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Current events
Na Klima! Talk – Gespräch mit Expertin Rika Bohlmann
Bildungsarbeit zum Natürlichen Klimaschutz für die Altersgruppe 8-18 Jahre
Datum: 02. September 2025
Ort: Online
Film und Gespräch: Lacoma – der Kohle im Weg
Filmscreening-Reihe mit jeweils anschließenden Regisseurs- und Publikumsgespräch der Filmdoku „Lacoma – der Kohle im Weg“
Datum: 08. September 2025
Ort: Puschkino, Kardinal-Albrecht-Str.3, Halle (Saale)
Na Klima! Talk – Gespräch mit Expertin Lillit Glandorf
Bildungsarbeit zum Natürlichen Klimaschutz und ihre digitale Lernplattform “Klima Campus” ab 16 Jahre
Datum: 11. September 2025
Ort: Online
Future Lab: Wandel – aber wie? Reale Utopien jenseits bloßer Träumerei
Zweitägiger Workshop über reale Utopien, systemische Veränderungen und andere Formen des Wirtschaftens, Arbeitens, Zusammenlebens
Datum: 19.09 – 20.09.2025
Ort: Pödelwitz, Pödelwitz 3, 04539 Groitzsch
BODENplus – Vom Grund auf denken. Für gesunde Böden.
Auftaktveranstaltung der Initiative BODENplus.
Datum: 09. Oktober 2025
Ort: Haus der Demokratie und Menschenrechte
Na Klima! Talk – Gespräch mit den Expertinnen Dr. Josephine Walz (BfN) und Katharina Müller (NABU)
Über Natürlichen Klimaschutz im Wald und praktische Tiny Forest-Projekte
Datum: 13. Oktober 2025
Ort: Online
Na Klima! Talk – Gespräch mit den Expert*innen Katrin Hermann (Grün macht Schule) und Lennart Wenning (DUH)
Über praktischen Natürlichen Klimaschutz durch Schul- und Kitabegrünung sowie Tipps zur Umsetzung
Datum: 06. November 2025
Ort: Online
Kinderrechte und Umweltschutz umsetzen (Workshop 3)
Wir widmen uns der Frage, wie Kinderrechte und Umwelt- und Klimaschutz auf politischer und rechtlicher Ebene enger verzahnt und umgesetzt werden können. Der Fokus liegt dabei auf Handlungsmöglichkeiten für Vertreter*innen aus Behörden, Politik und öffentlichen Institutionen.
Datum: Anfang November 2025
Ort: Robert-Havemann-Saal, Berlin
Past events
FutureLab: Energie trifft Kreativität
Werde Teil unserer einzigartigen Ferienfreizeit am Wolziger See in Blossin!
Datum: 10. – 16. August 2025
Ort: Jugendbildungszentrum Blossin, Waldweg 10, 15754 Heidesee
BEWEG WAS Festival
Action und Austausch zu Zukunftsthemen im Cottbuser Strombad
Datum: 05. Juli 2025
Ort: Strombad, Stromstraße 14, 03046 Cottbus
Participation forum – Seventh association network on legal environmental issues
Participation forum for representatives of recognized environmental and nature conservation associations
Date: July 04, 2025
Location: Digital
Teaching children’s rights and environmental protection (Workshop 2)
How can we empower minors and education professionals in the face of climate change and environmental degradation in terms of children’s ecological rights?
Date: June 17, 2025
Venue: Robert-Havemann-Saal, Berlin
Na climate! Understanding and communicating natural climate protection
How can we communicate the importance of protecting our ecosystems in our educational work?
Date: June 15, 2025
Venue: Robert-Havemann-Saal, Berlin
“Workshop” to accelerate planning & work of the recognized associations
Workshop on the consequences of the legal changes to infrastructure planning since spring 2022 for practical work.
Date: June 04 & June 05, 2025
Location: Schloss Gollwitz meeting place in Brandenburg an der Havel
Linking children’s rights and environmental protection (Workshop 1)
Workshop for environmental and children’s rights experts and activists from civil society and academia.
Date: May 16, 2025
Venue: Robert-Havemann-Saal, Berlin
Your luxury our disadvantage? Do not run! Make environmental injustice visible in Halle!
Workshop as part of the Education Weeks against Racism.
Date: March 25, 2025
Venue: Blendwerk, Halle.
Future. Climate. Democracy – Series of events
Topic: Intergenerational justice through citizens’ councils
Do we need institutionalized citizens’ councils or a “rate for intergenerational justice”?
Date: February 25, 2025
Location: Alte Feuerwache, Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne / Online
Future. Climate. Democracy – Series of events
Topic: Climate protection in court
What can the law do for climate protection? The event deals with the opportunities and limits of climate lawsuits.
Date: January 28, 2025
Venue: W3_Werkstatt für internationale Kultur und Politik e.V., Nernstweg 32 – 34, 22765 Hamburg / Online
Financing of climate adaptation measures initiated by citizens and civil society
Exchange experiences in the webinar on sources of financing, processing, subsidies and crowdfunding.
