferfish in southern Nigeria. When she discovered that these freshwater fish were threatened with extinction, due to exploitation for the international ornamental fish trade, she…
Simple Solution To The Huge Problem: Story of The Uru Uru Lake Restoration
A lake in crisis, a community determined to act. Learn how Dayana Blanco (FFN Award winner 2026) and the Uru Uru Team are using an age-old plant to restore one of Bolivia’s most…
2027 Future For Nature Applications Are Now Open!
We are welcoming applications for the 2027 Future For Nature Awards
Immunised frogs against the Chytrid fungus and the efficiency of frog saunas
Can immunisation and “frog saunas” help frogs survive chytrid infections? New research by Anthony Waddle examines the potential of these approaches to support amphibian conservation.
Success for Lion Guardians in Kenya: the Lion Population is Growing
Community-led conservation in Kenya is working. Lion Guardians, now 20 years old, has helped increase lion numbers, showing how people and wildlife can thrive together.
Fast-Moving Conservation for Slow-Moving Sloths
Two two-toed sloth species have been added to CITES Appendix II, marking an important milestone for sloth conservation.
A Big First Step Towards Protecting a Small Giant Guitarfish
New research led by Divya Karnad provides the first baseline population estimate of the critically endangered widenose guitarfish along India’s coast. The study also identifies key nearshore habitats, including a potential nursery area,…
American Expert in Nature Conservation to be Guest of Honour 2019
Russell A. Mittermeier is a world-renowned primatologist, biodiversity expert and conservationist, with a career spanning more than four decades and research across over 30 countries. A former President of Conservation International, he has…
Future For Nature Awards 2026 Ceremony
Look back on the FFN Awards of 2026!
Future For Nature Awards 2026 Winners Announced
Meet Dayana Blanco , Marina Kameni, and Olabisi Atofarati ,the three winners of the 2026 Future For Nature Awards, and discover how their innovative conservation work is making a lasting impact.
Protecting the Andes: How Conservation Efforts Safeguard the Andean Bear and Its Ecosystem
José and his team carried out the first systematic study to understand how Andean bears choose their habitat, which will aid in safeguarding this habitat and protecting the species.
Future For Nature Awards 2026 Nominees Announced
Discover the inspiring conservationists shortlisted for the 2026 Future For Nature Awards and learn about their innovative work to protect biodiversity
A Different Kind of Anniversary: Documenting 100 Years of Roadkill
In the article Fernanda looks back to the first scientific report of roadkill in 1925.
Saving Bats in Wartime: The Impact of the FFN Award
Alona continues to save bats, even in the middle of a war.
Two bird species, two conservationists, one solution
Hana and Tomás work tirelessly to protect raptor species who play valuable parts in their ecosystems. Joining efforts they can learn from each other and build stronger conservation solutions.
A perfect storm: Desert expansion threatens one of the world’s biodiversity treasures
In a recent study, Emeritus Professor Norbert Jurgens, Pieter van Wyk (FFN Award Winner 2023) and colleagues painted a troubling picture of the ecological changes in southern Africa. In their study, a severe and potentially…
A Look Back at the 2025 Future For Nature Awards
On Friday, May 16th, we celebrated the 18th Future For Nature Awards event. This year promising conservationists Ruthmery Pillco from Peru, Kumar Paudel from Nepal, and Anthony Waddle from Australia were honoured. The spotlight was on them, and their stories…
Project Reconecta goes international through collaboration of FFN Award winners
Paved roads in Suriname take a very high toll in wildlife casualties. Fernanda has a wealth of expertise from her work in Brazil, and joins forces with Els in Suriname to tackle this…
A new milestone in the reintroduction of tortoises in Bangladesh
In December 2024, Caesar Rahman and his team reintroduced captive-bred Elongated and Asian Giant Tortoises into Bangladesh’s forests, a major milestone for the conservation of these threatened species.
