BioFrankfurt
BioFrankfurt Das Netzwerk für Biodiversität e.V.
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
About
Founded in 2004, BioFrankfurt is a non-profit network based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany working on nature & wildlife conservation, education, science & research +1 more.
BioFrankfurt is a network association based in Frankfurt am Main that brings together research institutions, educational bodies and nature conservation organisations to promote biological diversity in the Rhine-Main region. Founded as a network in 2004 and formally established as a registered association in 2014, it currently includes 13 member institutions, with additional associated partners. Its main work covers public awareness, education for people of all ages, and joint projects, events and exhibitions. Its best-known activities include the annual Aktionswoche Biologische Vielfalt, the yearly Biozahl publication, the UrbanWild platform on urban wilderness, and the Ideenwettbewerb Biodiversität, which supports local biodiversity ideas. The network also coordinates cooperation between science, practice and public administration and pursues an international outlook while focusing on the Rhine-Main area. The association is recognised as charitable (gemeinnützig), and donations are tax-deductible.
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Aktionswoche Biologische Vielfalt
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Germany
Annual action week around 22 May with events, talks and guided tours on species diversity and habitats in Frankfurt and the Rhine-Main region.
UrbanWild
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Germany
Platform promoting urban wilderness and linking projects, sites and stakeholders for biodiversity in German cities.
Biozahl
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Germany
Yearly symbolic number highlighting a biodiversity topic to make the subject visible to the public.
Ideenwettbewerb Biodiversität
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Germany
Idea competition in Frankfurt inviting citizens, school classes and associations to submit projects that promote biodiversity, with prize money.
Frankfurt Spring School
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International training module under the BioFrankfurt umbrella teaching conservation project management in English to students.
Städte wagen Wildnis
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Germany
Joint project of Frankfurt, Hannover and Dessau-Roßlau releasing urban areas to natural development for five years, with BioFrankfurt handling overall communication.
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WWF Deutschland, Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund, Frankfurter Sparkasse, Stiftung Polytechnische Gesellschaft, KfW Bankengruppe, Fraport Umweltfonds, Stiftung Flughafen Frankfurt/Main, Mainova, Hertie-Stiftung, Bertha Heraeus und Kathinka Platzhoff-Stiftung, Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum, Zoo Frankfurt, Palmengarten Frankfurt, Opel-Zoo Kronberg, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
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