"Supporting the Sciences of Light and Life Through the Arts For Animal Welfare and Wildlife Conservation."
The Zoological Lighting Institute
The Zoological Lighting Institute (ZLI) has been supporting the sciences of life and light through the arts for animal welfare and wildlife conservation since 2012. As an international nonprofit organization and leader within the field of Photo Sciences, our mission is to promote life-saving research and creative initiatives to foster innovation, dialogue, and collaboration worldwide.
Light is vital to animal (biological) welfare, and so wildlife conservation, and so human well-being. To be understood and assessed, light needs to be monitored in appropriate ways. Because all light conditions are crucial for life from darkest night to brightest day, new strategies are needed to overcome design strategies that developed without this understanding. Finally, to educate and engage audiences as to the relevance of light to the UN SDGs, quality media is necessary if appropriate animal welfare and wildlife conservatino strategies are to be pursues globally. ZLI sets itself to all four of these tasks, but we need your help.
Schedule a Webinar!
Contact ZLI at admin@zoolighting.org to schedule a webinar on light, animal welfare, and biodiversity loss mitigation!
Schedule a ZLI webinar series on the relationship between light and animal life, to advance each and every aspect of zoo missions! We will host custom sessions for your facility, tailored to your specific needs.
Exemplary zoos operate under organizational mission guidance that links animal welfare, wildlife conservation, responsible public entertainment, education and research support. Our three part webinar series coordinates a very specific topic, the relationships of light to animal life, to advance each and every aspect of zoo missions.
Dr. James Karl Fischer PhD RIBA, will provide a general overview of concepts, leading to the identification of practical action items falling under the specific U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), useful for outreach through demonstrable target based achievements important for fundraising.
Zoos, Architecture & Light
Coordinating Care, Conservation and Financial Productivity
Our Key Areas
We connect the dots between science, arts, and wildlife conservation
PHOTO SCIENCES RESEARCH
Data-driven science leads to better decisions, healthier animals and improved wildlife conservation.Data-driven science leads to better decisions, healthier animals and improved wildlife conservation. ZLI funds research, and seeks to establish light monitoring stations in aquariums, zoos, science museums and ‘in the field’ to revolutionize animal care and conservation.
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Our Sustainable Design Department fosters creative solutions to living with wildlife naturally. Spanning fashion, product, light and architectural design, the Sustainable Design Department seeks partnerships with the creative fields to protect the natural luminous environment, and to help people escape the anxieties that prevent it.
FILM & MEDIA
Our Documentaries, Features and PSA's create and connect engaged audiences around the themes of animals and light. Engagement fosters empathy for life, healtier living and community pride in the accomplishments this enables.
EDUCATION
Education empowers empathy for animals and wildlife. Education is the first defense against poverty, extinction and climate change. ZLI Education offers coursework at the K12, Adult and Professional levels, to change the world properly.
Our environment needs us, and we need you
We welcome you to become part of our global community of volunteers, partners, sponsors, and other supporters. Together, we can shape the future today!
Support the Cause
Our work would not be possible without the generous donations from people like you who share our vision of a more innovative and creative future.
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Join the Cause
Become part of our global community of like-minded individuals and organizations to help advance science for wildlife!
Sponsor Us
We are always looking for philanthropic corporations and other sponsors who want to help us expand our impact through mutually beneficial partnerships.
Partner with Us
We are always looking for like-minded partners who want to work together to double our impact.
Natural light is essential to all life
Let's light up the scientific path towards a brighter future!
