The use of genetic engineering in farming and forestry poses risks for nature and nature conservation. Thus, under both EU and German law,... more

The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation is the Federal Government’s scientific authority with responsibility for nature conservation... more

Digitalisation is a global megatrend that brings both opportunities and risks for nature conservation. BfN aims to analyse digital trends... more

The global decline in biodiversity, meaning the loss of species and their populations, can be attributed to many factors. Combating it... more

Climate change currently poses a threat to the diversity of life on earth. This is why transforming our energy supply system to renewable... more

The North Sea and the Baltic Sea are increasingly subject to commercial exploitation for offshore wind farms and their grid connections,... more

The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the... more

The oceans are the world’s biggest ecosystems and are home to a wide range of different habitats for untold numbers of animal and plant... more

Many habitats have long been subject to increasing threat, not least due to intensification and increasing uniformity in agriculture. This... more

Biodiversity loss has been progressing on a dramatic scale worldwide for many years. As species, genes and habitats disappear, nature is... more