The German federal donation environment (DBU) is a donation of the Federal Republic of Germany with seat in

The German federal donation environment was created by law of the federal daily from 18 July 1990 as donation of civil right. With the privatisation earnings of the salt lattices AG at a value of approximately 1.3 billion "€ as donation capital it belongs to the largest donations in Europe. The yields from the trust property stand for tasks of promotion to German federal donation environment promote innovative exemplary projects to environmental protection. In the 15 years of its existence it supported already more than 6,000 projects also over a billion "€ For promotion projects stand annually about 45 million "€ to environmental donation manages a Kuratorium with 14 members, that will appoint from the Federal Government. The Kuratorium orders a Secretary-General, who leads the office.

For the promotion of the environmental drawing of children by the DBU the Makottchen grass lion was developed. Among them among other things many child films developed.

Promotion guidelines

Example of the promotion activity of the German federal donation environment is after the new guidelines the lasting development. To this example committed themselves on the environment conference of the United Nations in Rio de Janeiro with the signing of the plan of action for 21. Century 179 states. It is a central request of the German federal donation environment to advance the development and use of new environmentalexculpatory technologies and products intensively in the sense of a taking precautions integrated environmental protection and to promote the environmental awareness of humans by measures of the environmental formation with the goal from changes of behavior to. According to the law for the establishment of the German federal donation environment the goals are to be achieved by the special consideration of small and middle enterprises. The promotion of environmental pioneers with innovative ideas is the center of attention. Thus is to be considered to the large responsibility, which the middle class for environmental protection carries. Group projects between small and middle enterprises and research establishments are expressly desired. Beyond that also projects can be supported by institutions, federations and groups of interests, which are in their function as multiplicators important mediators for the conversion of results from research and technology into the practice. Projects are promote able, clearly from the present conditions of the research and technology define themselves and an advancement represent (innovation) for a broad application are suitable and under free market conditions time near to convert leave themselves (a model character) as well as new, supplementing environmental discharge potentials open (environmental discharge). For the promotion decisions the degree of the environmental discharge is relevant. Therefore the German federal donation environment promotes additional measures for spreading spreading and bundling of project results promoted Vorhaben.Die promotion guidelines was divided into 9 promotion ranges in the sections environmental technology, environmental research and nature protection as well as environmental communication and cultural property protection. They are supplemented through temporally limited promotion emphasis. These promotion emphasis is separately published or written out. Current information about promotion emphasis and further activities can be called up also over Internet under the address.

Filing of an application

For filing of an application natural and legal entities of the private and public right are entitled according to the promotion guidelines. In individual cases the donation can promote projects to European neighbour regions, as far as a direct purchase exists to environmental problems of the Federal Republic of Germany. The grant receiver should have its business premises in the Federal Republic of Germany. The promotion takes place in principle in form of a tied subsidy. The applicant has to furnish a self-portion. The subsidy can be granted depending upon project and applicant in different height. The upper limit orients itself for enterprises and at the market active institutions at the regulations European Union aid right to the first estimate of the project should first knappe, expressive project sketch be submitted. The project sketch should contain in particular the following data:

- Information on the applicant

- The subject and the goals of the project

- Conditions of the knowledge and the technology

- Costs and financing of the project

- Self-portion

- Beginning and duration

- Continuation of the project

Related links

• www.dbu.de - German federal donation environment
• www.dbu.de - donation law (pdf file)

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