Koalas, Community, Conservation; Engaging Australian Citizens for Protective Action
Amongst the traffic and the trees in the cities of south-east Queensland, you may encounter the marsupials that have been dotting the branches along the eastern coast of Australia for centuries. But as…
Future For Nature Awards 2025 Winners Announced
Meet Anthony Waddle, Kumar Paudel, and Ruthmery Pillco, the three winners of the 2025 Future For Nature Awards, and discover how their innovative conservation work is making a lasting impact.
Future For Nature Awards 2025 Ceremony
On Friday, May 16th, we celebrated the 18th Future For Nature Awards ceremony. This year promising conservationists Ruthmery Pillco from Peru, Kumar Paudel from Nepal, and Anthony Waddle from Australia were honoured. The spotlight was on them, and their stories…
Significant results in the fight against wildlife crime in Africa for Ofir and the EAGLE network
March 2024. In Côte d’Ivoire four traffickers were arrested with two elephant tusks weighing 42 kg. There were several indications that the tusks came from an adult elephant slaughtered in the Tai National…
Future For Nature Awards 2025 Nominees Announced
Discover the inspiring conservationists shortlisted for the 2025 Future For Nature Awards and learn about their innovative work to protect biodiversity.
Applications Are Now Open for the 2026 Future For Nature Awards!
The Future For Nature Foundation is on the lookout for the next three exceptional conservationists to receive the 2026 Future For Nature Award. We are seeking natural leaders between the ages of 18…
Future For Nature award-winners collaborate for impact: Saba Douglas-Hamilton interviews laureates
Saba Douglas-Hamilton, Chair of the Future For Nature (FFN) International Selection Committee, sat down for an insightful interview with two of our laureates, Samia Saif and Shahriar Caesar Rahman. The interview, now available on YouTube, delves into…
Future for Fishers: Uniting Marine Conservationists for a Sustainable Future in the Indian Ocean
Through FFN Family Funding, laureates Mohsen Rezaie-Atagholipour and Divya Karnad exchanged knowledge and experiences on sustainable fisheries during a visit to India. Their collaboration sparked new ideas for protecting marine biodiversity and engaging…
Future For Nature Awards 2024 Ceremony
On Friday, April 19th, we celebrated the amazing achievements and inspirational goals of the newest FFN Award winners. The 2024 FFN Awards Ceremony showcased young conservationists Callie Veelenturf, Hana Weaver, and Rinzin Lama, placing them in…
IUCN Red List classification for a unique high altitude wolf
Geraldine Werhahn’s research helped secure the first IUCN Red List assessment of the Himalayan wolf, highlighting its Vulnerable status and the urgent need for conservation.
Future For Nature Awards 2024 Winners Announced
Meet Callie Veelenturf, Rinzin Lama, and Hana Weaver, the three winners of the 2024 Future For Nature Awards, and discover how their innovative conservation work is making a lasting impact.
Keeping the whale population afloat: A global push for political action in Chile
With fewer than 50 mature southern right whales remaining in the Southeast Pacific, FFN winner Bárbara Galletti and more than 70 organisations called on the Chilean government to take urgent action against fishing,…
Future For Nature Awards 2024 Nominees Announced
Discover the inspiring conservationists shortlisted for the 2024 Future For Nature Awards and learn about their innovative work to protect biodiversity
Tackling wildlife crime in Bangladesh
Wildlife trafficking is a significant issue in Bangladesh, but it is often overlooked. Tiger killings by pirates and the use of wildlife products as bribes by human trafficking gangs are some of the…
A Future For Nature – The 2023 FFN Award Ceremony
On Friday April 21st in Arnhem, the Netherlands, we celebrated the amazing achievements and inspirational goals of the newest FFN Award winners. The 2023 FFN Award Event put young conservationists Tomás Rivas Fuenzalida,…
The power of local knowledge
In order to effectively protect species and their habitats, it is crucial to first understand what is going on. We need information on how populations are doing, what they need to survive and…
A look inside the sloth life
Recently, FFN volunteer Mira Meijer packed her bags and flew across the ocean to visit FFN winner 2022 Rebecca Cliffe and her Sloth Conservation Foundation (SloCo) in Costa Rica. Mira is a professional…
8 Oceans of the Persian Gulf
Armed only with writing materials, a camera, dissection kits, and some fish measuring boards, Mohsen Rezaie Atagholipour (FFN winner 2021) and his team of 7 researchers journeyed along the southern Iranian coast to…
Future For Nature Awards 2023 Winners Announced
Meet Tomás Rivas Fuenzalida, Alona Prylutska, and Pieter van Wyk ,the three winners of the 2025 Future For Nature Awards, and discover how their innovative conservation work is making a lasting impact.
