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...
Monitoring Page In order to effectively counteract the loss of biological diversity, meaningful data on the status of changes in biodiversity is required.... more
Monitoring of high nature value farmland Page Since 2009, the Federal Government and the German Länder (states) have conducted joint monitoring of high nature value (HNV) farmland. The... more
Monitoring in the context of ecosystem restoration Publication Discussion paper • 2022 Monitoring is key in the context of ecosystem restoration. Both on the EU level and the national level, existing or newly established... more Discussion Paper Monitoring in the context of ecosystem restoration (pdf, 1.06 MB)
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
Leipzig Page BfN has a further site in Leipzig. Since 2021, this has also been home to the National Biodiversity Monitoring Centre (Nationales... more
Planning and assessment Page Balancing the interests of socially acceptable land use with those of nature and landscape conservation is addressed by the goals of nature... more
Instruments Page The following is an overview of the legal instruments governing nature conservation. Nature conservation and landscape management are... more
BfN Schriften 261 - Second Sino-German Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation. Management of Ecosystems and Protected Areas: Facing Climate Change and Land Use Publication BfN-Schriften • 2009 The ‘Second Sino-German Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation’ was entitled ‘Management of Ecosystems and Protected Areas: Facing... more
Nature Awareness Study 2013 Publication Leaflet • 2014 This 2013 Nature Awareness Study is based on a representative population survey on how the Germans view nature and biological diversity. ... more Nature Awarness Study 2013 (pdf, 3.84 MB)
Locations Page The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) is the Federal Government’s scientific authority for national and international nature... more
