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...
UNESCO Biosphere Reserves Page UNESCO Biosphere Reserves are model regions that link sustainable development and nature conservation. The UNESCO Man and the Biosphere... more
UNESCO Natural World Heritage Page As a state party to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, Germany has committed to conserving natural and cultural heritage assets of... more
BfN-Schriften 696 - Economic analysis of visitation in UNESCO Biosphere Reserves. International standards of economic analysis and their implementation in the case of Germany Publication BfN-Schriften • 2024 This paper combines international key principles and definitions of the most relevant eco-nomic terms and approaches of economic analysis... more BfN-Schriften 696
The German MAB National Committee Page Each country that participates in the MAB Programme establishes a committee to serve as the connecting link between the national and... more
BfN Schriften 317 - Feasibility Study for a Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia Publication BfN-Schriften • 2012 This document focuses on the feasibility of the Lake Tana Region to become a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. This feasibility study is the... more
World Heritage and Climate Change Publication Discussion paper • 2017 Workshop report of the International Expert Workshop “World Heritage and Climate Change – Towards the update of the Policy Document on... more Workshop Report World Heritage and Climate Change (pdf, 527.59 KB)
BfN Schriften 58 - Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity on the ground - the example of biosphere reserves Publication BfN-Schriften • 2002 The Convention on Biological Diversity signed at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 and recognized today... more
Science and Research in, for and with UNESCO Biosphere Reserves — Conference Proceedings, including the Eberswalde Declaration Document Download (pdf| 5.34 MB)
Report of expert meeting on World Heritage published News 27.02.2025 • Vilm • News UNESCO convened an expert meeting to identify actions to harness the World Heritage Convention in support of the Kunming-Montreal Global... more
What is the potential for Citizen Science in European UNESCO Biosphere Reserves? Event Workshop International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle Vilm • Date, time03.02.2025 (Mon) 16:20 – 07.02.2025 (Fri) 09:20 The workshop Citizen Science in European UNESCO Biosphere Reserves aims to inspire and strengthen collaboration between European Biosphere... more
