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...
Transfer Projects Page As part of the Klaus Toepfer Fellowship, participants develop a project with relevance to the work of their home institution. Throughout... more
Training materials on ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ Page BfN’s International Academy for Nature Conservation and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) have released a set of... more
The Isle of Vilm Page The Isle of Vilm not only has a rich history. With its undisturbed forests, the island of 94 hectares is a small natural paradise just off... more
Contact and travel Page Information on how to contact and travel to the International Academy of Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm more
Training materials and videos Page To complement our on-site or online training, we work with partners to develop training materials, educational films and guidelines that... more
Privately Protected Areas Page To support capacity building on PPAs, BfN’s International Academy for Nature Conservation and the IUCN WCPA’s Specialist Group on... more
Capacity building Page An important focus of the International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm (INA) is the transfer of specialised knowledge and... more
Klaus Toepfer Fellowship Page Promoting excellence and leadership among emerging nature conservation leaders from Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central... more
Application Page The application period for the upcoming cycle of the Klaus Toepfer Fellowship Programme is now open. more
Fellows and Alumni Page 100 young professionals from 28 countries have taken the opportunity to participate in the 18-month Klaus Töpfer Fellowship Programme,... more