Federal Programme for Biological Diversity (Bundesprogramm Biologische Vielfalt)

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Enriched Federal (DE) · Found: 2026-03-10 12:35

Federal programme implementing the National Biodiversity Strategy. Funds projects for nature conservation including marine habitats. Rolling application deadline. Eligible: associations, NGOs, foundations, municipalities.

Source: https://www.bmuv.de/programm/bundesprogramm-biologische-vielfalt

Funding Details

Funder: Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz (BMUV/BMUKN)
Funding Goal: Protection, sustainable use and development of biological diversity in Germany, implementing the National Biodiversity Strategy (NBS). Projects must be of nationally representative significance across five thematic priority areas including habitat conservation, species protection, marine habitats, and public communication/awareness on biodiversity.
Funding Amount: Not specified per project; depends on available budget under programme
Deadline: Rolling basis (Rolling)
How to Apply: Managed by project coordinator DLR (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.) on behalf of BMUV and BfN. Applications submitted on a rolling basis.
Target Region: Germany
Contact: Via BMUV website or DLR project management; see https://www.bfn.de/verfahren-bpbv
Last Checked: 2026-04-20 13:40

Application Checklist

Eligibility

Eligible applicants: associations, membership organisations, and municipalities (not private individuals or companies)

Project Scope

Project must serve nationally representative significance for Germany's National Biodiversity Strategy (NBS)
Multi-stakeholder collaboration required (federal states, municipalities, NGOs, landowners)
Information and communication components must be integrated into the project

Required Documents

Submit application through DLR project coordinator (on behalf of BMUV and BfN)

Constraints

Projects focused on Germany only (not international)
Rolling application deadline — no fixed submission window

Summary

The Federal Programme for Biological Diversity (Bundesprogramm Biologische Vielfalt) is a German federal funding programme established in 2011 by the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUV/BMUKN) to implement the National Biodiversity Strategy (NBS). The programme funds outstanding concepts and innovative project ideas that serve the protection, sustainable use, and development of biological diversity throughout Germany. Projects are funded within five thematic priority areas of nationally representative significance: species protection, habitat conservation, sustainable land use, biodiversity communication and awareness, and other strategically important measures aligned with the NBS. Marine habitats are explicitly included within the scope of eligible nature conservation activities. A central requirement is multi-stakeholder collaboration, bringing together federal states, municipalities, nature conservation associations, and landowners or land users. Information, communication, and public awareness components are mandatory elements of all funded projects, aimed at building societal acceptance and understanding of biodiversity values. Eligible applicants include associations (Verbände), cooperatives and membership organisations (Vereinigungen), and municipalities (Kommunen). The programme is managed by a project coordinator at DLR (German Aerospace Center) on behalf of BMUV and the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN). Applications can be submitted on a rolling basis with no fixed annual deadline. The programme is Germany-focused. No specific per-project funding amounts are published; these are determined on a case-by-case basis. The programme does not fund commercial activities or pure research without a direct nature conservation implementation component.

Historical Context

Programme established in 2011 by the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUV) to implement the National Biodiversity Strategy. Administered jointly by BMUV and the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), with DLR as project coordinator.

Why it was added

Broad biodiversity programme that explicitly covers marine habitats. NGOs are eligible. Rolling deadline provides flexibility.

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