# Wildnisfonds

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 2030. The funder gives the deadline as “31.12.2030”.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Not found on the pages we read
- Who can apply: 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/wildnisfonds/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.z-u-g.org/wildnisfonds/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: German federal fund that pays foundations and nature conservation organisations to buy land or use rights, or compensate owners for giving up use, so that large wilderness areas of forest, moor and floodplain can develop undisturbed.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

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

> “Stellen Sie jetzt Ihren Antrag über das easy-Online Portal des Bundes.”

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

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

**Wildnisfonds, where:** Germany

> “Der Wildnisfonds unterstützt dieses Ziel, indem er bundesweit die Sicherung von Wildnisflächen fördert.”

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

**Wildnisfonds, who can apply:** NGOs

> “Stiftungen und Naturschutzorganisationen können diese Flächen oder das Nutzungsrecht an diesen Flächen mit Mitteln des Wildnisfonds erwerben.”

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

**Wildnisfonds, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Eine Förderung ist noch bis zum 31.12.2030 möglich.”

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

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

## The call

### Wildnisfonds funding call (to 2030)

Call page: https://www.z-u-g.org/wildnisfonds/foerderaufruf/

**Wildnisfonds, Wildnisfonds funding call (to 2030), status:** Open

> “Stellen Sie jetzt Ihren Antrag über das easy-Online Portal des Bundes.”

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

**Wildnisfonds, Wildnisfonds funding call (to 2030), deadline:** 31 December 2030 (the funder writes “31.12.2030”)

> “Eine Förderung ist noch bis zum 31.12.2030 möglich.”

Source: https://www.z-u-g.org/wildnisfonds/foerderaufruf/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/wildnisfonds/#call-standing-call-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

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

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Wildnisfonds”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/wildnisfonds/. 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+Wildnisfonds&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fwildnisfonds%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+Wildnisfonds&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fwildnisfonds%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