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...
Meeting for the Conservation of Wild Camel and other migratory species of Central Asia News 15.05.2025 • Vilm • News The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), jointly with the CMS Secretariat of the Bonn Convention, organised a workshop on the... more
Aiming for more coherent biodiversity and climate policies News 07.05.2025 • Vilm • News How can biodiversity and climate change policies be better aligned and mutually reinforce each other? In April 2025, the Federal Agency for... more
New BfN study: Severe decline in golden geckos due to harvest News 22.04.2025 • Bonn • News A new study commissioned by the BfN found that the wild population of golden geckos (Gekko badenii) likely decreased by 40-60 % due to... more
Sixth cycle of the Klaus Töpfer Fellowship successfully completed News 01.04.2025 • Vilm • News During the second half of March, the fourth module of the current Klaus Töpfer Fellowship cycle took place at the INA. It focussed on... more
Students completed the “Module on International Nature Conservation” News 19.03.2025 • Vilm • News After an extensive application process, 25 selected students from varous universities were able to take part in a university course on... more
Vorpommern Sustainability Network on the island of Vilm News 07.03.2025 • Vilm • News Stakeholders from the region met on the island of Vilm to talk about various sustainability-related topics. more
Report of expert meeting on World Heritage published News 27.02.2025 • Vilm • News UNESCO convened an expert meeting to identify actions to harness the World Heritage Convention in support of the Kunming-Montreal Global... more
Cooperation between the Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve Office and the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation News 18.02.2025 • Vilm • News At the beginning of February, employees of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation and the Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve Office met... more
News on cooperation for migratory wildlife species News 14.02.2025 • Berlin • News The Uzbek Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change, together with the Secretariat of the Bonn Convention on the... more
Strengthening national wetland inventory efforts in Europe News 06.12.2024 • Bonn • News National wetland inventories were the focus of a workshop that brought together around 70 experts from all over Europe on 25 and 26... more
Towards a pan-Alpine perspective on nature restoration News 05.12.2024 • Bonn • News The eight states sharing the Alps are confronted with the need to put the Alpine nature on the pathway of recovery. The recent... more
International workshop: Shaping nature-friendly consumption News 11.10.2024 • Bonn • News To protect biodiversity, we must strengthen nature-friendly consumption. At a two-day international workshop at the BfN on 8-9 October,... more
Nature restoration with broad engagement News 19.08.2024 • Bonn • News The EU Regulation on Nature Restoration officially entered into force on 18 August. To mark the occasion, the BfN presents recommendations... more
BfN and UBA call for ambitious EU environmental policy News 20.06.2024 • Bonn • News The European Green Deal has brought a lot of momentum to European environmental and climate policy in recent years. How can its high level... more
Nature Restoration: better framework conditions needed News 22.04.2024 • Bonn • News Nature must not only be protected, but its current status must be urgently improved. That is the key message of a statement submitted by... more
Young researchers at the science-policy interface for climate and biodiversity News 19.04.2024 • Bonn • News In July 2022 around 80 young researchers from China and Germany developed concrete recommendations to strengthen the science-policy... more
Recommendations: Wetlands for Biodiversity and Climate News 11.12.2023 • Bonn • News River floodplains and coastal wetlands are essential for preserving biodiversity and combatting climate change. While the United Nations... more
European Conference on Biodiversity and Climate Change News 25.09.2023 • Bonn • News Bonn, 25.09.2023: Between September 26 to 28, around 150 experts from all over Europe will come together in Bonn to discuss the role of... more
Join in virtually: European Wetlands Conference News 12.09.2023 • Bonn • News From September 26 to 28, the European Conference "Riverine and Coastal Wetlands for Biodiversity and Climate" will take place in Bonn,... more
Conference "Progress in Marine Conservation": Draft programme online News 17.08.2023 • Bonn • News BfN in cooperation with the OZEANEUM invite to the international Conference “Progress in Marine Conservation – how to stop marine... more