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...
Strengthening synergies for biodiversity and climate Publication Discussion paper • 2023 Biodiversity loss and climate change must be addressed together through synergetic approaches that jointly tackle the root causes and... more Strengthening synergies for biodiversity and climate (pdf, 3.16 MB)
Riverine and coastal wetlands in Europe for biodiversity and climate Publication Discussion paper • 2023 Riverine and coastal wetlands are vital ecosystems for nature and people. They provide significant contributions to human health and... more Riverine and coastal wetlands in Europe for biodiversity and climate (pdf, 5.03 MB)
Monitoring in the context of ecosystem restoration Publication Discussion paper • 2022 Monitoring is key in the context of ecosystem restoration. Both on the EU level and the national level, existing or newly established... more Discussion Paper Monitoring in the context of ecosystem restoration (pdf, 1.06 MB)
Advancing Guidance on Other Effective Area Based Conservation Measures Publication Discussion paper • 2016 Report of the second meeting of the IUCN-WCPA task force on Other Effective Areas Based Conservation Measures, 30 June – 4 July 2016 more Advancing Guidance on Other Effective Areas Based Conservation Measures (pdf, 701.74 KB)
Measuring the quality and effectiveness of protected and conserved areas Publication Discussion paper • 2020 Workshop report of the expert meeting for the development of possible indicators and methods for reporting "Measuring the quality and... more Measuring the quality and effectiveness of protected and conserved areas (pdf, 635.38 KB)
Towards recognising reporting and supporting OECMs Publication Discussion paper • 2019 Documentation of the fourth expert meeting of the IUCN-WCPA task force on Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures at the... more Towards recognising reporting and supporting OECMs (pdf, 4.54 MB)
Building Institutional Capacity in Government Conservation and Protected Area Organisations Publication Discussion paper • 2017 Workshop Report of a the workshop "Building Institutional Capacity in Government Conservation and Protected Area Organisations" to explore... more Building Institutional Capacity in Government Conservation and Protected Area Organisations (pdf, 1.24 MB)
Transformative Change for Biodiversity – Key Messages Publication Discussion paper • 2021 GIZ, KfW and BfN, with the support of adelphi conducted a six days seminar on “Transformative change for Biodiversity: Challenges,... more Findings Transformative Change for Biodiversity Conservation (pdf, 270.75 KB)
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)
Noise mitigation for the construction of increasingly large offshore wind turbines Publication Discussion paper • 2020 Offshore wind energy is expected to make an important contribution in the context of transition to carbon-free energy generation. In the... more Noise mitigation for the construction of increasingly large offshore wind turbines (pdf, 3.31 MB)
