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Lietuvos gamtos fondas

Vilnius, Lithuania

Nature & Wildlife conservationEnvironment & Climate
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Profile last updated: July 22, 2026

About

Lietuvos gamtos fondas is a non-governmental organisation based in Vilnius, Lithuania working on nature & wildlife conservation, environment & climate.

Lietuvos gamtos fondas (Lithuanian Fund for Nature) is a Lithuanian non-governmental nature conservation organisation. It works to protect giant and veteran trees and the species that depend on them, with a focus on the hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita) and old-growth oak forests such as the Kaunas Oak Forest and Dūkštos oak forest. Its activities include field surveys and habitat inventories, habitat management and restoration, monitoring with pheromone traps, public educational events and information boards, and publishing guidelines and manuals. It leads the EU LIFE OSMODERMA project together with partners, and its work is carried out in Lithuania, with cooperation across the Baltic region.

Location

Vilnius, Lithuania

Organisation type

NGO

Focus areas

nature conservationveteran treesgiant treeshermit beetlebiodiversityold-growth forestsLIFE project

Languages

LTEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Nature & Wildlife conservationEnvironment & Climate

How they work

Direct servicesResearchAwareness & education

Programmes

Ekologinio tinklo nuo brandžių medžių priklausomiems organizmams sukūrimas (LIFE OSMODERMA)

Nature & Wildlife conservation · Lithuania

EU LIFE-funded project creating an ecological network of veteran and giant trees to protect the hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita) and other species dependent on mature trees. It includes habitat management, giant tree inventories, pheromone trap monitoring, restoration of historical habitats, and public environmental education.

Countries of operation

Lithuania

Funding & support

Funded by

EU fundingGovernment funding

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Pro Natura, Daugavpils University, Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Kaunas City Municipality

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