Funding Measures Archive - FONA

In the BMBF-funding priority entitled “Sustainable Forest Management“ as part of the BMBF Framework Programme “Research for Sustainability“, transdisciplinary research, innovative product and technology developments for sustainable forest management and for sustainable land management, for the improvement of the forestry-timber value added chain as well as for the provision of the future are supported. The measure shall enhance the national and international competitiveness of the forestry-timber sector and makes a contribution to the national sustainability strategy as well as to the Charter for Timber of the Federal Government. Research fields of the funding measure:

Forest today and in future: Scenarios and visions. Overall concepts, visions and trends in future forest and timber management? What decisions are required?
Sustainable management, use and development of forests and densely wooded landscapes: Improvement of people’s quality of life, provision of natural, social and economic resources and benefits of forests
Development of value creation potentials along the forestry-timber chain. How can regional, supra-regional and global forestry-timber value added chains be optimized and further developed in a profit-oriented, ecological and socially fair manner?

Within the period from 2004-2010, the BMBF supported 26 collaborative projects with a total funding volume of approx. 30 million euros. The internationalisation of the funding measure was achieved by the participation in three transnational call announcements of the ERA-Nets WoodWisdom-Net (2006, 2009, 2010) on the one hand, and by networking with the DAAD-Special Programme: Research and Study for Sustainability on the other hand, and by the connection with the Scientific-Technical Cooperation between the PR of China and Germany. The funding measure is concluded. Information on the funded projects and their results are available at the central Internet portal of the funding priority.

01.01.2004 – 11.11.2014 Land Management

Sustainable forest management and the efficient use of wood in forest-based value chains play a key role for a sustainable economy based on renewable resources.

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Anaerobic stabilization of sewage sludge (experimental facility of TU Darmstadt)

01.11.2002 – 31.12.2012 Water Management

Decentralized Water Supply and Disposal Systems

This research program was mainly designed to combine and to improve existing components (i.e. membrane technology). Apart from the reduction of the drinking water consumption key aspects are to decouple materials and water flows (i.e. separation toilets; ...

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Cleaning facility for contaminated ground water

01.04.2002 – 31.12.2008 Water Management

Retention and Degradation Processes to Reduce Contaminations (KORA)

Microbiological degradation is regarded as the key activity for the sustainability of natural contaminant reduction processes (Natural Attenuation) that should be increasingly utilized for (self-) cleaning of contaminated soils and groundwaters. The aim ...

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01.01.2002 – 01.12.2005 Society

Agrigultural and food research (2002 - 2007)

(only available in German) Die sozial-ökologische Agrar- und Ernährungsforschung bezieht sich auf die gesamte Akteurskette beginnend bei der landwirtschaftlichen Produktion über den Handel bis zum individuellen Konsum. Untersucht werden die ...

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01.01.2002 – 31.12.2009 Society

Nachhaltige Ver- und Entsorgung (2002 - 2009) Sozial-ökologische Forschung

(only available in German) Der Wasser- und Energiesektor wird dereguliert, liberalisiert, neu strukturiert und z.B. wegen hoher Preise gesellschaftlich kritisiert. Die sozial-ökologische Forschung analysiert, welche Handlungsmöglichkeiten Akteure der ...

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01.01.2002 – 31.12.2007 Society

Sustainable urban and regional development (2002 - 2007)

(only available in German) Stadt- und Regionalentwicklung hat sich mit den Ansprüchen individueller Lebensqualität, wirtschaftlicher Interessen und ökologischer Belange auseinander zu setzen. Der Frage, welche Entwicklungen sowohl sozial als auch ...

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01.04.2001 – 31.05.2012 Society

Projects Strengthening the Infrastructure of Social-Ecological Research

Independent research institutes which do not receive basic financing are funded project-specific to secure their inter- and transdisciplinary (methodological) knowledge. Infrastructure funding also supports the creation of international networks.

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01.10.2000 – 31.12.2010 Biodiversity

BIOLOG

Research for diversity

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01.09.2000 – 31.12.2009 Water Management

Recycling of Plant Fertilizer

Main objective of the funding activity is to develop, to test and to compare technologies of phophorus recovery and other fertilizer from waste ressources respectively from municipal wastewater, sludge and other suitable secondary raw materials.

