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...
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)
Challenges of Marine Nature Conservation Publication Viewpoint • 2017 The increasingly intensive use of our seas makes protecting the marine environment more and more important. This applies just as much in... more Viewpoint Challenges of Marine Nature Conservation (pdf, 2.83 MB)
BfN Schriften 56 - Application of NATURA 2000 in the Marine Environment. Workshop at the International Academy for Nature Conservation (INA) on the Isle of Vilm (Germany) from 27 June to 1 July 2001 Publication BfN-Schriften • 2001 By sharing experience and expertise this workshop aimed at helping the implementation of the EU Habitats and Birds Directives in the marine... more
Nature restoration Page The restoration of nature is a key tool in nature conservation. Ecosystems that have been severely degraded, for example by intensive use,... more
BfN Schriften 451 - Progress in Marine Conservation in Europe 2015 Publication BfN-Schriften • 2016 The conference offers a regular international forum for discussions on important current marine conservation issues in Europe, with... 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
BfN Schriften 43 - Managing Risks to Biodiversity and the Environment on the High Sea, Including Tools Such as Marine Protected Areas - Scientific Requirements and Legal Aspects - Publication BfN-Schriften • 2001 The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation was happy to host an expert workshop on “Managing risks to biodiversity and the environment on... more
Nature Awareness Study 2017 Publication Leaflet • 2018 The study is based on a nationwide represen-tative survey on nature awareness in Germany. The guiding topic of the 2017 Nature Awareness... more Nature Awareness Study 2017 (pdf, 1.53 MB)
BfN Schriften 218 - Countdown 2010 for Marine Ecosystems Publication BfN-Schriften • 2007 In April 2007, around 100 high-level marine conservation experts from European member states joined for a 3-day workshop in Berlin,... more
BfN Schriften 301 - Access and Benefit Sharing in Relation to Marine Genetic Resources from Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction. A Possible Way Forward Publication BfN-Schriften • 2011 The objective of the paper is to inform all workshop participants about the currently existing legal framework related to the sharing of... more
