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 306 - Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation and mitigation – good practice examples and lessons learned in Europe Publication BfN-Schriften • 2011 This report documents and analyses good practice examples of ecosystem-based approaches to climate change mitigation and adaptation in... more
BfN Schriften 446 - Nature-based solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban areas Publication BfN-Schriften • 2016 Through this, we hope to further promote the integration of research findings and implementation experiences of nature-based solutions for... more
Noise mitigation for the construction of increasingly large offshore wind turbines Publication Discussion paper • 2020 Offshore wind energy is expected to make an important contribution in the context of transition to carbon-free energy generation. In the... more Noise mitigation for the construction of increasingly large offshore wind turbines (pdf, 3.31 MB)
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
Instruments Page The following is an overview of the legal instruments governing nature conservation. Nature conservation and landscape management are... more
Riverine and coastal wetlands in Europe for biodiversity and climate Publication Discussion paper • 2023 Riverine and coastal wetlands are vital ecosystems for nature and people. They provide significant contributions to human health and... more Riverine and coastal wetlands in Europe for biodiversity and climate
Monitoring of genetically modified organisms Publication Policy Briefs • 2011 The monitoring of environmental effects is an important element of the regulatory framework for genetically modified organisms (GMO) in the... more
Protected areas and habitats Page Many habitats have long been subject to increasing threat, not least due to intensification and increasing uniformity in agriculture. This... more
NaBiV Heft 101: Impact mitigration and biodiversity offsets - Compensation approaches from around the world Publication Series "Nature Conservation and Biodiversity" • 2011 Through the ratification of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), member countries have made a commitment to support the... more Order
