Global Nature Fund was founded in 1998 through the capital investments of Prof. Dr. Gerhard Thielcke, Prof. Dr. Thomas Feske, Jörg Dürr-Pucher, Michael Bauer, Jürgen Resch and Karla Bauer.
Members of the Founders Committee are:
- Michael Bauer (Chairman of the Founders Committee)
- Jürgen Resch (Vice Chairman of the Founders Committee)
Michael Bauer was in charge of a computing agency. Jürgen Resch is director of the German Environmental Aid e.V. (Deutsche Umwelthilfe). Dr. Renate Gehring donated money to the foundation assets in 2000, she is a chemist and has passed on her voting right in the Founders Committee. The company group A. Ziemann GmbH is also a benefactor, but it has passed on its voting right in the Founders Commmittee. Having such a professionally qualified group of people in the founders committee is a great asset, as it means that expert knowledge from a variety of related backgrounds can influence the work of the Global Nature Fund.