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...
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
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
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
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
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
New guidance on captive-breeding of reptiles and amphibians News 10.05.2022 • Bonn • News The European Union (EU) is one of the global major importers of living reptiles, as well as their parts and products (such as leather) and... more