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 515 - Second Meeting of the European Competent National Authorities Implementing the Nagoya Protocol and the Corresponding EU Regulation Final Report Publication BfN-Schriften • 2018 After the entry into force of the Nagoya Protocol and the corresponding Regulation (EU) No. 511/2014 (EU ABS Regulation), the Member States... more Skript 515
BfN Schriften 473 - First Meeting of the European Competent National Authorities Implementing the Nagoya Protocol and the Corresponding EU Regulation Final Report Publication BfN-Schriften • 2017 Against this background, the German CNA – a designated unit at the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für... more
BfN Schriften 22 - Legal Regulations, Legal Instruments and Competent Authorities with Relevance for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the High Seas of the OSPAR Maritime Area Publication BfN-Schriften • 2000 Public international law is the sum of rules, which establish the principles of conduct, necessary for the well-ordered living together of... more
BfN Schriften 358 - CITES Non-detriment Findings Guidance for Perennial Plants A nine-step process to support CITES Scientific Authorities making science-based non-detriment findings (NDFs) for species listed in CITES Appendix II Publication BfN-Schriften • 2014 Correct identification of specimens and agreement on taxonomic names for species in trade are essential to CITES implementation, and the... more BfN-Schriften 358
BfN Schriften 504 - CITES Non-detriment Findings for Timber A nine-step process to support CITES Scientific Authorities making science-based non-detriment findings (NDFs) for timber / tree species listed in CITES Appendix II Publication BfN-Schriften • 2018 Export permits for CITES Appendix II species, or parts or products derived from these, require that the Scientific Authority of the... more BfN-Skript 504
Vacancies Page If you are looking for a job at the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), or in the civil service in general, you should have a... more
Formal issues Page Consideration has to be given to various formal matters with regard to the enforcement of nature conservation law. These include the... more
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 Skript 524
BfN-Schriften 706 - CITES Non-detriment Findings for Timber Publication BfN-Schriften • 2024 This Guidance describes a nine-step process enabling Scientific Authorities to make science-based NDFs for trees, using information with... more BfN-Schriften 706
BfN-Schriften 716 - CITES Non-detriment Findings Guidance for Perennial Plants Publication BfN-Schriften • 2025 This Guidance describes a nine-step process enabling Scientific Authorities to make science-based NDFs for perennial plants, using... more BfN-Schriften 716
