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BioFrankfurt

BioFrankfurt Das Netzwerk für Biodiversität e.V.

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Nature & Wildlife conservationEducationScience & ResearchCommunity developmentTax-deductible donations
Network or umbrellaFounded 2004Regional reach
Profile last updated: March 16, 2026

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.

Location

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Founded

2004

Organisation type

Network or umbrella

Legal form

e.V.

Legal name

BioFrankfurt Das Netzwerk für Biodiversität e.V.

Registration

VR 15368

VAT number

DE035005020

Focus areas

BiodiversitätNaturschutzUmweltbildungNetzwerkUrbane WildnisRhein-Main

Languages

DEEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Nature & Wildlife conservationEducationScience & ResearchCommunity development

Works for

CommunitiesStudentsChildrenYouth

How they work

Awareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

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

Education

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.

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsGrants

Ways to support

Donate

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

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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