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...
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
Agriculture and forestry Page Agricultural and forestry have shaped the cultural landscape for centuries. With ongoing intensification, they pose a threat to an... more
Marine plans and projects Page The North Sea and the Baltic Sea are increasingly subject to commercial exploitation for offshore wind farms and their grid connections,... more
Genetic engineering Page The use of genetic engineering in farming and forestry poses risks for nature and nature conservation. Thus, under both EU and German law,... more
NaBiV Heft 117: Threatened Biodiversity in the German North und Baltic Seas Publication Series "Nature Conservation and Biodiversity" • 2012 The seas of Germany’s coasts are under pressure from human induced pollution and, increasingly, from direct human activities in the area... more Order
BfN Schriften 343 - Possible correlation of the worldwide amphibian decline and the increasing use of glyphosate in the agrarian industry Publication BfN-Schriften • 2013 In this context, we ask which impact had, already has or will have the on-going change from conventional farming to agriculture with... more Skript343 (pdf, 1.83 MB)
Noise mitigation for the construction of increasingly large offshore wind turbines Publication Discussion paper • 2020 Offshore wind energy is expected to make an important contribution in the context of transition to carbon-free energy generation. In the... more Noise mitigation for the construction of increasingly large offshore wind turbines (pdf, 3.31 MB)
Biodiversity Page Biological diversity (biodiversity) is the collective term for the diversity of species, genetic traits within species and diversity in... more
Natura 2000 in Germany – Nature's gems Publication Leaflet • 2022 Coordinated efforts in the European Union (EU) have produced a common legal framework for nature onservation based on the Birds Directive... more Order Natura 2000 in Germany – Nature's gems (pdf, 13.22 MB)