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
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
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
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
International workshop on strengthening synergies for biodiversity and climate News 11.08.2022 • Bonn/Vilm • News How can we jointly overcome the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change? From 1 to 5 August, a hybrid workshop organised by 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
Klaus Toepfer Fellowship: 19 nature conservation leaders successfully trained News 18.03.2022 • Putbus/Insel Vilm • News 19 nature conservation leaders from 13 countries successfully completed the 18-month Klaus-Toepfer Fellowship programme this week. The... more