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 95 - Sustainable Tourism and European Policies: The European Agenda 21 for Tourism - Report of the NGO-Workshop, Isle of Vilm, 24th -26th of March 2003 Publication BfN-Schriften • 2003 From March 23-26, 2003 the Workshop “Sustainable tourism development and European policies” convened 24 participants representing 15... more Skript95 (pdf, 2.37 MB)
BfN Schriften 110 - “Sustainable Tourism Development in European Protected Areas”: Networking Meeting of the European Charter Parks 15.-18.3.2003, Vilm, Germany Publication BfN-Schriften • 2004 The workshop focused on the development of the Charter and how to improve it as well as on a number of areas of interest to the parks -... more Skript110 (pdf, 7.58 MB)
BfN Schriften 321 - Putting Natural Solutions to Work: Mainstreaming Protected Areas in Climate Change Responses Publication BfN-Schriften • 2012 The following publication draws on presentations and discussions from a specialist workshop held on the Island of Vilm, Germany, 27-31... more Skript321 (pdf, 1.68 MB)
World Heritage and Climate Change Publication Discussion paper • 2017 Workshop report of the International Expert Workshop “World Heritage and Climate Change – Towards the update of the Policy Document on... more Workshop Report World Heritage and Climate Change (pdf, 527.59 KB)
BfN Schriften 312 - The climate relevance of ecosystems beyond forests and peatlands – A review of current knowledge and recommendations for action Publication BfN-Schriften • 2012 This report was prepared by UNEP-WCMC as a background document and basis for discussion for the workshop "The climate relevance of... more Skript312 (pdf, 663.6 KB)
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 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 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
International workshop on strengthening synergies for biodiversity and climate in multifunctional landscapes Event Workshop International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm • Date, time01.08.2022 (Mon) 17:00 – 05.08.2022 (Fri) 08:00 The workshop will bring together international experts working at the biodiversity and climate interface. The workshop participants will... more
