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 56 - Application of NATURA 2000 in the Marine Environment. Workshop at the International Academy for Nature Conservation (INA) on the Isle of Vilm (Germany) from 27 June to 1 July 2001 Publication BfN-Schriften • 2001 By sharing experience and expertise this workshop aimed at helping the implementation of the EU Habitats and Birds Directives in the marine... more
BfN Schriften 95 - Sustainable Tourism and European Policies: The European Agenda 21 for Tourism - Report of the NGO-Workshop, Isle of Vilm, 24th -26th of March 2003 Publication BfN-Schriften • 2003 From March 23-26, 2003 the Workshop “Sustainable tourism development and European policies” convened 24 participants representing 15... more
BfN-Schriften 707 - Unlocking the Societal Potential for Change. Documentation of the 4th Summer School on Environmental Psychology, Isle of Vilm Publication BfN-Schriften • 2024 As humanity navigates the complexities of human-environment interactions, interdisciplinary approaches that integrate psychological... more BfN-Schriften 707
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
BfN-Schriften 725 - Economic incentives that affect Biodiversity. Contributions from an International expert workshop Publication BfN-Schriften • 2025 From 13.-16.06.2023, the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) hosted the international expert workshop "Economic Incentives... more BfN-Schriften 725
BfN Schriften 116 - Promoting CITES-CBD Cooperation and Synergy: Proceedings of the Workshop 20.-24.4.2004, Vilm, Germany Publication BfN-Schriften • 2004 This volume provides the international community with the background papers circulated to all participants before the workshop, the... more
BfN Schriften 120 - Report of the International Workshop on “Ways to Promote the Ideas behind the CBD’s Ecosystem Approach in Central and Eastern Europe” Publication BfN-Schriften • 2004 The international workshop „Ways to Promote the Ideas behind the CBD’s Ecosystem Approach in Central and Eastern Europe“ brought... more
BfN Schriften 312 - The climate relevance of ecosystems beyond forests and peatlands – A review of current knowledge and recommendations for action Publication BfN-Schriften • 2012 This report was prepared by UNEP-WCMC as a background document and basis for discussion for the workshop "The climate relevance of... more
BfN Schriften 360 - Governance of Protected Areas in Eastern Europe Overview on different governance types, case studies and lessons learned Publication BfN-Schriften • 2014 The proceedings provide a comprehensive compilation of the results of a one year study on governance of protected areas in Eastern Europe... more
BfN Schriften 234 - Computational bioacoustics for assessing biodiversity Publication BfN-Schriften • 2008 From December 7 through 10, 2007, an international expert meeting on IT-based detection of bioacoustic patterns was held at the facilities... more
