[3] Prior to founding the New Nature Foundation together, Stern and Goldstone did primate behavior research in Africa starting in 2000.
[3][5][7] Stern and Goldstone's foundation has worked to plant trees, produce fuel using agriculture waste and build five community science centers around Kibale National Park.
[5] Harvard awarded Stern with the Sheldon Traveling Fellowship to partner with local primary schools to bring Ugandan students on field trips to the park.
[3] In that position, he serves as a member of the gibbons Species Survival Plan Management Board and leads the zoos international conservation efforts of the Rodrigues fruit bat.
[16] He has provided commentary on the zoo's animals to sources such as National Geographic, CBS This Morning and KYW News Radio.