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 149 - World Natural Heritage and Cultural Landscapes in Europe The Potential of Europe’s World Natural Heritage Publication BfN-Schriften • 2005 The 28th meeting of the World Heritage Committee (Suzhou/China, 2004) concluded that all parties to the World Heritage Convention should... more
Nature Awareness Study 2015 Publication Leaflet • 2016 The ‘2015 Nature Awareness Study’ is a representative population survey on how the German people view nature and biodiversity. The... more Nature Awareness Study 2015 (pdf, 5.74 MB)
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)
BfN Schriften 333 - Wilderness Seminar / Wildnisseminar 2012 Documentary / Tagungsband Publication BfN-Schriften • 2013 As a cooperation between the Foundation for Natural Landscapes in Brandenburg and The WILD Foundation, this wilderness seminar also served... more
Large-scale nature conservation projects Page The “chance.natur” programme promotes projects in areas considered of great national and international nature conservation value and as... 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
BfN Schriften 317 - Feasibility Study for a Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia Publication BfN-Schriften • 2012 This document focuses on the feasibility of the Lake Tana Region to become a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. This feasibility study is the... more
NaBiV Heft 152: Management of Natura 2000 sites on military training areas Publication Series "Nature Conservation and Biodiversity" • 2016 There is a special importance of military training areas (MTAs) for the protection and maintenance of our biodiversity in Europe. MTAs host... more Order
Publication Launch - Strengthening synergies for biodiversity and climate Event Presentation Online • Date, time14.06.2023 (Wed) 14:00 – 14.06.2023 (Wed) 15:00 The German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) presents its new Discussion paper on “Strengthening synergies for biodiversity... more