CITES Signed in 1973 and also known as the Washington Convention, the Convention on International Trade...
Natura 2000 To counter the ongoing decline of species in the wild and in natural habitats in the EU and to...
Federal Biological Diversity Programme Biodiversity loss has been progressing on a dramatic scale worldwide for many years. As species,...
International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm The International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm (INA) welcomes around 1,700...
Departmental research plan The research needs of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear...
Federal Biological Diversity Programme Biodiversity loss has been progressing on a dramatic scale worldwide for many years. As species,...
Germany’s Blue Belt Programme Germany’s waterways are to be restored to near-natural status. That is the aim of the Federal...
International Put together by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), this compilation on nature...
CITES Signed in 1973 and also known as the Washington Convention, the Convention on International Trade...
Natura 2000 To counter the ongoing decline of species in the wild and in natural habitats in the EU and to...
Our tasks Our responsibilities are laid down in the Act Establishing a Federal Agency for Nature Conservation...
International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm The International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm (INA) welcomes around 1,700...
Maps and data Page For the conservation of nature with its flora, fauna and habitats, a well-founded basis of data is essential. Current data shows the status... more
Library Page Founded in 1906, the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) library is the biggest and oldest nature conservation library in Germany.... more
Europe Page Put together by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), this compilation on nature conservation law provides external links to... more
BfN Schriften 333 - Wilderness Seminar / Wildnisseminar 2012 Documentary / Tagungsband Publication BfN-Schriften • 2013 As a cooperation between the Foundation for Natural Landscapes in Brandenburg and The WILD Foundation, this wilderness seminar also served... more Skript333 (pdf, 9.68 MB)
BfN Schriften 271b - Protected Area Management Effectiveness Assessments in Europe. Supplementary Report Publication BfN-Schriften • 2010 This document is a supplement to the final report of the European study and summarizes 32 of 40 methodologies found in Europe for... more Skript271b (pdf, 1.7 MB)
BfN Schriften 317 - Feasibility Study for a Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia Publication BfN-Schriften • 2012 This document focuses on the feasibility of the Lake Tana Region to become a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. This feasibility study is the... more Skript317 (pdf, 5.8 MB)
Celebrating Nature – Nature conservation and religious festivals 2021 Publication Leaflet • 2021 The conservation of nature is a firmly established theme in most religions: it is the subject of stories in their holy books and of... more Broschüre Celebrating Nature – Nature conservation and religious festivals 2021 (pdf, 9.17 MB)
BfN Schriften 79 - Deep Sea Genetic Resources in the Context of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Publication BfN-Schriften • 2003 It is only in the last few decades that the importance of the enormous area of open ocean beyond the 200 mile limit has been recognised,... more Skript79 (pdf, 949.45 KB)
Peatland Strategies in Europe Publication Policy Briefs • 2020 Peatlands are wide spread across Europe with a concentration in Northern, Central, and Eastern Europe (Ireland, United Kingdom, the... more Policy Brief: Peatland Strategies in Europe (pdf, 1019.89 KB)
Health Page Although not all trends make sense or benefit people, this is one that does: Staying healthy or improving health with the help of nature is... more