News & Events
In early 2021, Fondation Segré partnered with the Future For Nature Foundation to contribute to the support for young, talented and ambitious conservationists committed to protecting species of wild animals and plants across the globe. Fondation Segré and the Future…
The Monk Seal Alliance releases first two calls for collaborative projects Despite encouraging signs of recovery in recent years, the Mediterranean Monk Seal remains one of the most endangered marine mammals in the world. Five foundations are joining forces through…
Rangers play a key role for our planet’s critical conservation battle. Patrolling is one of the most crucial part of a ranger’s job to combat wildlife crimes and illegal activities. Fondation Segré values their devotion to preserve endangered wildlife and…
Fondation Segré is proud to join other donors to support the Endangered Landscapes Programme (ELP) which is managed by the Cambridge Conservation Initiative. The programme provides large grants for the restoration of biodiversity and natural ecological processes in degraded landscapes in…
It is 2019 and we are welcoming the beginning of a new year with a newly-launched project. Fondation Segré and National Geographic Society are excited to have joined together to support the recovery species program. We really look forward to…
After a very fruitful collaboration over the past two years, Fondation Segré and African Parks have decided to further officialise their partnership by signing an MoU in April 2018. The MoU defines the conditions of our commitment for the coming…
This year started off on the most positive note thanks to the news shared by our partner Frankfurt Zoological Society: the Peruvian government officially declared the Yaguas basin as a National Park. This represent a crucial milestone for the protection…
For the first time in more than a century kulan – or Asiatic wild ass – are now roaming the central steppes of Kazakhstan. On 24th October 2017, a first group of nine animals was released into an acclimatisation enclosure on…
Following Fondation Segré’s recent involvement in ZSL’s EDGE of Existence Programme, the first five Segré EDGE Fellows have just started their Fellowship. The first cohort is represented by five conservation leaders working on Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) species…
In October 2015, Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) and Fondation Segré (FS) signed a memorandum of understanding to guide their collaboration on a new joint conservation program to be called Whitley Segré Conservation Fund (WSCF). In the course of 2016,…
In 2016, Fondation Segré and African Parks have established a close collaboration to protect and restore key habitats in Africa. African Parks was founded in 2000 in response to the dramatic decline of protected areas due to poor management and lack…
Friday, 1st July 2016 The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and Fondation Segré signed a new partnership agreement with the aim of developing new conservation activities together. This agreement commits as a first step both Foundations to focus their collaborative…
The Board meeting of Fondation Segré took place on the 31st May in London, and that very same day the Foundation celebrated its 20th Anniversary. In the afternoon, the Foundation gathered approximately sixty guests representing the elite of conservation from several countries…
This week the Bioparco of Rome inaugurated the new Sumatran tiger exhibit in presence of the Foundation’s CEO, Prof. Luigi Boitani. After nearly six months of work, the area dedicated to this Critically Endangered subspecies doubled its previous size and…
In January 2014 Fauna & Flora International (FFI) appointed Dr Claudio Segré Vice President of FFI in recognition of the Foundation’s important support and deep friendship with the organisation.
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognised the Foundation’s continuing support, inviting Dr Claudio Segré to join IUCN’s circle of “Patrons of Nature” in December 2013.
For 110 years Fauna and Flora International (FFI) has dedicated itself to the conservation of the world’s threatened species. This was cause for celebration in October 2013 when FFI, together with Sir David Attenborough, hosted a gala dinner at the…
In 2013 the Jerusalem Zoo celebrated its 20th anniversary which concurred with the inauguration of its new “Living with the Wolves” exhibit. The development of this new enclosure was made possible by the financial support of Fondation Segré. On the…
On 20th March 2013, IUCN and Fondation Segré had the pleasure of hosting a dinner-conference in the honour of one of Australia’s most well-known conservationists, writers and climatologists: Professor Tim Flannery. Held in the beautiful “Société de Lecture” in the…
While attending the Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Medal Award Ceremony, a WWF International event held at Buckingham Palace on 22nd October 2012, Dr Claudio Segré, Chairman of the Foundation, had the great honour of meeting His Royal Highness the Duke…
Poaching and illegal trade of animals have reached unprecedented and worrying proportions worldwide. This emergency is being tackled by several institutions and international conventions. WWF, already a leader in this field, has established a Global Action Plan with adequate resources…
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) granted an important distinction to Fondation Segré in February 2012. Dr Claudio Segré was appointed an Honorary Conservation Fellow of ZSL in recognition of his contribution.