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...
Integrating biodiversity into sustainable production and consumption activities – The way forward for businesses Publication Policy Briefs • 2022 How can businesses promote sustainable consumption for biodiversity? This policy brief highlights key business activities and priority... more Policy Brief Integrating biodiversity – The way forward for businesses (pdf, 952.74 KB)
Integrating biodiversity into sustainable production and consumption activities – The way forward for policy makers Publication Policy Briefs • 2022 How can policy-makers integrate biodiversity into their sustainable consumption agendas? This policy brief recommends essential measures... more Policy Brief Integrating biodiversity – The way forward for policy makers (pdf, 956.21 KB)
BfN Schriften 273 - Implementing a Pan-Alpine Ecological Network. A Compilation of Major Approaches, Tools and Activities Publication BfN-Schriften • 2010 The publication provides suggestions and support for stakeholders from different fields of activity who work for the implementation of... more
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)
The economy Page Economic aspects also play an important role in nature conservation. Work in nature conservation economics analyses the relationships... more
Research programme Page Forthe strategicmanagement of its research activities, the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) has a medium-term research... 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
Testing and development projects Page Testing and development (T&D) projects are used to test promising nature conservation ideas and approaches and translate research results... more
Europe Page The BfN is involved in European nature conservation policy at various levels. These activities are supplemented with work to promote the... more
Marine plans and projects Page The North Sea and the Baltic Sea are increasingly subject to commercial exploitation for offshore wind farms and their grid connections,... more
