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...
Formal issues Page Consideration has to be given to various formal matters with regard to the enforcement of nature conservation law. These include the... more
New developments and regulatory issues in plant genetic engineering Publication Viewpoint • 2021 Based on its study of NGTs, the European Commission published an Inception Impact Assessment. It proposes reviewing – and potentially... more Viewpoint Plant Genetic Engeneering (pdf, 680.76 KB)
BfN Schriften 46 - Regulating Access and Benefit Sharing. Basic issues, legal instruments, policy proposals Publication BfN-Schriften • 2001 The Convention aims to regulate both the conservation of biological diversity and the economic use of its components, thus reconciling the... more Skript46 (pdf, 1.85 MB)
BfN Schriften 564 - Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol: Fulfilling new obligations among emerging issues Publication BfN-Schriften • 2019 The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was adopted in 1992 at the UN Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit) in Rio... more Skript564 (pdf, 2.8 MB)
International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm Page The International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm (INA) welcomes around 1,700 participants each year. Around 60 events and... 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 446 - Nature-based solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban areas Publication BfN-Schriften • 2016 Through this, we hope to further promote the integration of research findings and implementation experiences of nature-based solutions for... more Skript446 (pdf, 1.24 MB)
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 Skript56 (pdf, 2.73 MB)
BfN Schriften 451 - Progress in Marine Conservation in Europe 2015 Publication BfN-Schriften • 2016 The conference offers a regular international forum for discussions on important current marine conservation issues in Europe, with... more Skript451 (pdf, 8.14 MB)
BfN Schriften 47 - Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity. Analysis of the Links to Intellectual Property and the International System for the Protection of Intellectual Property Publication BfN-Schriften • 2001 The overview is based on the assumption that the Convention links biological diversity, genetic resources, knowledge and technology and at... more Skript47 (pdf, 518.13 KB)