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 Skript515 (pdf, 958.88 KB)
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 Skript473 (pdf, 4.05 MB)
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 Skript22 (pdf, 494.03 KB)
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 Skript524 (pdf, 4.71 MB)
Active for Marine Nature Conservation Publication Leaflet • 2016 A number of international accords and agreements regarding the protection of the seas have been agreed upon during the pastdecades. G... more Active for Marine Nature Conservation (pdf, 8.98 MB)
New guidance on captive-breeding of reptiles and amphibians News 10.05.2022 • Bonn • News The European Union (EU) is one of the global major importers of living reptiles, as well as their parts and products (such as leather) and... more