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
Departmental research Page The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) is the Federal Government’s scientific authority for national and international nature... more
Monitoring Page In order to effectively counteract the loss of biological diversity, meaningful data on the status of changes in biodiversity is required.... more
Germany Page Put together by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), this compilation on nature conservation law provides external links to... more
BfN Schriften 51 - Sustainable Forest Management in Germany: The Ecosystem Approach of the Biodiversity Convention reconsidered. Results of the R+D–Project 800 83 001 Publication BfN-Schriften • 2001 In past years, the recognition has increasingly prevailed that biological diversity in its different varieties can be successfully... more Skript51 (pdf, 712.83 KB)
BfN Schriften 298 - Applications and potentials of marker assisted selection (MAS) in plant breeding Publication BfN-Schriften • 2011 This report is based on a literature survey, completed with guided expert interviews. Based on the literature survey a questionnaire... more Skript298 (pdf, 863.42 KB)
BfN Schriften 312 - The climate relevance of ecosystems beyond forests and peatlands – A review of current knowledge and recommendations for action Publication BfN-Schriften • 2012 This report was prepared by UNEP-WCMC as a background document and basis for discussion for the workshop "The climate relevance of... more Skript312 (pdf, 663.6 KB)
Status Report on Floodplains 2021 – Floodplains in Germany Publication Leaflet • 2021 12 years after the first German status report on floodplains was published a second nationwide study was carried out revising the... more Order Status Report on Floodplains 2021 - Floodplains in Germany (pdf, 14.14 MB)
BfN Schriften 100 - Study on the Impacts of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on Protected Areas in chosen EUAcceding Countries: Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia Publication BfN-Schriften • 2004 The German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation has commissioned this study to IUCN as part of getting a better knowledge of the effects... more Skript100 (pdf, 2.72 MB)
BfN Schriften 411 - Development of National Indicators for Ecosystem Services Recommendations for Germany Publication BfN-Schriften • 2015 This paper is intended as a technical basis for further discussion on the implementation of Target 2, Action 5 at the national and European... more Skript411 (pdf, 3.42 MB)