Press release The Caucasus Nature Fund (CNF), a charitable foundation established under the German legislation in 2007 that has been assisting protected areas in Georgia since 2009, is…

By Tatjana Rosen, Conservation Adviser, CNF and IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group member   It has been a long absence. Last time a Persian leopard (Panthera pardus tulliana)…

Press release Tbilisi, November 5th, 2021 – The Caucasus Nature Fund (CNF) and the German government’s promotional bank Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) have signed today a EUR 40…

The Georgian Government and Caucasus Nature Fund (CNF) today announced that they had signed an agreement to support the creation of five new protected areas in Georgia.  The…

As we reported previously, Georgia has nominated the Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage list. On July 26th, the World Heritage Committee added…

Monday 3 May 2021, Tbilisi, Georgia. On the occasion of International Leopard Day today the Caucasus Nature Fund (CNF) has released its Annual Report 2020. It reflects that…

Press release (embargoed to Dec. 13th, 21:00 CET) Tbilisi, December 14th, 2020 - Tobias Muenchmeyer has started today as Executive Director of the Caucasus Nature Fund (CNF), taking…

Implemented by the Caucasus Nature Fund, the "Enhancing Financial Sustainability of the Protected Areas System in Georgia" project provides financial, operational and technical support to the Agency of…

In Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park’s Nedzvi Reserve, a hiking trail and camping infrastructure are currently being built and are expected to be completed in November. The work consists of…

By Joseph Alexander Smith   Javakheti National Park. Photo: National Geographics Georgia, Elizabeth Streeter It’s practically impossible to take a bad photo of Javakheti in summer. Much of…

The mountains, forests and lakes of Armenia are some of the last true wilderness locations  in Europe and need to be protected from illegal poaching and logging, and…

Georgia’s Agency of Protected Areas (APA) performs the critical function of managing its precious Protected Areas’ (PAs) system. From Prometheus Cave to Borjomi-Kharagauli, APA is responsible for maintaining…