Sir David Attenborough. © Polly Alderton / BBC

Our supporters

Fauna & Flora’s work to save nature is only possible thanks to the dedicated individuals who champion our cause around the world and contribute to our nature-saving projects.

We benefit from the expertise of leaders from a range of sectors, supporting us long term to make a real impact. Our patron, president, vice-president and wider network of nature’s champions all play their own unique role in helping us to grow and develop our conservation work. Ensuring we keep evolving and stay effective.

Sir David Attenborough OM FRS
Vice-president and Fauna & Flora member since 1959

Our Patron

HRH The Prince of Wales is the latest in a long line of royal patrons whose support Fauna & Flora has benefitted from. With an unrelenting passion for nature, Prince William is an outstanding advocate for conservation, and for the local communities that are at the heart of restoring and protecting nature worldwide.

Before Prince William, we were enormously fortunate to have Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as our royal patron, who supported us for almost seven decades.

The Prince of Wales. © Kensington Palace

HRH The Prince of Wales.

Our President

HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands has worked on sustainability and environmental issues for many years. She was elected as Fauna & Flora’s new president in October 2012, having served as a vice-president since 2006. She was previously a member of our council in 2003 and 2004.

She has also held a role as a senior adviser to WWF and is currently a special adviser to Rewilding Europe, a Dutch Foundation that aims to rewild one million hectares of land by 2020. She is also a Fellow at the European Climate Foundation.

HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands

Our Vice-president

Sir David Attenborough is a broadcaster and naturalist. His career as the face and voice of natural history programmes has spanned more than 70 years. He is best known for writing and presenting the nine Life series, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit. He is also a former senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s.

Sir David became a member of Fauna & Flora in 1959 and has been a vice-president since July 1979. In that time he has offered enormous support to the organisation and attended numerous events, including our centenary celebrations in 2003 and our 110th anniversary event in 2013 during which he was interviewed by Radio 4’s Libby Purves on the challenges of conservation for the future.

Sir David Attenborough

Nature Champions Network

Saving nature together isn’t just a strapline. In our eyes, all those associated with Fauna & Flora are nature’s champions. Our own dedicated staff around the world, our incredible partners and our many loyal supporters are part of a collective enterprise that is greater than the sum of its parts. We also benefit from the long-term support, expertise and wise counsel of sector leaders and other prominent figures, whose experience and influence help maximise Fauna & Flora’s reach and impact. This group is known collectively as our Nature Champions Network.

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