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...
Ilse of Vilm (Rügen) Page The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) has a site on the Isle of Vilm (Insel Vilm), south of the Island of Rügen in northeastern... more
Conference centre Isle of Vilm Page The INA offers a conference venue to work efficiently and undisturbed right inside the scenic beauty of a small island in the Baltic Sea. more
The Isle of Vilm Page The Isle of Vilm not only has a rich history. With its undisturbed forests, the island of 94 hectares is a small natural paradise just off... more
BfN Schriften 524 - Vilm ABS Dialogue 2018 – Informing about Domestic Measures for Access to Genetic Resources: Final Report Publication BfN-Schriften • 2019 After entry into force of the Nagoya Protocol and the corresponding Regulation (EU) No. 511/2014, European users of genetic resources (GR)... more Skript524 (pdf, 4.71 MB)
BfN Schriften 321 - Putting Natural Solutions to Work: Mainstreaming Protected Areas in Climate Change Responses Publication BfN-Schriften • 2012 The following publication draws on presentations and discussions from a specialist workshop held on the Island of Vilm, Germany, 27-31... more Skript321 (pdf, 1.68 MB)
BfN Schriften 260 - Communicating values and benefits of protected areas in Europe Publication BfN-Schriften • 2009 The 2007 Europarc Federation strategy included a section on “benefits and values of protected areas”. To further develop this topic the... more Skript260 (pdf, 2.88 MB)
Locations Page The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) is the Federal Government’s scientific authority for national and international nature... more
Easy to read Page Welcome to the website of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation. The abbreviation is BfN. This text is written in easy to... more
Large shallow inlets and bays Profile Natura 2000 Lebensraum Der Lebensraumtyp umfasst die flachen großen Meeresteile und -buchten, die an das Watt anschließen und in denen durchlichtete Bereiche... more
European expert meeting in preparation of SBSTTA-26 of the CBD Event Workshop International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm • Date, time08.04.2024 (Mon) 18:10 – 12.04.2024 (Fri) 09:20 The 26th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) of the Convention on Biological... more