Future For Nature Awards 2023 Ceremony
On Friday April 21st in Arnhem, the Netherlands, we celebrated the amazing achievements and inspirational goals of the newest FFN Award winners. The 2023 FFN Award Ceremony put young conservationists Tomás Rivas Fuenzalida,…
Twenty Years of Tenkile Conservation
Last month marked twenty years of Tenkile conservation for Jean Thomas, FFN Award winner 2010, and her husband. Throughout these two decades, Jean has helped protect endangered tree kangaroos, develop alternative livelihoods for…
Towards effective collaboration for conservation
As we all may have experienced, collaboration is not always as easy as we would like it to be. The same goes for collaboration in the field of nature conservation. Studies have shown…
Future For Nature Awards 2023 Nominees Announced
Discover the inspiring conservationists shortlisted for the 2023 Future For Nature Awards and learn about their innovative work to protect biodiversity.
Celebrating (with) sloths
With the world slowly returning back to ‘normal’, festivals are returning as well! Last month Rebecca Cliffe (winner 2022) and her team at the Sloth Conservation Foundation (SloCo) organised their second International Sloth Festival…
Bridging the canopy for Amazonian wildlife
Fernanda Abra (FFN Award winner 2019) has dedicated her life to reducing animal road kill in her home country Brazil. Over the years she has installed many wildlife tunnels underneath busy highways as…
The 2022 Future For Nature Awards Ceremony – 15th Anniversary Edition
Explore the highlights of the 15th anniversary Future For Nature Awards Ceremony, where Future For Nature Award winners from around the world came together to celebrate conservation.
Future For Nature Awards 2022 Winners Announced
Meet Tiasa Adhya, Gabriel Massocato, and Rebecca Cliffe, the three winners of the 2022 Future For Nature Awards, and discover how their innovative conservation work is making a lasting impact.
Future For Nature Awards 2022 Ceremony
On May 13th 2022, the annual Future For Nature Award Ceremony was held in Burgers’ Zoo in Arnhem, The Netherlands. Despite it being Friday the 13th, the day was anything but unlucky. For the…
Monitoring Persian Leopards Together
FFN Family Funding supports a joint conservation effort by Future For Nature Award winners Hana Raza and Mohammad Farhadinia to safeguard the Persian leopard.
15 Years of Future For Nature
Celebrating 15 years of the Future For Nature Foundation and its Awards, we look back on a journey of supporting exceptional young conservationists and look ahead to an even brighter future.
Future For Nature Awards 2022 Nominees Announced
Discover the inspiring conservationists shortlisted for the 2022 Future For Nature Awards and learn about their innovative work to protect biodiversity.
The Rediscovery of a Ray
Thought to be possibly extinct, the tentacled butterfly ray has been rediscovered in the Persian Gulf by Future For Nature Award winner Mohsen Rezaie-Atagholipour. Learn how this remarkable finding is shaping new efforts…
World Environment Day in Kurdistan
On World Environment Day, Future For Nature Award winner Hana Raza welcomed the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to Qara Dagh Nature Reserve, strengthening support for biodiversity conservation and…
The 2021 FFN Award Event: Apart, yet Together
Even though the world continues to face COVID-19, nature conservation is more important than ever. On Friday 21 May, this year’s three Future For Nature Award winners, Mónica Torres, Karolina Araya Sandoval and…
Future For Nature Awards 2021 Ceremony
Even though the world continues to face Covid-19, nature conservation is more important than ever. On Friday 21 May, this year’s three Future For Nature Award winners, Mónica Torres, Karolina Araya Sandoval and Mohsen Rezaie-Atagholipour were given the…
Future For Nature Awards 2021 Winners Announced
Meet Karolina Araya Sandoval, Mohsen Rezaie-Atagholipour, and Mónica Torres, the three winners of the 2021 Future For Nature Awards, and discover how their innovative conservation work is making a lasting impact.
