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Collaboration
Burgers' Zoo collaborates with numerous organisations both
nationally and internationally.
These are not only organisations in the area of conservation in
general, but also of zoos in particular. In addition Burgers' Zoo
also takes part in organisations dealing with botanical gardens and
tourist recreation areas.
The Dutch Organisation of Zoos (NVD) is an organisation within
which the fifteen Dutch zoos collaborate in numerous areas: http://www.nvddierentuinen.nl/.
The common conservation fund of the NVD is called the NVD
Natuurbeschermingsfonds (NNBF) (NVD Nature Conservation
Fund): http://www.nvdnatuurbeschermingsfonds.nl/.
All members of the NVD are also automatically a member of the IUCN,
the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and of the
CBSG, the Captive Breeding Specialist Group, a group of people, who
determine how animals can best be protected from extinction. The
members of the NVD also closely collaborate with the World Wildlife
Fund: www.iucn.nl;
http://www.cbsg.org/, http://www.wwf.nl/.
EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquaria) is the European
organisation of zoos that, amongst others, coordinates the European
breeding programs: http://www.eaza.net/.
The World Association of Zoos and Aquaria (WAZA) is the worldwide
organisation of 300 leading zoos of all continents: http://www.waza.org/.
The European Union of Aquarium Curators (EUAC) is an organisation
of biologists and scientist from over 125 European aquariums: http://www.euac.org/.
The Stichting National Plantencollectie (SNP) (Foundation of
National Plant Collection) coordinates the plant collections in the
various Dutch botanical gardens and zoos. Burgers' Zoo has a famous
collection of mangrove plants, ficus plants and ginger-like plants.
http://www.nationale-plantencollectie.nl/
The Nederlandse Vereniging van Botanische Tuinen (NVBT) (Dutch
Organisation of Botanical Gardens) coordinates the exchange of
knowledge between botanical gardens: NVBT.
The International Tropical Conservation Foundation (ITCF) protects
areas of nature in Belize: http://www.shipstern.org/.
Annually the Stichting Future for Nature (Foundation Future For
Nature) awards funds to people for their outstanding efforts with
respect to international nature conservation projects: http://www.futurefornature.net/.
The Stichting Lucie Burgers (named after the daughter of the
founder of the zoo) finances scientific behavioural research in
animals at zoos and in the wild: Stichting Lucie Burgers.
The Club van Elf (Club of Eleven) is a collaboration of large
recreational companies in The Netherlands: http://www.clubvanelf.nl/.
The Federatie voor Internationale Natuurbescherming (FIN)
(Federation for International Nature Conservation) joins together
about a dozen nature conservation organisations and looks after
their interests with respect to acquiring funds, publicity and
expertise: www.nfin.nl.
Europarks is a collaboration of large recreational companies in
Europe: http://www.europarks.org/.
IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and
Attractions) is a worldwide collaboration of large recreational
companies: www.iapa.org.
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