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...
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
BfN Schriften 97 - Report on the expert meeting in preparation of SBSTTA-9, October 15 – 19, 2003: Convened by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation at the International Academy for Nature Conservation, Isle of Vilm Publication BfN-Schriften • 2003 The expert meeting in preparation of the ninth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-9)... more Skript97 (pdf, 1.85 MB)
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
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
Active for Marine Nature Conservation Publication Leaflet • 2016 A number of international accords and agreements regarding the protection of the seas have been agreed upon during the pastdecades. G... more Active for Marine Nature Conservation (pdf, 8.98 MB)
BfN Schriften 50 - Financial Instruments for Nature Conservation in Central and Eastern Europe Publication BfN-Schriften • 2001 The seminar "Financial Instruments for Nature Conservation in CEE", jointly organised by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation... more Skript50 (pdf, 1.01 MB)
Genetic engineering, nature conservation and biological diversity: Boundaries of design Publication Viewpoint • 2022 In this paper, Germany’s Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschutz, BfN) presents its position on an... more Genetic engineering, nature conservation and biological diversity (pdf, 3.43 MB)
BfN Schriften 367 - Proceedings of the European Conference „Climate Change and Nature Conservation in Europe – an ecological, policy and economic perspective“ Publication BfN-Schriften • 2014 The German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) in co-operation with the ENCA Climate Change Group and with support from the Free... more Skript367 (pdf, 3.12 MB)
BfN Schriften 190 - International Expert Workshop “Linking Nature Conservation and Poverty Reduction” Publication BfN-Schriften • 2006 How then can measures for nature conservation and poverty reduction be combined in such a way as to allow win-win solutions and without... more Skript190 (pdf, 9.04 MB)