Welcome to the English webpages of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN)
The German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschutz, BfN) is the central scientific authority of the German federal government for both national and international nature conservation.
This new high-profile training programme aims to catalyze personal capacity development through training on international best conservation practice and policy, management training and personal network development.
Additional information about the programme, the eligibility criteria and application process can be found here.
The 2-day conference, organized by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) in co-operation with the European Network of Heads of Nature Conservation Agencies (ENCA), has offered a platform to discuss recent research results in the field of climate change and biodiversity.
The protected areas network Natura 2000 is of enormous significance for the protection of biodiversity across Europe. This brochure will inform tourism, outdoor recreation and sport representatives about the Natura 2000 concept and at the same time explain the many common interests between use and conservation goals. A Guideline for the application of the habitats directive and the birds directive
The manual for arable organic farming in north-east Germany contains concrete recommendations for action for farmers, advisers and authorities based on the result and experience gained in the "Nature Conservation Farm Brodowin" testing and development projekt.
