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...
Genetic engineering Page The use of genetic engineering in farming and forestry poses risks for nature and nature conservation. Thus, under both EU and German law,... more
Tasks Page The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation is the Federal Government’s scientific authority with responsibility for nature conservation... more
Digitalisation Page Digitalisation is a global megatrend that brings both opportunities and risks for nature conservation. BfN aims to analyse digital trends... more
Species Page The global decline in biodiversity, meaning the loss of species and their populations, can be attributed to many factors. Combating it... more
Renewable energy Page Climate change currently poses a threat to the diversity of life on earth. This is why transforming our energy supply system to renewable... more
Marine plans and projects Page 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 Page 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 Page 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
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services into Urban Policy in China and Germany (2nd edition) Publication Leaflet • 2021 Cities represent a socio-ecological system in which the highest density of human population coincides with a mosaic of various types of... more Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services into Urban Policy in China and Germany (2nd edition) (pdf, 8.3 MB)
Natura 2000 – Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Publication Leaflet • 2009 This brochure will inform tourism, outdoor recreation and sport representatives about the Natura 2000 concept and at the same time explain... more Leitfaden Natura 2000 Sport und Tourismus (pdf, 5.89 MB)