Future For Nature Awards 2021 Nominees Announced
Discover the inspiring conservationists shortlisted for the 2021 Future For Nature Awards and learn about their innovative work to protect biodiversity.
Selecting the Next Generation of Nature Conservationists
How are the Future For Nature Award winners selected? Discover the rigorous selection process behind the Awards, from hundreds of applications to the final choice of three outstanding young conservation leaders.
The Virtually Amazing 2020 FFN Awards Ceremony
The 2020 Future For Nature Awards Ceremony brought together a global audience to celebrate winners Iroro Tanshi, Tjalle Boorsma, and MarÃa Fernanda Puerto-Carrillo. Discover how an inspiring virtual event united conservationists from around…
Future For Nature Awards 2020 Ceremony
On the 30th of October, the 2020 Future For Nature Award winners Iroro Tanshi, Tjalle Boorsma, and MarÃa Fernanda Puerto-Carrillo, got the chance to present their personal nature conservation story during the annual FFN Award Ceremony…
What are the FFN Awards Winners of 2020 Up To?
Discover how the 2020 Future For Nature Award winners MarÃa Fernanda Puerto-Carrillo, Iroro Tanshi, and Tjalle Boorsma continued their vital conservation work during the COVID-19 pandemic through personal updates from the field.
Animal Quiz!
Are you a real wildlife enthusiast? Do you know all about the rarest, uniquest and most mystical animals on our planet? Are the secrets of the animal kingdom common knowledge to you?Test your…
Future For Nature Awards 2020 Winners Announced
Meet MarÃa Fernanda Puerto-Carrillo, Iroro Tanshi, and Tjalle Boorsma, the three winners of the 2020 Future For Nature Awards, and discover how their innovative conservation work is making a lasting impact.
Charudutt Mishra Takes on a New Role in The Snow Leopard Trust
Dr. Charudutt Mishra, a 2008 Future for Nature Award winner, became Executive Director of the Snow Leopard Trust in 2019, bringing over 20 years of conservation experience across the Himalayas and Asia.
Future For Nature Looks Back on 2019!
Starting the 2020, by looking back on news from our FFN Family in 2019
Future For Nature Awards 2020 Nominees Announced
Discover the inspiring conservationists shortlisted for the 2020 Future For Nature Awards and learn about their innovative work to protect biodiversity.
Arresting wildlife traffickers: an update from the field
2011 FFN winner Ofir Drori and his organisation EAGLE have achieved some impressive results these past weeks.
Article: Protecting the Snow Leopards of Asia’s Mountains – Roundglass
“In the restricted field of vision of my binoculars, a rock on a small cliff ledge overlooking a deep gorge suddenly came alive. I couldn’t believe my eyes as the perfectly designed mountain…
They are Putting Nature First (and are Awarded for it)
Translation of the AD newspaper, original article written by Bob van Huët, published on the 3rd of May 2019 This afternoon they will be celebrated in Arnhem. Three talented nature conservationists will be…
A Future… For Nature!
A look back at the 2019 Future For Nature Awards ceremony.
Future For Nature Awards 2019 Ceremony
What a inspirational day it was. On may 3rd 2019, the annual Future For Nature Awards were given out at Royal Burgers’ Zoo in Arnhem. Our Guest of Honour Russell A. Mittermeier handed over the…
Relive the 2019 Future For Nature Awards Ceremony
We celebrated the remarkable winners Fernanda Abra (Brazil), Olivier Nsengimana (Rwanda) and Divya Karnad (India), whose powerful stories of dedication, courage and hope moved an audience of over 500 supporters.
