The Federal Environment Ministry and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London created a new financing framework to provide 20 million euros for emergency aid in Ukraine.
Halting species extinction and restoring ecosystems will only succeed if indigenous peoples and local communities are given a key role in conservation.
Federal Environment Ministry supports a project for nature-related risk management and disclosure practices in developing and emerging countries with 29 million euros.
With New Ecodesign requirements, manufacturers of certain product groups must now provide spare parts and repair information and ensure software updates.
The Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry for the Environment are increasing their contribution to the international Adaptation Fund by 30 million euro each.
The ENACT initiative will coordinate global efforts to address climate change, land and ecosystem degradation, and biodiversity loss through Nature-based Solutions (NbS).
The International Climate Initiative (IKI) is looking for ideas for ambitious and innovative projects around the world to combat climate change and preserve biodiversity in developing countries.
The German federal government has called for a precautionary pause in deep-sea mining. Until further notice, no applications for commercial deep-sea mineral extraction will be sponsored.
The COP27 ended in Sharm el-Sheikh. The federal government has called for more ambition in containing the climate crisis and for more solidarity with the countries most affected.