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 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 Skript58 (pdf, 501.52 KB)
BfN Schriften 473 - First Meeting of the European Competent National Authorities Implementing the Nagoya Protocol and the Corresponding EU Regulation Final Report Publication BfN-Schriften • 2017 Against this background, the German CNA – a designated unit at the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für... more Skript473 (pdf, 4.05 MB)
Cultural and spiritual significance of nature Publication External publication • Monography • 2021 The cultural and spiritual significance of nature has been defined as the spiritual, cultural, inspirational, aesthetic, historic and... more Download IUCN
BfN Schriften 312 - The climate relevance of ecosystems beyond forests and peatlands – A review of current knowledge and recommendations for action Publication BfN-Schriften • 2012 This report was prepared by UNEP-WCMC as a background document and basis for discussion for the workshop "The climate relevance of... more Skript312 (pdf, 663.6 KB)
BfN Schriften 116 - Promoting CITES-CBD Cooperation and Synergy: Proceedings of the Workshop 20.-24.4.2004, Vilm, Germany Publication BfN-Schriften • 2004 This volume provides the international community with the background papers circulated to all participants before the workshop, the... more Skript116 (pdf, 5.95 MB)
BfN-Schriften 663 - Management measures for static net fisheries in the German Baltic Exclusive Economic Zone Publication BfN-Schriften • 2024 Static net fisheries can pose a threat to various protected species, particularly different marine mammal and seabird species, when the... more BfN-Schriften 663
BfN Schriften 658 - The puzzle of transformation. Impulses from environmental psychological research Publication BfN-Schriften • 2023 The field of environmental psychology has gained tremendous momentum over the last years, with more and more people realising that humans... more BfN-Schriften 658
Press Page The Press, Public Relations and Social Media Department of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) is the interface between BfN... more
Health Page Although not all trends make sense or benefit people, this is one that does: Staying healthy or improving health with the help of nature is... more
BfN Schriften 132 - Report of the International Workshop: “Presentation of Viabono for Central and Eastern Europe” Publication BfN-Schriften • 2004 The main goal of this workshop was to provide and distribute information about Viabono and to initiate a discussion process among... more Skript132 (pdf, 1.21 MB)