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...
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 260 - Communicating values and benefits of protected areas in Europe Publication BfN-Schriften • 2009 The 2007 Europarc Federation strategy included a section on “benefits and values of protected areas”. To further develop this topic the... more Skript260 (pdf, 2.88 MB)
BfN Schriften 120 - Report of the International Workshop on “Ways to Promote the Ideas behind the CBD’s Ecosystem Approach in Central and Eastern Europe” Publication BfN-Schriften • 2004 The international workshop „Ways to Promote the Ideas behind the CBD’s Ecosystem Approach in Central and Eastern Europe“ brought... more Skript120 (pdf, 1.36 MB)
BfN Schriften 360 - Governance of Protected Areas in Eastern Europe Overview on different governance types, case studies and lessons learned Publication BfN-Schriften • 2014 The proceedings provide a comprehensive compilation of the results of a one year study on governance of protected areas in Eastern Europe... more Skript360 (pdf, 5.69 MB)
BfN Schriften 43 - Managing Risks to Biodiversity and the Environment on the High Sea, Including Tools Such as Marine Protected Areas - Scientific Requirements and Legal Aspects - Publication BfN-Schriften • 2001 The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation was happy to host an expert workshop on “Managing risks to biodiversity and the environment on... more Skript43 (pdf, 1.91 MB)
BfN Schriften 322 - Spiritual Values of Protected Areas of Europe. Workshop Proceedings Publication BfN-Schriften • 2012 The proceedings provide a comprehensive compilation of the results of the international workshop on spiritual values on protected areas in... more Skript322 (pdf, 8.26 MB)
Development of a modular training package on Other Effective Area Based Conservation Measures (OECMs) Projekt The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) requests so-called "other effective area-based conservation measures" (OECMs) to be counted... more
IUCN WCPA Best Practices Guidance for Protected and Conserved Areas Finance - A writing workshop Event Workshop International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm • Date, time12.03.2023 (Sun) 18:30 – 17.03.2023 (Fri) 09:00 The Conservation Finance Alliance (CFA) together with the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), and the Sustainable Finance... more
