{"id":41580,"date":"2022-07-16T12:10:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T10:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/preservation-and-protection-of-nationally-valuable-cultural-assets-from-harmful-environmental-influences\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T16:29:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T15:29:36","slug":"environment-and-cultural-heritage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/en\/promotion\/project-funding\/funding-topics\/environment-and-cultural-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Environment and cultural heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"<header id='dbu_header_mb-block-03776182-5021-4c9a-9a4f-f194b7020264'><div class='dbu-header dbu-header_fixedheight  '><div class='swiper-wrapper'><div id='dbu_header_mb-block-03776182-5021-4c9a-9a4f-f194b7020264' class='dbu-header dbu-header_fixedheight  swiper-slide' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/30304_F0021458_vkopie-Ausdruck-A4_01-1-scaled-e1687504808896-1920x749.jpg)'><div class='dbu-button__icon-wrapper'><div class='dbu-button__icon-copyright'><div class='dbu-button__icon-copyright-icon'>&copy;<\/div><i class='fa-sharp fa-solid fa-circle-xmark dbu-button__icon-copyright-close'><\/i><div class='dbu-button__icon-copyright-text'>Stiftung Preu\u00dfische Schl\u00f6sser und G\u00e4rten Berlin-Brandenburg, Fotograf: Bach, Hans<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='dbu-header__content'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/header>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wordpress-dbu-dbu-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funding topic 10: Environment and cultural heritage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu-media-ft-10-broschuere-umwelt-und-kulturgueterschutz.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/TitelUmweltundKulturgueter.jpg\" alt=\"Cover image of the Environment and Cultural Assets brochure\" class=\"wp-image-41475\" style=\"width:390px;height:418px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/TitelUmweltundKulturgueter.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/TitelUmweltundKulturgueter-747x800.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/TitelUmweltundKulturgueter-374x400.jpg 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The brochure &#8220;Environment and Cultural Property Protection&#8221; presents the DBU&#8217;s funding theme with exemplary projects.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: Since 01.01.2024, the current funding theme 10 (Preserving and safeguarding nationally valuable cultural assets from harmful environmental influences) has continued the previous funding theme 12 of the same name.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anthropogenic influences on the environment damage not only nature, but also nationally valuable cultural assets. The extent and nature of their injury has changed in recent years. These include changes in anthropogenic emissions as well as the effects of climate change and the handling of chemicals formerly brought in for protection. In the sense of sustainable protection of cultural assets, new strategies, methods, processes or products must be developed, applied as models and communicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Model projects in the funding topic usually pursue an interdisciplinary approach, especially with the participation of medium-sized companies and application-oriented research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Development and model application of new methods, procedures and products for the protection of nationally valuable cultural assets from the consequences of anthropogenic immissions;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development of strategies and concepts for preventive conservation, protection and preservation as well as maintenance and care of nationally valuable cultural assets and historic cultural landscapes;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development and testing of procedures, methods and products for dealing with damaging old restorations;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Further qualification offers in the field of sustainable protection of cultural assets and historic cultural landscapes;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>innovative measures to resolve conflicts at the intersection of monument, nature, and cultural landscape protection, especially related to urban spaces and energy use demands;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Projects for the protection of cultural assets with a special focus on children and young people that focus on aspects of participation and volunteerism or corresponding innovative methods.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.dbu.de\/phpTemplates\/publikationen\/pdf\/140922023837fort.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environment and Cultural Property Protection<\/a> brochure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Project examples from the field of environment and cultural property protection:<\/p>\n\n\n<div id='dbu_tile_text_mb-block-29f495b4-02a2-4c20-b4d3-ffbca3143659' 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href='https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/projektbeispiele\/naturschutz-und-denkmalpflege-auf-dem-juedischen-friedhof-weissensee\/'><div class='dbu-tile__background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu_media-29773_Wildnis-400x265.jpg)'><\/div><div class='dbu-tile__content'><div class='dbu-tile__content-background' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/dbu_media-29773_Wildnis-400x265.jpg)'><div class='dbu-tile__content-container dbu-tile__content-container_single'><h4 class='dbu-tile__content-headline'>Nature conservation and monument preservation at the Jewish Cemetery Wei\u00dfensee: The Jewish Cemetery in Berlin-Wei\u00dfensee is an outstanding cultural monument as well as a habitat with high biological diversity.<\/h4><div class='dbu-tile__content-text'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interested?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/en\/promotion\/project-funding\/request-promotion\/\" target=\"_blank\">Apply for promotion!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">In addition to project funding, the DBU also awards <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/en\/promotion\/doctoral-scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\">doctoral scholarships<\/a> to promote young scientists and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/en\/promotion\/moe-fellowship\/\">fellowships for university graduates from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<div id='dbu_tile_person_mb-block-63c359b7-26c3-42a9-a484-7ff93eaa6f89' class='dbu-tile__container '><div id='723' class='dbu-tile dbu-tile__person'><div class='dbu-tile__content'><div class='dbu-tile__content-container' style='background-image: url(https:\/\/www.dbu.de\/app\/uploads\/Dr.-Cornelia-Soetbeer.jpg)'><div class='dbu-tile__background'>\n  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