Date: January 13, 2025
Location: Digital
Participation forum – Sixth association network on legal environmental issues
Participation forum for representatives of recognized environmental and nature conservation associations
Date: December 06, 2024
Location: Digital
Work, happiness & lifetime
Two-day Future Lab on the issue of time structures, justice and sustainability.
Date: November 30 + December 01, 2024
Location: Franzigmark 6, 09192 Halle Morl/Alaune
Future. Climate. Democracy – Series of events
Topic: Alliances for social justice
Do we first need social majorities or will acceptance come with the successful implementation of socially just climate policy measures?
Date: November 19, 2024
Location: SaltLabs, Leipziger Straße 70, 06108 Halle (Saale) / Online
Aarhus Digital: Public Participation Portals in Environmental Matters
In this international webinar, we will highlight key aspects to consider when implementing effective digital participation portals for environmental matters, with a special focus on EIA portals-digital platforms for environmental impact assessments.
Date: 13th of November 2024
Place: Online via Zoom
Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
26th symposium – Climate protection in schools 2024
Annual event for Berlin teachers, educators, school administrators, environmental educators and others on the topic of climate neutrality in schools and how this can be integrated into lessons and everyday school life.
Date: November 7, 2024
Location: OSZ Kraftfahrzeugtechnik, Gierkeplatz 1, 10585 Berlin
Future. Climate. Democracy – Series of events
Topic: Solidarity instead of populism
How can we raise awareness of climate racism and how can we create solidarity with people affected by climate racism? The focus is on findings and recommendations for action from the field.
Date: October 29, 2024
Venue: House of Nature, Lindenstraße 34, 14467 Potsdam /Online

Rough times: Our commitment to climate justice and environmental engagement in eastern Germany after the elections
In the online workshop, we invite young people from eastern Germany to discuss challenges and opportunities for action in environmental and climate engagement and for the future – after the state elections
Date: October 10, 2024
Time: 18:00 – 20:15
Location: online, link will follow after registration
At first hand Vol. 3 – In court: Do court decisions lead to more environmental and climate protection?
We talk to Dr. Roda Verheyen about the role of the judiciary in environmental and climate protection!
Date: October 07, 2024
Location: Digital
Chemical transformation: from dirty legacy to a clean future?
In the two-day Future Lab, we will visit the Leuna plants and critically discuss the role of the chemical (industry) for our lives and for a change in sustainability in the region.
Date: September 27 – 28, 2024
Location: Leuna/Braunsbedra
Future. Climate. Democracy – Series of events
Topic: Ways out of powerlessness
We discuss various ways and instruments that both strengthen democracy and promote climate protection.
Date: September 24, 2024
Location: Bibliothek am Wasserturm, Prenzlauer Allee 227-228, 10405 Berlin / Online
Unsealing in public spaces initiated by citizens and civil society – what is possible & how to tackle it?
Webinar on the implementation of nature-based solutions by citizens in their own neighborhoods.
Date: September 02, 2024
Place: Online
Urban nature on your own doorstep – promoting climate adaptation and biodiversity in your own neighborhood
Webinar on the implementation of nature-based solutions by citizens in their own neighborhoods.
Date: July 31, 2024
Place: Online
Participation forum – Fifth association network on legal environmental issues
Participation forum for representatives of recognized environmental and nature conservation associations
Date: June 07, 2024
Time: 10.00 – 14.00
Location: Digital

Jugendtalk im Revier – our answers in hot times
Workshop for people under 27 in Merseburg who want to change things.
Date: May 27, 2024, 3:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Offener Kanal Merseburg, Geusaer Straße 86b, 06217 Merseburg
Symposium on environmental class actions
Do environmental class actions lead to more environmental protection?
Symposium on the effectiveness of access to justice in environmental matters
Date: 16. – May 17, 2024
Location: Representation of the State of Saxony-Anhalt to the Federal Government, Luisenstraße 18, 10117 Berlin
Engagement forum Practical exchange on youth engagement and sustainability
We discuss the involvement of young people in clubs and associations
Date: April 12 – 13
Location: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Stresemannstr. 128-130, 10117 Berlin
Homemade climate adaptation – nature-based solutions for the neighborhood
What are nature-based solutions and what do they have to do with climate adaptation? We discuss the role of city dwellers, neighborhoods and public space in adapting to climate change.
Date: April 10, 2024
Place: Online
Final conference: Strengthening climate skills in vocational training
We discuss how political education for sustainable development can be organized in vocational training.
Date: March 05, 2024
Place: Online
Shaping digital participation with confidence
How can participation formats be transferred to the digital space? What needs to be considered when converting digital formats without losing quality?
Date: February 22, 2024
Place: Online
FUTURE LAB: ARBEIT, GLÜCK UND LEBENSZEIT
Wie will ich leben?
Wie will ich wirken?
Wie nutze ich meine Zeit?
Was heißt gute Arbeit für mich?
Was hat Zeit mit Gerechtigkeit und Nachhaltigkeit zu tun?
In diesem Future Lab gehen wir nach innen und außen auf die Suche danach, wofür wir brennen, wie wir aktiv werden können und wie wir unsere Zeit einsetzen wollen.
