The Species Conservation Foundation consists of the Board of Directors, the Advisory Board and the office in Berlin.
All committee members works on a voluntary basis. The foundation's statutes ( in German only) cover all essential legal issues.
The Executive Board is the legal representative of the foundation and guarantor for the appropriate use of the financial ressources.
Frank Petzold
Jürgen Wolters
*1951 – †2021
Executive Director
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Regenwald und
Artenschutz e.V. (ARA)
The Advisory Council takes decisions on the allocation of funds and supervises the projects.
Simon Bruslund
Zoo Rostock, Bird Curator
Vogelpark Marlow, Curator
Dr. Jens-Ove Heckel
Zoological Society for the Conservation of Species and Populations (ZGAP), Chair
Sandra Honigs
Aquazoo Düsseldorf, Deputy Director
Heiner Klös
Zoological Garden Berlin, Curator
Mag. Regina Kramer
Tiergarten Schönbrunn, Curator
Roland Melisch
TRAFFIC International, Frankfurt am Main
Henry M. Mix
Naturschutz International e.V., Berlin
Roland Wirth
Zoological Society for the Conservation of Species and Populations (ZGAP), Advisory Board
Dr. Klaus Wünnemann
Tiergarten Heidelberg, Director
Prof. Dr. Thomas Ziegler
Curator Aquarium / Terrarium / Insectarium, Zoological Garden Cologne and Coordinator of the Zoo’s biodiversity and nature conservation projects in Vietnam and Laos
Thomas Tennhardt
Director of International Department and Executive Management Board Member, NABU
Dr. Tobias Kohl
Executive Director