Dr Luc Hoffmann established MAVA in 1994 as an expression of his long personal commitment to conservation. Its creation anchored a lifetime’s work inside a legal structure, providing a base from which the next Hoffmann generation could continue in the founder’s footsteps. André Hoffmann, his son, became MAVA President in 2010, leading the small team of dedicated people who now make up our organisation.
Conservation is not the protection of nature against human development but the preservation of life-supporting systems and processes as a basis for lasting development.
Dr Luc Hoffmann established MAVA in 1994 as an expression of his long personal commitment to conservation. Its creation anchored a lifetime’s work inside a legal structure, providing a base from which the next Hoffmann generation could continue in the founder’s footsteps. André Hoffmann, his son, became MAVA President in 2010, leading the small team of dedicated people who now make up our organisation.