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 286 - An economic analysis of new instruments for Access and Benefit-Sharing under the CBD – Standardisation options for ABS transaction. Final Report Publication BfN-Schriften • 2011 In the beginning of 2007, the Institute for Food and Resource Economics at the University of Bonn started a research project on economic... more
BfN Schriften 244 - An economic analysis of new instruments for Access and Benefit-Sharing under the CBD – Standardisation options for ABS transaction. Interim Report Publication BfN-Schriften • 2009 In the research project we intend to analyse whether model clauses are an appropriate instrument to reduce transaction costs, as well as... more
Building Institutional Capacity in Government Conservation and Protected Area Organisations Publication Discussion paper • 2017 Workshop Report of a the workshop "Building Institutional Capacity in Government Conservation and Protected Area Organisations" to explore... more Building Institutional Capacity in Government Conservation and Protected Area Organisations (pdf, 1.24 MB)
BfN Schriften 301 - Access and Benefit Sharing in Relation to Marine Genetic Resources from Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction. A Possible Way Forward Publication BfN-Schriften • 2011 The objective of the paper is to inform all workshop participants about the currently existing legal framework related to the sharing of... more
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
Implementing GBF Target 16: Addressing biodiversity impacts of food consumption Publication Policy Briefs • 2024 Target 16 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) urges national governments to reduce the global footprint of... more Implementing GBF Target 16: Addressing biodiversity impacts of food consumption
Regional Youth Workshop on IPBES for Europe and Central Asia 2025 Event Workshop International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle Vilm • Date, time10.11.2025 (Mon) 18:30 – 14.11.2025 (Fri) 09:00 The objective of the workshop is to support youth engagement with the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and... more
Building Institutional Capacity in Government Conservation and Protected Area Organisations Document Download (pdf| 1.24 MB)
Noise mitigation for the construction of increasingly large offshore wind turbines Document Download (pdf| 3.31 MB)
Coastal wetland management and preparation of mangrove restoration in the Sultanate of Oman Event Workshop International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle Vilm • Date, time25.09.2024 (Wed) 17:00 – 27.09.2024 (Fri) 13:30 The Workshop is part of a study tour on coastal wetland management in Germany. Different options for mangrove management and mangrove... more