Mohammad Dreams of Asian Conservation Biologists Teaming Up
Mohammad Farhadinia, 2009 winner, drawing on two decades of conservation work, he called for people and organisations across Asia to work together to protect mountain biodiversity while supporting the livelihoods that depend on…
Future Conservationists in Training!
Thai and his team, developed the Protect the Wildlife We Love initiative and a Recycling Festival, turning discarded bottles and cans into flower pots for the school. Through these activities, students actively…
Future For Nature Awards 2019 Winners Announced
Meet Fernanda Abra, Olivier Nsengimana, and Divya Karnad, the three winners of the 2019 Future For Nature Awards, and discover how their innovative conservation work is making a lasting impact.
Future For Nature Awards 2019 Nominees Announced
Discover the inspiring conservationists shortlisted for the ? Future For Nature Awards and learn about their innovative work to protect biodiversity.
Question: To What Extent did the Future For Nature Award Affect Their Careers?
Read Maggie Muurman’s answer to “To What Extent did the Future For Nature Award Affect Their Careers?”
22 Tapir Captures, 50 Camera’s, 460 Road Kills and 1 New Prestigious Award
Field update from Patricia Medici, highlighting successful tapir capture expeditions, an expanding camera-trap programme and new GPS tracking of tapirs in the Pantanal, Brazil.
Article: Patience Peace and Persian Leopards
Hana Raza, works to protect the Persian leopard in Iraq. Despite the region’s political turmoil and significant challenges, she continues to pursue her vision of creating a Peace Park in the mountains between…
Throwback Thursday – Guest of Honour Doutzen Kroes 2018
At the 2018 Future For Nature Awards, Guest of Honour Doutzen Kroes shared how her experiences with elephants inspired her to take action against poaching and the ivory trade.
Future For Nature Awards 2018 Ceremony
On Friday 20th of April 2018, was the annual Future For Nature Award Ceremony and what an incredible day it was indeed! Hearing the inspiring, pure and most touching stories of the FFN…
Future For Nature Awards 2017 Ceremony
A great show and event it was indeed… Future for Nature is looking back with tremendous joy on a very successful anniversary event, in the presence of most our previous award-winners from 2008-2016, three brand…
Future For Nature Awards 2016 Ceremony
A great show and ceremony it was indeed, the Future For Nature Awards ceremony 2016. The winners, Wietse van der Werf from the Netherlands, Matthew Shirley from the US and Thai Van Nguyen from Vietnam presented their work and…
Future For Nature Awards 2015 Ceremony
What amazing winners we had, again, for the Future For Nature Awards 2015 on the 27th of February: Manoj Gautam from Nepal, José F. González-Mayafrom Costa Rica, and Karen Allen from South Africa. They presented their work and inspired the…
Future For Nature Awards 2014 Ceremony
We are proud of the three winners of the Future For Nature Awards 2014: Bronwyn Maree from South-Africa, Caleb Ofori Boateng from Ghana and Leela Hazzah from Kenia. They presented their work on the 25th of April 2014 in Royal…
Future For Nature Awards 2013 Ceremony
Three talented young nature conservationists, Samia Saif (Bangladesh), Rudi H. Putra (Indonesia) and Lucy King (Kenya), received the Future For Nature Award 2013 in Burgers’ Zoo, the Netherlands, on Friday 22 February. They received the Award from our guest…
Future For Nature Awards 2012 Ceremony
The Future For Nature Award Ceremony 2012 took place on Thursday 22nd of March. This year about 500 enthusiastic visitors came to listen to the inspiring presentations.Saba Douglas-Hamilton and Mr Redmond O´Hanlon, our Guest…
Future For Nature Awards 2011 Ceremony
The Future For Nature Award Ceremony 2011 took place on Tuesday, 5th of April. About 400 people attended the Award Ceremony and listened to all the amazing stories, with Frans de Waal as the Guest of Honour…
