Natagora

About Natagora

Natagora is a major nature conservation association active in Wallonia and Brussels. It works across the territory with thousands of volunteers, a professional staff, local groups, and specialized working groups to protect biodiversity, restore natural habitats, and raise public awareness of nature.

The association positions itself as both a conservation actor and a civic voice for nature. Its mission combines protecting and restoring natural environments, studying and documenting wildlife, educating citizens, and advocating for biodiversity in public policy and in the wider transformation of society.

Core Values

• Biodiversity protection: Natagora’s work is centered on defending species, habitats, and landscapes that are under pressure, with a strong emphasis on practical conservation and restoration.
• Public engagement: The association seeks to reconnect people with nature through activities, education, accessible programming, and volunteer involvement.
• Scientific knowledge: Natagora values observation, monitoring, and field-based expertise as foundations for conservation action and informed advocacy.
• Ethical governance: The organization states that ethics and good governance guide its strategic decisions, positions, and day-to-day functioning, including its partnerships and fundraising.
• Accessibility and inclusion: Through initiatives such as Nature pour tous, Natagora works to make nature accessible to people with disabilities and to audiences less familiar with it.

Unique Aspects

• Large volunteer network: Natagora relies on thousands of volunteers organized in 25 regional groups and around a hundred commissions, working groups, and management bodies.
• BirdLife International partnership: Together with Natuurpunt, Natagora represents BirdLife International in Belgium, giving it a clear international conservation link.
• Broad reserve network: The association manages a network of protected areas totaling more than 6,200 hectares, giving it a substantial on-the-ground conservation footprint.
• Specialized conservation projects: Natagora is involved in multi-partner projects such as Wetlanders, LIFE ToadAlly, LIFE SafeLines4Birds, and LIFE ArdennEislek, which combine habitat restoration, species conservation, and cross-border cooperation.
• Accessibility initiative: Nature pour tous, launched in 2005, is a distinctive program focused on making nature accessible through adapted activities, tools, and expertise.
• Ethical corporate partnerships: Natagora accepts company partnerships under a strict ethical charter, using them to diversify funding while maintaining transparency and independence.