# KlimaWildnis

From German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUKN). Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, from the check on 2 November 2026: Open: apply by 31 December 2027. The funder gives the deadline as “31. Dezember 2027”.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Not found on the pages we read
- Who can apply: Government bodies and NGOs
- Where: Germany
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Protected areas and Natural regeneration
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/klimawildnis/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.z-u-g.org/klimawildnis/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: German federal funding (natural climate protection action programme, measure 4.1) for buying or securing smaller areas of at least 25 to 50 ha left to self-directed wilderness development, plus posts for wilderness ambassadors. Open to public bodies and non-profits.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**KlimaWildnis, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Stellen Sie bis zum 31. Dezember 2027 Ihren Antrag über das easy-Online Portal des Bundes.”

Source: https://www.z-u-g.org/klimawildnis/foerderrichtlinie-klimawildnis/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/klimawildnis/#access

**KlimaWildnis, amount:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/klimawildnis/#amount

**KlimaWildnis, where:** Germany

> “die Entwicklung und Sicherung von kleineren Flächen mit eigendynamischer Entwicklung in Deutschland”

Source: https://www.z-u-g.org/klimawildnis/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/klimawildnis/#geography

**KlimaWildnis, who can apply:** Government bodies and NGOs

> “Antragsberechtigt sind: Gebietskörperschaften und von diesen beauftragte Zweckverbände und Organisationen, weitere Körperschaften des öffentlichen Rechts sowie gemeinnützige Organisationen”

Source: https://www.z-u-g.org/klimawildnis/foerderrichtlinie-klimawildnis/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/klimawildnis/#applicant_types

**KlimaWildnis, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Förderaufruf bis: 31.12.2027”

Source: https://www.z-u-g.org/klimawildnis/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/klimawildnis/#window

**KlimaWildnis, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/klimawildnis/#co_finance_required

## The call

### KlimaWildnis call (applications until 31 Dec 2027)

Call page: https://www.z-u-g.org/klimawildnis/foerderrichtlinie-klimawildnis/

**KlimaWildnis, KlimaWildnis call (applications until 31 Dec 2027), status:** Open

> “Förderaufruf bis: 31.12.2027 Stellen Sie jetzt einen Antrag.”

Source: https://www.z-u-g.org/klimawildnis/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/klimawildnis/#call-call-to-2027-status

**KlimaWildnis, KlimaWildnis call (applications until 31 Dec 2027), deadline:** 31 December 2027 (the funder writes “31. Dezember 2027”)

> “Stellen Sie bis zum 31. Dezember 2027 Ihren Antrag über das easy-Online Portal des Bundes.”

Source: https://www.z-u-g.org/klimawildnis/foerderrichtlinie-klimawildnis/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/klimawildnis/#call-call-to-2027-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**KlimaWildnis, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/klimawildnis/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “KlimaWildnis”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/klimawildnis/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+KlimaWildnis&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fklimawildnis%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem
Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+KlimaWildnis&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fklimawildnis%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction