{"id":45237,"date":"2026-01-21T10:10:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T10:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paneco.ch\/?p=45237"},"modified":"2026-02-25T09:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:40:21","slug":"to-protect-strengthen-and-experience-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paneco.ch\/en\/to-protect-strengthen-and-experience-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"To protect, strengthen and experience nature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/paneco.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Regina_jung.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45047\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Regina Frey&#8217;s commitment to orangutans and their habitat began in 1973 when she was a young biologist.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Thirty years ago, Regina Frey wanted to realize her commitment to nature conservation in Indonesia on a long-term basis and extend it to Switzerland. This is why she founded the PanEco Foundation. It is based in Berg am Irchel and she has presided over the foundation since 1996. The purpose at the time was to finance and support development projects in Indonesia, with a focus on orangutan and rainforest conservation and environmental education. PanEco&#8217;s goal was to work with the local population to protect, strengthen, and experience nature. Around fifteen years later, in 2011, the foundation opened the Thurauen Nature Center near Flaach as part of the cantonal renaturation project \u00abFlood Protection and Floodplain Landscape at the Thur Estuary.\u00bb <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PanEco continues to operate the Center today and fulfills a service mandate from the Canton of Zurich. That is why we are celebrating two anniversaries this year: the 30th anniversary of the PanEco Foundation and the 15th anniversary of the Thurauen Nature Center. The Center employs a team of rangers whose task is to ensure that humans and nature can coexist peacefully in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/paneco.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Naturzentrum-TdoT_BEARB.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45050\" style=\"width:800px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paneco.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Naturzentrum-TdoT_BEARB.jpg 800w, https:\/\/paneco.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Naturzentrum-TdoT_BEARB-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Thurauen Nature Center welcomed around 12,900 visitors last year. It has established itself as a popular place for environmental education and leisure activities in the wider region.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/paneco.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frank3-AdobeRGB-1189_BEARB.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paneco.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frank3-AdobeRGB-1189_BEARB.jpg 800w, https:\/\/paneco.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Frank3-AdobeRGB-1189_BEARB-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Nature Center&#8217;s ranger team was established in 2011 and is responsible for the protected area in the Thurauen. Since 2021, it has also been responsible for the Husemer lakes and it is currently involved in a pilot project for the Oerlingerried.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>PanEco has developed over the past thirty years, and it now runs the Thurauen Nature Center as well as the Berg am Irchel Bird of Prey Sanctuary. Together with local partner organizations, it supports various programs for the protection of orangutans and their habitats in Indonesia. We are successfully active in Switzerland and Indonesia in the rehabilitation and reintroduction of endangered wild animals, the conservation of natural habitats, and environmental education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/paneco.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Andi_bearb_neu.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paneco.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Andi_bearb_neu.jpg 800w, https:\/\/paneco.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Andi_bearb_neu-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Andi Lischke, program director at the bird of prey sanctuary, with a long-eared owl during its release. Over 6,000 birds of prey and owls have been admitted to and cared for at the bird of prey sanctuary since data collection began in 1977.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In this anniversary year, we would like to show our work to our friends, supporters, other interested parties, and the people of the Zurich Weinland region. That is why this anniversary year&#8217;s motto is \u201cto protect, strengthen and experience nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 2, 2026, marks 30 years since our foundation\u2019s president Regina Frey and a few like-minded friends founded PanEco and based it in Berg am Irchel. Regina Frey&#8217;s goal was to put her commitment to nature conservation in Indonesia and the Zurich Weinland on a solid footing. In this anniversary year, we are looking back\u2014and above all, we will look ahead. Come with us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[104],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-paneco-en-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paneco.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paneco.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paneco.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paneco.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paneco.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45237"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/paneco.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45239,"href":"https:\/\/paneco.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45237\/revisions\/45239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paneco.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paneco.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paneco.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}