The Wyss Foundation today announced a commitment of up to $65M to the South African-based conservation organization African Parks to support the protection and management of four existing parks in Rwanda and Malawi and to enable the non-profit organization to conserve up to five new protected areas yet to be identified in other countries.
Read MoreRecognizing the world-class cultural and natural resources of the newly established Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, a group of philanthropic foundations are committing $1.5 million to strengthen collaborative management of the area and ensure inclusion of local community voices.
Read MoreA conservation partnership, with the support of the Wyss Foundation, last week announced the permanent protection of 4,358 acres of pristine forested watershed land in the North Maine Woods.
Read MoreToday, Forbes Magazine released its annual list of and ranked Hansjörg Wyss at #9 for individuals who gave the most to charity in 2015. To compile its ranking, Forbes looked at the amount of charitable funds that make it to recipients through both individual’s foundations and personal giving.
Read MoreThe Wyss Foundation today joined a group of leading philanthropic organizations and donors in the creation of a new fund to help expand energy efficiency efforts in developing countries.
Read MoreOn the same day the National Park Service celebrated its 100th anniversary, The Trust for Public Land, with the support of philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss, donated 282 acres to the Saguaro National Park. The donation, which includes part of Rincon Creek, is located on the east side of the National Park and adds a critical water resource to the park area.
Read MoreAs part of its ongoing commitment to help restore the world’s oceans, the Wyss Foundation today announced that it is giving $8 million over the next five years to support science-based policies that ensure robust and resilient global marine ecosystems and to help rebuild fisheries in Mexico.
Read MoreThe Wilderness Land Trust and the Wyss Foundation today announced a major milestone in the effort to unlock public access to the 16,000 acre Sabinoso Wilderness in New Mexico, an area that is currently impossible for the public to access without trespassing on private property.
Read MoreScientific, academic, and philanthropic leaders gathered on Monday, December 7th at the University of Zurich for the official inauguration ceremony for the Wyss Zurich Translational Center, a new multi-disciplinary research and development institution development center of the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich).
Read MoreIn an article published this month in the Financial Times Magazine, contributing editor Jeremy Paxman explores Romania’s Carpathian mountains, a 900 mile-long mountain range that is considered to be the last great wilderness area in Europe.
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