On the same day the National Park Service celebrated its 100th anniversary, The Trust for Public Land, with the support of philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss, donated 282 acres to the Saguaro National Park. The donation, which includes part of Rincon Creek, is located on the east side of the National Park and adds a critical water resource to the park area.
Read MoreAs part of its ongoing commitment to help restore the world’s oceans, the Wyss Foundation today announced that it is giving $8 million over the next five years to support science-based policies that ensure robust and resilient global marine ecosystems and to help rebuild fisheries in Mexico.
Read MoreThe Wilderness Land Trust and the Wyss Foundation today announced a major milestone in the effort to unlock public access to the 16,000 acre Sabinoso Wilderness in New Mexico, an area that is currently impossible for the public to access without trespassing on private property.
Read MoreScientific, academic, and philanthropic leaders gathered on Monday, December 7th at the University of Zurich for the official inauguration ceremony for the Wyss Zurich Translational Center, a new multi-disciplinary research and development institution development center of the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich).
Read MoreIn an article published this month in the Financial Times Magazine, contributing editor Jeremy Paxman explores Romania’s Carpathian mountains, a 900 mile-long mountain range that is considered to be the last great wilderness area in Europe.
Read MoreThe Wyss Foundation is expanding its international conservation work through a multi-year, multi-million dollar commitment to helping protect the Amazon River basin and the Andes Mountains in Peru.
Read MoreThe Wyss Foundation today announced that it will provide the Boston-based healthcare organization Health Leads with a $2,000,000 grant over the next three years to help healthcare institutions improve care by meeting the basic needs of their most economically vulnerable patients.
Read MoreForbes Magazine this week announced that philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss is #8 on its list of individuals in the United States who gave the most to charity in 2014. The Forbes analysis, conducted in partnership with the Philanthropic Research Institute, found that the top 10 most generous philanthropists in the U.S. in 2014 gave a total of $7.1 billion to charitable causes.
Read MoreTogether with the Rockefeller Family Fund and the Scholars Strategy Network, the Wyss Foundation has partnered with an innovative collaboration of leading scholars and civic activists who are developing new strategies to strengthen female leadership and boost economic opportunities for women and their families.
Read MoreThe Nature Conservancy announced today that it has purchased 3,184 acres along the Hoh River near the Washington coast from the company Rayonier. The project, which will support public access and stewardship of the lands, was made possible with support from the Wyss Foundation, the Norcliffe Foundation, and other private donors and supporters.
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