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...
Sustainable use and nature-friendly consumption Page Promoting sustainable use of natural resources is essential for biodiversity conservation worldwide. In working to promote nature-friendly... more
Nature restoration Page The restoration of nature is a key tool in nature conservation. Ecosystems that have been severely degraded, for example by intensive use,... more
Nature Awareness Page The public surveys on Nature Awareness are a study series conducted in a two year cycle by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature... more
Federal Action Plan on Nature-based Solutions for Climate and Biodiversity Page With the Federal Action Plan on Nature-based Solutions for Climate and Biodiversity (ANK), Germany is making a decisive contribution to... more
Federal Nature Conservation Fund Page For the current legislative period, the new federal government has decided to expand and bundle project funding for nature conservation and... 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
International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm Page The International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm (INA) welcomes around 1,700 participants each year. Around 60 events and... 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
Celebrating Nature – Nature conservation and religious festivals 2021 Publication Leaflet • 2021 The conservation of nature is a firmly established theme in most religions: it is the subject of stories in their holy books and of... more
Nature Awareness Study 2011 Publication Leaflet • 2012 This brochure presents the results of the representative 2011 population survey on nature awareness in Germany. ‘Nature awareness’ is... more Nature Awareness Study 2011 (pdf, 2.48 MB)
