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 227 - Review of the Status, Harvest, Trade and Management of Seven Asian CITES-listed Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Species Publication BfN-Schriften • 2008 A summary of the overall findings of this research, based on a comparison of information available for each of the seven species, is... more Skript227 (pdf, 1.64 MB)
BfN Schriften 407 - MoorFutures® Integration of additional ecosystem services (including biodiversity) into carbon credits – standard, methodology and transferability to other regions Publication BfN-Schriften • 2015 This report provides a detailed description of the criteria and methods used to quantify the multiple ecosystem services bundled in... more Skript407 (pdf, 3.44 MB)
Press Page The Press, Public Relations and Social Media Department of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) is the interface between BfN... more
CITES Page Signed in 1973 and also known as the Washington Convention, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and... more
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
BfN Schriften 261 - Second Sino-German Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation. Management of Ecosystems and Protected Areas: Facing Climate Change and Land Use Publication BfN-Schriften • 2009 The ‘Second Sino-German Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation’ was entitled ‘Management of Ecosystems and Protected Areas: Facing... more Skript261 (pdf, 2.52 MB)
BfN Schriften 248 - Nominations and Management of Serial Natural World Heritage Properties. Present Situation, Challenges and Opportunities Publication BfN-Schriften • 2009 This report presents the results of an expert meeting on “Nominations and Management of Serial Natural World Heritage Properties –... more Skript248 (pdf, 2.41 MB)
Youth Nature Awareness Study 2020 Publication Leaflet • 2021 This study relates to a representative survey of nature awareness among young people in Germany aged between 14 and 17. The study focuses,... more Youth Nature Awareness Study 2020 (pdf, 4.27 MB)
BfN Schriften 321 - Putting Natural Solutions to Work: Mainstreaming Protected Areas in Climate Change Responses Publication BfN-Schriften • 2012 The following publication draws on presentations and discussions from a specialist workshop held on the Island of Vilm, Germany, 27-31... more Skript321 (pdf, 1.68 MB)
BfN Schriften 672 - Riverine and Coastal Wetlands for Biodiversity and Climate – Linking Science, Policy and Practice. A Compilation of Abstracts for the 5th European Conference 26-28 September 2023 in Bonn, Germany Publication BfN-Schriften • 2023 Since 2011, the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) and the European Net-work of Heads of Nature Conservation Agencies... more BfN-Schriften 672