Sander Wurfbain and Margriet van Mourik at De Houberg Estate. Sander Wurfbain is a passionate real estate entrepreneur and conservationist. He is the chairman of Gelders Particulier Grondbezit and vice president of de Federatie Particulier Grondbezit (FPG).He is now dedicated to the conservation and creation of De Houberg estate, a circular farm that respects and …
Viesturs Lārmanis and Inese Gmizo-Lārmane are the owners of the Nature farm BEKAS. Photo: K.KalnsViesturs Lārmanis and Inese Gmizo-Lārmane are the owners of the Nature farm BEKAS. The farm is located in the northern part of Latvia in Valka County in the Gauja river valley. The largest part of the farm’s territory lies within the …
Ando Eelmaa, the owner of Korjuse-Vanapere farm in his apple orchard. Photo credit: Julia-Maria Linna Ando Eelmaa, manages his family’s farm in Estonia for now 30 years and has a forestry education. He is the chairman of the board of the Estonian Private Forest Union and of The Nature Fund as well. The Nature Fund (TNF) is an initiative …
Jordi Pietx, Serra del Cadí, Pyrenees, 2021. ©Jordi Pietx Jordi Pietx is a biologist with an MSc in ecology and environmental sciences. He specialises in nature and landscape conservation and stewardship. He has also worked on environmental and participatory aspects of land planning, conservation, restoration and rural management. Inspired by his experience with land stewardship …
Oriol Baena Crespo, Land Stewardship Agreements technician at the Catalan Herpetological Society (SCH). Oriol studied environmental sciences in Barcelona and Ecology in the Netherlands. He considers himself a European citizen and a nature specialist. He always had a strong interest in topics like nature conservation, agriculture, access to land and rural structures. He has been …
Barbora Kukrechtová & Ondřej Pospíšil in an old orchard at the butterfly kingdom of Radiměř, Czech Republic. Photo credit: Johana DrlíkováBarbora Kukrechtová was a translator in Prague before falling in love with a nature conservationist and, coincidentally, a house lost in the middle of the Czech countryside. She met her partner, Ondřej Pospíšil, three years …
Armando Carvalho in his forest in Santa Comba Dão, in the Center region of Portugal. Photo credit: Armando Carvalho Armando Carvalho is based in Santa Comba Dão, in the Center region of Portugal, between Coimbra and Viseu. He is the owner of 11 hectares of land, spread over multiple small plots. In 1985, he inherited …
Our 2 ambassadors Bianca Stefancu and her husband Roberto Generali offer hospitality in this old farmhouse that they themselves restored. LIFE ENPLC visiting the Italian ambassadors Roberto and Bianca at Villa Naumanni. Photo credit: Andrea Benedetti Watch Roberto’s interview and learn more about their conservation project. https://youtu.be/y6VHTIqgjDo A farmhouse dedicated to Lesser Kestrel nests The …
Daniel Cismas: While on a quest to find purpose and identity for ourselves, we decided to become farmers and work the land. Since 2009, Daniel Cismas has been managing, together with his wife Tincuta, the Topa organic farm in The Saxon Villages Area of southern Transylvania. The land belongs to the Foundation for Cultures and …
Béla Jankovich de Jeszenice: Increasing awareness on nature and its diversity is the first step. Béla Jankovich de Jeszenice engages strongly on the intersections of agriculture, the environment and technical and social innovation. He leads the operations of his family’s estate ‘Jankovich Birtok’ in Hungary and is also the Chairman of Commonland’s Board, a charitable …