The overall purpose of the foundation is to create a framework for the development of natural areas, as far as possible on nature's own premises. The fund currently operates in Denmark.
The purpose of the fund is based on the following observations of the state of nature in Denmark:
1. There is a large shortage of land in Denmark, which is completely left to development on the grounds of nature.
2. The Danish nature management is too often a backdrop, where other considerations play a dominant role including agriculture, hunting, outdoor recreation and cultural-historical considerations. There is a need for areas, where nature plays the main role!
3. There is a need for experiments that break with decades of habitual thinking in Danish and international nature management.
The main principle of the nature management on the fund's properties is non-intervention. Biotic conditions should generally be left to self-regulating processes without human intervention. There are no defined endpoints for vegetation types or species on the fund's properties.
If the abiotic framework conditions are so heavily modified that the course of the natural processes is severely impaired, one-off or short-term manipulations may be necessary and acceptable. Heavy nutrient enrichment through agricultural utilization may require short-term effort aimed at extracting nutrients.
Access, dissemination, research and the recreational use of the Fund's premises are part of the Fund's purpose. Access and use must at all times be done on the grounds of nature, and must be adapted on an ongoing basis to the nature that may occur on the Fund's areas. The nature is regularly observed on the fund's properties.