Measures

The BMBF funds transdisciplinary research on sustainable land management to improve livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa. Together, the measures derived from scientific findings will be implemented in an exemplary manner.

Almost all countries in the Middle East suffer from a rapidly increasing water shortage. They belong to the group of countries most severely affected by water stress worldwide. As a result, the Middle East will need substantial investments and ...

Germany and China are intensifying their cooperation in climate research. This includes research in the natural sciences, economics and social sciences as well as the study of the effects of and options for adapting to climate change and innovations for ...

Biodiversity loss is progressing at a dramatic rate due to human interference. This is jeopardizing the very basis of human well-being and economic activity. We therefore urgently need new protection strategies, land management methods and approaches ...

What will climate change look like in your region? Which adaptation measures are necessary and useful? The new funding measure RegIKlim aims to provide answers to these questions.

The research agenda "Sustainable Urban Mobility" of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) outlines how science and practice can shape the way to a humane and environmentally friendly mobility system. With the competition ...

The Automated Multisensor Stations for Monitoring of BioDiversity (AMMOD) project will enable large-scale automated counting and identification of animal and plant species. Modelled on the weather stations used to record meteorological data, this network ...

In the transport sector, drive concepts are moving from conventional internal combustion engines to zero-emissions electric drives. All modes of transport are affected, whether it be cars, buses, trucks, trains, ships, or airplanes, and whether it be ...

There are only two remaining northern white rhinos in the world, which puts this species on the brink of extinction. A team of researchers hopes to prevent the disappearance of the most rare large mammal on Earth. The pioneering BioRescue project applies ...

The collaborative research project “Diversity of Insects in Nature protected Areas (DINA)” examines the causes of insect decline in nature reserves. The project develops joint recommendations for decision making and viable measures for the better ...

Billions of people in regions of the Global South have no access to electricity. There is a lack of inexpensive storage facilities to bring electric power from the sun and from wind to households. In industrialized countries, decentralized storage ...

Most biological and social systems have complex dynamics, marked by interdependencies, feedback loops as well as delayed effects, which can lead to abrupt and possibly irreversible changes of a system (tipping point)linked to exponential losses of ...

Biological diversity is declining rapidly worldwide. This development is based on serious gaps in knowledge and measures that urgently need to be addressed. The BMBF is meeting this challenge with a long-term Research Initiative for the Conservation of ...