The Foundation has adopted an eco-regional approach to conservation with the aim of preserving the representative species and ecosystems which typify each area, including migratory species. In this spirit, the Foundation supports action in the following three eco-regions :

The Mediterranean Basin
Switzerland and the Alpine Arc
The West African coastal zone

The Foundation may also give support to projects conducted outside these three priority eco-regions if the political or socioeconomic situation provides a unique opportunity to better protect nature.

It may also take action in areas where human activity threatens to destroy the natural ecosystem, causing significant loss of biodiversity.