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...
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
Vital: Riverine and coastal wetlands for biodiversity and climate News 26.06.2023 • Bonn • News On 26-28 September 2023, the 5th European Conference on Biodiversity and Climate Change will take place in Bonn. The conference will focus... more
Publication launch: Strengthening synergies for biodiversity and climate News 07.06.2023 • Bonn • News Tackling biodiversity loss and climate change are two of the biggest challenges of our time. Yet promising solutions exist for addressing... more
Now published: Biodiversity and finance News 09.02.2023 • Bonn • News Economic activities are at the heart of biodiversity loss. At the same time, most economic sectors are heavily dependent on ecosystem... more
Start of fellowship programme for young conservationists News 26.01.2023 • Insel Vilm • News Application for the 2023-2025 cycle of the Klaus Toepfer Fellowship Programme is now open until March 26, 2023. The in-service training... more
Wolves in Germany – new data released today News 28.11.2022 • Bonn • News In the monitoring year 2021/2022 a total number of 161 wolf packs, 42 pairs and 21 single resident individuals were identified. That... more
Leaflet on the reintroduction of the European flat oyster News 02.11.2022 • Bonn • News Why European flat oysters are ecologically valuable and the focus of conservation measures are the subject of a leaflet on the... more
Inspiring young people for the future of nature News 28.10.2022 • Putbus/Insel Vilm • News 25 young scientists and conservationists from all over the world came to the Isle of Vilm from 19.-23. October to contribute their... more
Genetic engineering, nature conservation and biological diversity: Boundaries of design News 24.10.2022 • Bonn • News Successful nature conservation, and hence also species conservation, are of paramount importance to functioning ecosystems and require... more
International experts recommend ways on preserving the movements of migratory species in the face of infrastructure development News 25.08.2022 • Putbus/Insel Vilm • News The CMS Intersessional Working Group (IWG) met from 27 June to 1 July at the International Academy of nature Conservation Isle of Vilm,... more