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...
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 226 - European Exchange of Experience on the Assessment of Plans and Projects Significantly Affecting Natura 2000 Sites According to Article 6 (3) and (4) of the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) Publication BfN-Schriften • 2007 The conference aimed at continuing the European exchange of experience on the assessment of plans and projects significantly affecting... more Skript226 (pdf, 1.35 MB)
Maps and data Page For the conservation of nature with its flora, fauna and habitats, a well-founded basis of data is essential. Current data shows the status... more
Natura 2000 Page To counter the ongoing decline of species in the wild and in natural habitats in the EU and to conserve biodiversity, the Birds Directive... more
Federal Biological Diversity Programme Page Biodiversity loss has been progressing on a dramatic scale worldwide for many years. As species, genes and habitats disappear, nature is... more
The oceans Page The oceans are the world’s biggest ecosystems and are home to a wide range of different habitats for untold numbers of animal and plant... more
Tourism and sport Page Tourism and nature-based sports are reliant on nature and an environment that are diverse and ideally intact. But they can also put... more
Wetland conservation under the Ramsar Convention Page Wetlands are some of the most diverse and also most threatened ecosystems on Earth. Lakes and rivers, peatlands and marshes, coral reefs... more
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services into Urban Policy in China and Germany (2nd edition) Publication Leaflet • 2021 Cities represent a socio-ecological system in which the highest density of human population coincides with a mosaic of various types of... more Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services into Urban Policy in China and Germany (2nd edition) (pdf, 8.3 MB)
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