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...
Training materials on ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ Page BfN’s International Academy for Nature Conservation and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) have released a set of... more
Advancing Guidance on Other Effective Area Based Conservation Measures Publication Discussion paper • 2016 Report of the second meeting of the IUCN-WCPA task force on Other Effective Areas Based Conservation Measures, 30 June – 4 July 2016 more Advancing Guidance on Other Effective Areas Based Conservation Measures (pdf, 701.74 KB)
BfN-Schriften 663 - Management measures for static net fisheries in the German Baltic Exclusive Economic Zone Publication BfN-Schriften • 2024 Static net fisheries can pose a threat to various protected species, particularly different marine mammal and seabird species, when the... more BfN-Schriften 663
BfN Schriften 485 - Vilm ABS Dialogue 2017 – Informing about Domestic Measures for Access to Genetic Resources Publication BfN-Schriften • 2018 The ABS Dialogue brought together around 40 participants from 19 countries in America, Australia, Asia and Europe. This report is based on... more Skript485 (pdf, 13.43 MB)
BfN Schriften 66 - Eastern European White Stork Populations: Migration Studies and Elaboration of Conservation Measures Publication BfN-Schriften • 2002 In 1990 we in Europe were able for the first time to employ a new, highly promising method:satellite t acking. It allowed us to investigate... more Skript66 (pdf, 2.79 MB)
BfN Schriften 524 - Vilm ABS Dialogue 2018 – Informing about Domestic Measures for Access to Genetic Resources: Final Report Publication BfN-Schriften • 2019 After entry into force of the Nagoya Protocol and the corresponding Regulation (EU) No. 511/2014, European users of genetic resources (GR)... more Skript524 (pdf, 4.71 MB)
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
The economy Page Economic aspects also play an important role in nature conservation. Work in nature conservation economics analyses the relationships... more
Measuring the quality and effectiveness of protected and conserved areas Publication Discussion paper • 2020 Workshop report of the expert meeting for the development of possible indicators and methods for reporting "Measuring the quality and... more Measuring the quality and effectiveness of protected and conserved areas (pdf, 635.38 KB)
Society Page Nature conservation is a social compact. Arguments in favour of and measures for use in nature conservation therefore rely on broad social... more