Board

As the Treasurer of Future for Nature, I am dedicated to supporting the financial sustainability of our organization. My background in financial management allows me to help ensure that our resources are used to further our conservation efforts. My passion for nature deepened through experiences on nature trails with the Foundation for Natural Leadership, highlighting the importance…

Trained as a freshwater biologist, I investigated the impacts of climate change on Afrotropical mountain lakes between 2000 and 2012. In 2012, I became Coordinator of the Belgian Biodiversity Platform, a national science–policy interface connecting researchers, policymakers and practitioners. For more than a decade, I have played central roles in several European and global biodiversity initiatives that provide science-based…

I am the founder and CEO of Yumeko, a social enterprise brand for sustainable, ethical, and organic products for the bedroom and bathroom in the Netherlands.  The products are made from organic and fair trade cotton. We create Fair Chains for all our products, which includes taking good care of nature and the earth; instead of exploiting it.  I truly believe that…

Willem Ferwarda has a background in conservation and restoration organisations. He is the founder of Commonland, working on large-scale landscape restoration. Willem is the secretary of the Future For Nature Foundation. 

Since 2004 my wife and I have been directors of Royal Burgers’ Zoo in Arnhem, the Netherlands. Burgers’ Zoo is a family business that has been around for over more than 110 years now. My great-grandfather Johan Burgers officially opened the zoo on 30 March 1913. As an organisation we aspire to put our passion,…

In my daily life I am the CEO and 4th generation of our family business Royal Van Wijhe Verf. We are the largest independent producer in The Netherlands and more than 100 years old. Our main business is developing, producing and selling decorative paints. In Holland we are known by the brand Wijzonol and our international brand is Ralston.  From when I was very…