From the migration of fruit bats in the African Rainforest and the trafficking and rehabilitation of pangolins in South Africa and Namibia to the cleaning of polluted rivers in Johannesburg and the protection of the last forest elephants and gorillas in the war torn Central African Republic, Henner Frankenfeld has documented nature and wildlife conservation, biodiversity and climate protection and green energy programs all over the African continent and beyond – from small, community based initiatives to large scale conservation projects that exceed national borders.
He hopes that his work will contribute to the preservation of our planet for future generations.
Bats get a bad rap as bloodsuckers and disease carriers. But they are actually invaluable to ecosystems. In Zambia, one group is trying to save a tiny forest that is home to 10 million of them.
A nonprofit is trying to rehabilitate rivers and their ecosystems after recent floods hit communities hard that live along the banks. With no proper drainage systems, waste was literally pushed onto their doorsteps.
Henner Frankenfeld and DW’s Cornelia Borrmann were awarded the intermedia-globe Silver at the 2022 WorldMediaFestivals | 23rd Television & Corporate Media Awards for their report on pangolin trafficking.
Pangolins, sought after for their meat and scales, are the world’s most trafficked mammals. Meet the organizations in Africa trying to safeguard these endangered scaly animals.
War has devastated the Central African wilderness. Rebel groups forage for food or sell ivory, gold and diamonds to buy weapons. Since the beginning of 2017, Luis Arranz has been working for WWF in Dzanga-Sangha Protected Areas.
Wild dogs are among the most endangered carnivores in Africa, with only several thousand left. The Savé Valley Conservancy in southeastern Zimbabwe is one of the last places they can roam freely.
Bats get a bad rap as bloodsuckers and disease carriers. But they are actually invaluable to ecosystems. In Zambia, one group is trying to save a tiny forest that is home to 10 million of them.
A nonprofit is trying to rehabilitate rivers and their ecosystems after recent floods hit communities hard that live along the banks. With no proper drainage systems, waste was literally pushed onto their doorsteps.
Henner Frankenfeld and DW’s Cornelia Borrmann were awarded the intermedia-globe Silver at the 2022 WorldMediaFestivals | 23rd Television & Corporate Media Awards for their report on pangolin trafficking.
Pangolins, sought after for their meat and scales, are the world’s most trafficked mammals. Meet the organizations in Africa trying to safeguard these endangered scaly animals.
War has devastated the Central African wilderness. Rebel groups forage for food or sell ivory, gold and diamonds to buy weapons. Since the beginning of 2017, Luis Arranz has been working for WWF in Dzanga-Sangha Protected Areas.
Wild dogs are among the most endangered carnivores in Africa, with only several thousand left. The Savé Valley Conservancy in southeastern Zimbabwe is one of the last places they can roam freely.
