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...
Species Page The global decline in biodiversity, meaning the loss of species and their populations, can be attributed to many factors. Combating it... more
BfN Schriften 118 - Trade in and Conservation of two Shark Species, Porbeagle (Lamna nasus) and Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) Publication BfN-Schriften • 2004 FAO has developed an International Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks and has recommended that shark fishing... more Skript118 (pdf, 1.04 MB)
BfN Schriften 227 - Review of the Status, Harvest, Trade and Management of Seven Asian CITES-listed Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Species Publication BfN-Schriften • 2008 A summary of the overall findings of this research, based on a comparison of information available for each of the seven species, is... more Skript227 (pdf, 1.64 MB)
BfN Schriften 490 - Analysis and prioritisation of pathways of unintentional introduction and spread of invasive alien species in Germany in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 Publication BfN-Schriften • 2018 According to Article 13 para 1 of the EU Regulation, each of the Member States has to provide for its territory an analysis and... more Skript490 (pdf, 8 MB)
BfN Schriften 445 - Trade study of selected east African timber production species Publication BfN-Schriften • 2016 Only available as printed version more
Biodiversity Page Biological diversity (biodiversity) is the collective term for the diversity of species, genetic traits within species and diversity in... more
CITES Page Signed in 1973 and also known as the Washington Convention, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and... more
Federal Biological Diversity Programme Page Biodiversity loss has been progressing on a dramatic scale worldwide for many years. As species, genes and habitats disappear, nature is... more
The oceans Page The oceans are the world’s biggest ecosystems and are home to a wide range of different habitats for untold numbers of animal and plant... more
Natura 2000 Page To counter the ongoing decline of species in the wild and in natural habitats in the EU and to conserve biodiversity, the Birds Directive... more