The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) is the German Federal Government’s central authority for national and international... more

Responsible handling of personal data is important to the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN). We want you to know what data we... more

Sabine Riewenherm has been President of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) since 1 September 2021. more

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Our agency was created in 1993 by the Act Establishing a Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfNG). However, the history of nature... more

BfN has a further site in Leipzig. Since 2021, this has also been home to the National Biodiversity Monitoring Centre (Nationales... more

The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) has a site on the Isle of Vilm (Insel Vilm), south of the Island of Rügen in northeastern... more

If you have any questions or require additional information, please forward your request to the address below or use the contact form. We... more

Our responsibilities are laid down in the Act Establishing a Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfNG): BfN performs tasks in the... more