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River in the tropical north of Brazil, aerial image

01.05.2000 – 01.12.2012 Water Management

GLOWA

One of the greatest challenges of our time is to secure an adequate amount of qualitatively good water for people around the world. Research on sustainable water-management can help to meet this challenge by e.g. providing and validating alternative ...

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01.03.2000 – 31.12.2012 Water Management

Use of Permeable Treatment Walls for Site Remediation (RUBIN)

Aim is to set up generally criteria regarding construction and operation of permeable reactive barriers. The main task comprises to investigate the potentials and limits of application as well as environmental sustainability and economic viability.

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MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability

BONUS

BONUS, the joint Baltic Sea research and development programme for years 2010-2017, was started by the BONUS member states together with the EU and officially launched in September 2010 by a co-decision of the European Parliament and the European Council ...

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Against the background of rapid economic development coupled with fast population growth and increasing urbanization, the People’s Republic of China struggles with the consequences of serious water pollution, which increasingly affects the security of its population´s water supply. This, as well as extreme events like droughts and floods, has led to many deaths and high financial losses, with the result that the topic of water in China is now at the center of social and political attention.
Having previously had to overcome similar challenges in terms of water pollution, Germany has become one of the market leaders in the field of water technology. By linking management and technology, Germany was able to overcome most pollution problems and is now considered a global leader in the field of water conservation and drinking water quality. Therefore Germany is an ideal partner to support China in addressing its challenges in the water sector.
The countries sealed their partnership during the first German-Chinese inter-governmental consultations in June 2011 in Berlin, where they signed the joint declaration on the German-Chinese Research and Innovation Programme Clean Water, operated by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) of the People’s Republic of China and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
The Programme comprises the topics of water supply, wastewater treatment, water resource protection and cleaner industrial production. An essential component of its implementation is provided through bilateral water research and innovation projects (see link box). To a great extent the focus also lies on the adaptation/modification of German technologies and concepts for sustainable water management to fit Chinese requirements. Additionally, cross-functional approaches will be implemented in education and advanced training.
The Programme is supported by a project office, which was established in 2012 at Tongji University in Shanghai. To further the Programme implementation, we have also established a “Clean Water Innovation Center” within the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech-Park in Shanghai which shall serve as a platform for companies and research institutions of both countries to enhance the Programme and accelerate the implementation of innovative solutions. The political framework for establishing this Innovation Center was set during the signing of a joint declaration by Minister WAN Gang (MoST) and Parliamentary State Secretary Thomas RACHEL (BMBF) on 28 March 2014 in Berlin. The Innovation Center opening ceremony was held on 30 April 2014, attended by Vice-Minister Dr. CAO Jianlin (MoST), State Secretary Dr. Georg SCHÜTTE (BMBF) and other senior figures from politics, science and industry in Germany and China.
Another Programme milestone was reached with the inauguration of the world’s first SEMIZENTRAL Water Supply and Treatment Center on 27 April 2014 in Qingdao. State Secretary Dr. Georg SCHÜTTE and Vice-Mayor WANG Jianxiang jointly formally opened the Center. The SEMIZENTRAL Water Supply- and Treatment Center is the outcome of approximately 10 years of joint R&D work on SEMIZENTRAL. The inauguration was incorporated in the wider International Horticulture Exposition 2014 in Qingdao, increasing its international visibility.

Water Management

German-Chinese «Research and Innovation Programme Clean Water»

The joint declaration on the bilateral programme “Clean Water”, which was signed on the occasion of the first German-Chinese inter-governmental consultations in June 2011 in Berlin, is being implemented and developed further.

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Climate

European Climate Change Adaptation Conference - ECCA

European Conference for the exchange between science and practice on climate change adaptation

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Ressourcenschonen europaweit: Das ERA-NET ERA-MIN

Resource efficiency

ERA-MIN 2

Humanity’s demand for raw materials is constantly growing. Therefore, research must be used to find innovative ways to provide raw materials efficiently and sustainably. The ERA-Net ERA-MIN 2is a joint initiative of 21 partners from 18 European and ...

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