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 181 - IUCN - WCPA. Enhancing the IUCN Evaluation Process of World Heritage Nominations. A contribution to achieving a credible and balanced World Heritage List Publication BfN-Schriften • 2006 Objectives of the meeting: 1. To strengthen the IUCN/WCPA WH network through provision of focused capacity building on the Evaluation... more Skript181 (pdf, 484.98 KB)
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
Testing and development projects Page Testing and development (T&D) projects are used to test promising nature conservation ideas and approaches and translate research results... more
Contact Page If you have any questions or require additional information, please forward your request to the address below or use the contact form. We... more
Monitoring Page In order to effectively counteract the loss of biological diversity, meaningful data on the status of changes in biodiversity is required.... more
Peatland strategies in Europe Page Intact peatlands are highly specialised ecosystems that perform a wide range of important functions. Despite this fact, vast areas of... more
BfN Schriften 132 - Report of the International Workshop: “Presentation of Viabono for Central and Eastern Europe” Publication BfN-Schriften • 2004 The main goal of this workshop was to provide and distribute information about Viabono and to initiate a discussion process among... more Skript132 (pdf, 1.21 MB)
BfN Schriften 333 - Wilderness Seminar / Wildnisseminar 2012 Documentary / Tagungsband Publication BfN-Schriften • 2013 As a cooperation between the Foundation for Natural Landscapes in Brandenburg and The WILD Foundation, this wilderness seminar also served... more Skript333 (pdf, 9.68 MB)
BfN Schriften 513 - Sustainability in Practice: Key Aspects, Opportunities and Challenges in Implementing a Standard for Sustainable Use of Natural Biological Resources Publication BfN-Schriften • 2018 The formal concept of sustainable sourcing of natural resources dates back to the Brundtland Report ‘Our Common Future’ from 1987,... more Skript513 (pdf, 872.95 KB)
BfN Schriften 70 - Biodiversity and Tourism in the Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The Case of the natural and cultural heritage of Banska Stiavnica, Slovak Republic Publication BfN-Schriften • 2002 In May 2000, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) accepted “the invitation to participate in... more Skript70 (pdf, 3.04 MB)