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...
Monitoring of genetically modified organisms Publication Policy Briefs • 2011 The monitoring of environmental effects is an important element of the regulatory framework for genetically modified organisms (GMO) in the... more Policy Brief GMO (pdf, 1.37 MB)
Peatland Strategies in Europe Publication Policy Briefs • 2020 Peatlands are wide spread across Europe with a concentration in Northern, Central, and Eastern Europe (Ireland, United Kingdom, the... more Policy Brief: Peatland Strategies in Europe (pdf, 1019.89 KB)
Integrating biodiversity into sustainable production and consumption activities – The way forward for businesses Publication Policy Briefs • 2022 How can businesses promote sustainable consumption for biodiversity? This policy brief highlights key business activities and priority... more Policy Brief Integrating biodiversity – The way forward for businesses (pdf, 952.74 KB)
Integrating biodiversity into sustainable production and consumption activities – The way forward for policy makers Publication Policy Briefs • 2022 How can policy-makers integrate biodiversity into their sustainable consumption agendas? This policy brief recommends essential measures... more Policy Brief Integrating biodiversity – The way forward for policy makers (pdf, 956.21 KB)
The Reintroduction of the European Flat Oyster Document The BfN and AWI leaflet on the reintroduction of the European oyster explains why European oysters are ecologically important and the focus of conservation measures. Download (pdf| 5.67 MB)
Agriculture Report 2017 Document Agriculture Report 2017: Biological diversity in aggricultural landscapes. Download (pdf| 3.2 MB)
Krautsand Projekt The subject of the project is the conservation and development of estuarine habitats on the Lower Elbe tidal flat on the Elbeinsel... more
"Chance7" - Natural and Cultural Landscape between the Siebengebirge and the River Sieg Projekt The core areas of the Siebengebirge region are highly biodiverse as a result of their geology and climate. The Siebengebirge hills alone... more
Coastal Empetrum nigrum heathland (Krähenbeer-Küstenheiden) Projekt Largest of the heathlands dominated by crowberry more