Funding Measures

The new joint call of the European Biodiversity Partnership - Biodiversa+ supports research and innovation projects on transformative change for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.

In the basic materials industry, such as steel and iron production or the cement industry, high quantities of greenhouse gases are emitted as a result of the processes involved. Innovative technologies and processes should significantly reduce these ...

In order to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045, CO2 must be permanently removed from the atmosphere. The BMBF funding programme CDRterra is exploring political, ecological, technical and social issues relating to CDR methods on land.

Sustainability research needs well-qualified young scientists who are able to contribute to finding solutions to complex societal challenges such as protecting the climate and natural resources in conjunction with maintaining prosperity and social ...

How can we create good and healthy living conditions for all people when global climate change is challenging our economy and current way of life? How can digitalization contribute to a more sustainable future? The German Federal Ministry of Education ...

Germany and France are funding joint hydrogen projects. Both countries are preparing to establish a hydrogen economy. A joint call for reseach initiatives will finance innovative hydrogen solutions.

Compared to other regions of the world, the population of sub-Saharan Africa currently has by far the lowest level of access to safely managed water supplies. Innovative water technologies, adapted water infrastructure and forward-looking management ...

The European Partnership "Water Security for the Planet" (Water4All) is a joint initiative of 90 organizations from 33 countries and the European Commission. It is a transnational research and innovation program for the long-term and sustainable security ...

The Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Partnership is an intergovernmental research and innovation programme addressing key challenges of urban transitions. The public-private partnership is co-funded by over 65 national and regional funders, authorities ...

Human activities and climate change are pushing ecosystems to the limits of their stability - they are approaching a tipping point. "GlobalTip" examines social and ecological impact chains that drastically change people's living conditions.

An important prerequisite for the conservation of biodiversity is the precise monitoring of species populations. To this end, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research funds the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in biodiversity research as ...

Limiting global warming and reducing greenhouse gas emissions - these goals are focus of the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015. In order to monitor the sources and sinks of greenhouse gases, the BMBF is funding the development of an independent monitoring ...

Biodiversity provides ecosystem services that form the basis of human existence on Earth. These livelihoods include, among other things, the supply of clean drinking water, the securing of a healthy diet, but also the existence of intact natural areas.

The European Biodiversity Partnership Biodiversa+, co-funded by the European Commission, follows on from the previous ERA network BiodivERsA. With its expanded funding network and budget, Biodiversa+ promotes transnational research projects to build ...

Global emissions are to be reduced by half by 2030 in order to limit global warming to 1.5 °C. Germany aims to be climate-neutral by 2045. To achieve this, carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere is also necessary. The BMBF funding measures CDRterra ...