Founded in 1998, Global Nature Fund is a non-profit, private, independent international foundation for the protection of environment and nature, registered according to § 80 BGB by the Senate Administration for Justice, Berlin. In 1998 the Living Lakes network has been initiated by the foundation Global Nature Fund, a global network of environmental partnership organisations striving for the protection of lakes and wetlands worldwide. GNF’s work consists mainly of initiating and carrying out of nature/environment protection projects to preserve the animal world, the protection of migrating species, their habitat and their migratory routes; development of model projects for the promotion of sustainable economy; publications and organisation of events dealing with the protection of nature and environment; and promotion of international conventions on species protection.