Promotion of Environmental Protection by the German Federal Environmental Foundation

Companies, educational institutions, research institutions, universities, municipalities, public institutions, individuals, associations/unions

Projects for environmental protection

Subsidy for the promotion of innovative, model and solution-oriented projects in 12 fields of activity.

• Instruments and competences of sustainability assessment as well as strengthening of sustainability awareness and action
• Sustainable nutrition and sustainable handling of food
• Development, design and acceptance of environmentally friendly consumer goods
• Climate- and resource-friendly building
• Energy- and resource-efficient neighborhood development and renewal
• Renewable energy, energy savings and efficiency
• Resource efficiency through innovative production processes, materials and surface technologies
• Circulation management and efficient use of environmentally critical metals and mineral residues
• Reduction of emissions of reactive nitrogen compounds into the environmental compartments
• Integrated concepts and measures for the protection and management of groundwater and surface waters
• Nature conservation and sustainable use of nature in cultivated landscapes and protected areas
• Preservation and protection of nationally valuable cultural assets from harmful environmental influences