Datum: 02. – 03. Februar
Ort: BUND Gästehaus Halle-Saalekreis, Franzigmark 6, 09192 Halle/Alaune Halle
Participation forum – Fourth association network for legal environmental issues
Participation forum for representatives of recognized environmental and nature conservation associations
Date: December 08, 2023
Time: 10.00 – 15.00
Location: Digital

Workshop: Make city life yourself: Get involved, shape Halle!
This workshop is about how we can influence what happens in the city ourselves. To this end, we are looking at various ways in which we as the younger generation can make our voices heard. There will be guests on site who will report on their involvement in various areas – whether hands-on or in local politics.
Date: 28.11.23
Time: 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: Marktplatz 20, 06108 Halle (Saale) (formerly GALERIA)
25th symposium – Climate protection in schools 2023
Annual event for Berlin teachers, educators, school administrators, environmental educators and others on the topic of climate neutrality in schools and how this can be integrated into lessons and everyday school life.
Date: November 15, 2023
Time: 14:00 to 18:30
Location: OSZ Kraftfahrzeugtechnik, Gierkeplatz 1, 10585 Berlin

Future Lab: We are Water defending itself! Water justice and sealing
In this Future Lab, we are looking at the water struggles in the East German lignite mining regions and possible solutions to counter water scarcity and sealing.
Date: 03.11.2023 – 04.11.2023
Time: Friday: 3 p.m. – 9 p.m.; Saturday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Address: Die Ganze Bäckerei, Josephstr. 12, 04177 Leipzig
FaBiKli action day – networking and workshops on the harvesting of façade greening
Event for stakeholders on the topic of façade greening and biomass utilization with subsequent workshops and façade greening harvest festival together with pupils and teachers
Date: October 13, 2023
Location: Schiller-Gymnasium Berlin, Schillerstr. 125-127, 10625 Berlin
Don’t bypass people – tracing NDCs to (local) climate action
Based on ten studies conducted by local research teams in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Moldova and Kazakhstan, we are discussing major barriers for reaching the Paris Agreement and how to overcome them.
Date: October 25, 2023
Time: 3pm
Place: Online
Climate Competence Camp XI – Vision “Circular Society”
Free and certified training (SenBJF Berlin) for personnel developers & sustainability officers, trainers and teachers at Berlin vocational schools
Date: September 25 – September 27, 2023
Location: Environmental Education Center Berlin,
Kladower Damm 57, 14089 Berlin
Climate Competence Camp X – Supply chain, purchasing & reporting obligations
Free and certified training (SenBJF Berlin) for personnel developers & sustainability officers, trainers and teachers at Berlin vocational schools
Date: September 18 – 20, 2023
Location: Environmental Education Center Berlin,
Kladower Damm 57, 14089 Berlin
At first hand Vol. 2 – The new climate protection law: what is really needed!
We talk about the amendment to the Climate Protection Act with one of the main negotiators of the old law, Klaus Mindrup (SPD).
Date: September 11, 2023
Location: Digital
Workshop “What is the state of digital participation and EIA portals in EU Member States?”
Workshop with expert knowledge from Slovenia, Spain, Hungary, Estonia and Germany
Date: 5th of July 2023
Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm (CEST)
Execution: Online
Participation forum – Third association network on legal environmental issues
Participation forum for representatives of recognized environmental and nature conservation associations
Date: June 30, 2023
Time: 10:00 – 15:00
Implementation: Hybrid event – digital and on site
in the Robert-Havemann-Saal in the House of Democracy and Human Rights, Greifswalder Straße 4, 10405 Berlin
Climate Visions Day – Paths to climate-neutral schools in Berlin!
Event for interested schools, politicians and initiatives.
Date: June 09, 2023
Time: 15:00 – 17:30 (admission from 14:30)
Implementation: bUm – Space for solidarity and togetherness
Berliner Energietage – Secret energy data of public properties
UfU is represented at the Berlin Energy Days and is organizing an expert dialogue on the legal and practical hurdles to energy monitoring in public buildings.
Date: May 22, 2023
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Realization: Ludwig Erhard Haus, Fasanenstraße 85, 10623 Berlin-Charlottenburg
Environmental justice in the neighborhood – shaping the future in a networked and participatory way
Hybrid congress on environmental justice in Berlin for representatives from politics, administration, civil society, research and practice.
Date: May 03, 2023
Time: 09:00 – 17:00
Implementation: bUm + online
Dialog forum: RevierUPGRADE. We. Now. Sustainable.
Event for stakeholders in the Central German and Lusatian coalfields who are committed to social and ecological structural change processes and sustainable urban and regional development.
Date: March 24, 2023
Time: 10:00 – 16:00
Realization: Media Campus Villa Ida, Poetenweg 28, 04155 Leipzig
Forum Environmental Legal Protection 2023
Event for environmental associations, courts, authorities, lawyers, trade associations and project developers
Date: March 02, 2023
Time: 09:30 – 16:00
Implementation: Online



































