- Sector
- Public
- Level of governance
- National
- Country
- Germany
- Lighthouse
- Baltic and North Sea basin
- Funding mechanisms
- GrantsLoans
- Managing institutions
- Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
- Mission Objectives
- 1. Ecosystems and Biodiversity2. Pollution prevention and elimination
- Mission Topics
- Relevant to Blue Parks Community
Description of the funding initiative
The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN)) is a German federal authority carrying out technical, scientific and administrative tasks in nature conservation and landscape management. They implement nature conservation law, provide technical and scientific advice for policy, and promote and supervise nature conservation and research projects.
Via funding provided by the Federal Ministry of the Environment, the BfN supports nature conservation and landscape management projects carried out by initiatives, associations, scientific institutions and other actors. These programmes are:
- Nature Climate Protection Action Programme – to improve the general condition of ecosystems and strengthen their resilience and performance against climate resilience.
- National Species Conservation Programme – to protect species and their habitats and improve their conservation status.
- Federal Biodiversity Programme – to protect and preserve biodiversity in Germany.
- “Blue Belt Germany” Federal Programme – to make Germany’s waterways more natural.
- Testing and development projects – to realise promising nature conservation ideas and implement important research results in nature conservation.
- Large-scale Nature Conservation projects – to support projects in areas that are exceptionally valuable nationally and internationally in nature conservation terms.
- Association and organisations support – to support for environmental and nature conservation associations via financial donations.
Overview of eligibility requirements for applicants
Eligibility requirements are dependent on the Programme, and some programmes target specific actors.
Consult the following pages for the different Programmes for information about eligible applicants, financing rules, and proposal/funding application procedures:
- Nature Climate Protection Action Programme
- National Species Conservation Programme
- Federal Biodiversity Programme
- “Blue Belt Germany” Federal Programme
- Large-scale Nature Conservation projects
- Testing and development projects
- Association and organisations support
Rules on co-financing
Please consult individual Programmes for details.
Procedures to submit proposal
Please consult individual Programmes for details.
Relevant websites
Examples of projects : https://www.bfn.de/projektsteckbriefe
Contact points
https://www.bfn.de/kontaktformular
Funding coordination department: foerderung@bfn.de
Biological Diversity Programme office: programmbuero-bpbv@dlr.de
“Blue Belt Germany” Programme: foerderprogramm-auen-bbd@bfn.de
