Wyss Foundation supports the University of Bern

The Wyss Foundation announced yesterday that it will begin a global conservation campaign. On a related note, they also announced that they will be working on a year-long pilot project in Kenya and Peru, together with the University of Bern. This should highlight possibilities of how sustainable development for people and the environment can be put into practice in the future. With two million Francs in funding, the University of Bern will carry out two regional practically-oriented research projects in Kenya and Peru. In both regions, researchers from the University of Bern will collaborate with representatives of local authorities and conservation organizations, local researchers and the local population. In the course of the project, innovative approaches for the land use and strategies for biodiversity conservation will be developed and later made available internationally. Recognition for using concrete measures .