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...
BfN Schriften 183 - Implementing the Ecosystem Approach for Freshwater Ecosystems – A case study on the Water Framework Directive of the European Union Publication BfN-Schriften • 2006 The general objective of this report is to analyse the consideration of the Ecosystem Approach in the Water Framework Directive with an... more Skript183 (pdf, 1.12 MB)
BfN Schriften 226 - European Exchange of Experience on the Assessment of Plans and Projects Significantly Affecting Natura 2000 Sites According to Article 6 (3) and (4) of the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) Publication BfN-Schriften • 2007 The conference aimed at continuing the European exchange of experience on the assessment of plans and projects significantly affecting... more Skript226 (pdf, 1.35 MB)
Europe Page Put together by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), this compilation on nature conservation law provides external links to... more
Natura 2000 Page To counter the ongoing decline of species in the wild and in natural habitats in the EU and to conserve biodiversity, the Birds Directive... more
Accessibility policy Page The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation endeavours to make its website accessible without barriers in accordance with national... more
Natura 2000 in Germany – Nature's gems Publication Leaflet • 2022 Coordinated efforts in the European Union (EU) have produced a common legal framework for nature onservation based on the Birds Directive... more Order Natura 2000 in Germany – Nature's gems (pdf, 13.22 MB)
BfN Schriften 56 - Application of NATURA 2000 in the Marine Environment. Workshop at the International Academy for Nature Conservation (INA) on the Isle of Vilm (Germany) from 27 June to 1 July 2001 Publication BfN-Schriften • 2001 By sharing experience and expertise this workshop aimed at helping the implementation of the EU Habitats and Birds Directives in the marine... more Skript56 (pdf, 2.73 MB)
NaBiV Heft 152: Management of Natura 2000 sites on military training areas Publication Series "Nature Conservation and Biodiversity" • 2016 There is a special importance of military training areas (MTAs) for the protection and maintenance of our biodiversity in Europe. MTAs host... more Order
BfN Schriften 277 - Potential effects of the introduction of a sugar beet variety resistant to glyphosate on agricultural practise and on the environment Publication BfN-Schriften • 2010 The EU Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (GMO) requires the assessment... more Skript277 (pdf, 611.3 KB)
NaBiV Heft 117: Threatened Biodiversity in the German North und Baltic Seas Publication Series "Nature Conservation and Biodiversity" • 2012 The seas of Germany’s coasts are under pressure from human induced pollution and, increasingly, from direct human activities in the area... more Order