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 407 - MoorFutures® Integration of additional ecosystem services (including biodiversity) into carbon credits – standard, methodology and transferability to other regions Publication BfN-Schriften • 2015 This report provides a detailed description of the criteria and methods used to quantify the multiple ecosystem services bundled in... more Skript407 (pdf, 3.44 MB)
UNESCO Biosphere Reserves Page UNESCO Biosphere Reserves are model regions that link sustainable development and nature conservation. The UNESCO Man and the Biosphere... more
Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Page As part of the BMUV Advisory Assistance Programme, and also under other BMUV funding programmes, BfN oversees nature conservation projects... more
Transfer Projects Page As part of the Klaus Toepfer Fellowship, participants develop a project with relevance to the work of their home institution. Throughout... more
Instruments Page The following is an overview of the legal instruments governing nature conservation. Nature conservation and landscape management are... more
BfN Schriften 60 - Biodiversity and Tourism in the Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity: The Case of the Tayrona National Park, Colombia Publication BfN-Schriften • 2002 This document is the result of a workshop with experts and participants from different institutions to analyse the development of tourism... more Skript60 (pdf, 959.98 KB)
BfN Schriften 317 - Feasibility Study for a Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia Publication BfN-Schriften • 2012 This document focuses on the feasibility of the Lake Tana Region to become a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. This feasibility study is the... more Skript317 (pdf, 5.8 MB)
BfN Schriften 511 - Nature-based solutions for flood risk prevention in South-Eastern Europe Publication BfN-Schriften • 2018 Flood risk on the Balkan peninsula in Southeastern Europe ranks among the most significant natural hazards and is becoming even more... more Skript511 (pdf, 3.99 MB)
BfN Schriften 126 - Users of Genetic Resources in Germany: Awareness, Participation and Positions regarding the Convention on Biological Diversity Publication BfN-Schriften • 2005 Since the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity of the United Nations (CBD), the development and the implementation of... more Skript126 (pdf, 601.92 KB)
Sustainable Consumption for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Publication Leaflet • 2020 The goods and materials imported into Germany are highly diverse and come from numerous regions across the world. To structure the... more Sustainable Consumption for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (pdf, 10.38 MB)