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...
BfN Schriften 360 - Governance of Protected Areas in Eastern Europe Overview on different governance types, case studies and lessons learned Publication BfN-Schriften • 2014 The proceedings provide a comprehensive compilation of the results of a one year study on governance of protected areas in Eastern Europe... more Skript360 (pdf, 5.69 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)
BfN Schriften 301 - Access and Benefit Sharing in Relation to Marine Genetic Resources from Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction. A Possible Way Forward Publication BfN-Schriften • 2011 The objective of the paper is to inform all workshop participants about the currently existing legal framework related to the sharing of... more Skript301 (pdf, 778.68 KB)
Cultural and spiritual significance of nature Publication External publication • Monography • 2021 The cultural and spiritual significance of nature has been defined as the spiritual, cultural, inspirational, aesthetic, historic and... more Download IUCN
BfN Schriften 326 - Payments for Ecosystem Services Towards an Implementation Strategy Publication BfN-Schriften • 2012 In order to share experiences and discuss approaches for the implementation of PES as instruments for biodiversity conservation and... more Skript326 (pdf, 1.48 MB)
BfN Schriften 311 - Forest Protection and Sustainable Forest Management in Germany and the P.R. China – A Comparative Assessment – Publication BfN-Schriften • 2012 The report at hand aims to compare the forest sectors of the Federal Republic of Germany and the People’s Republic of China – two... more Skript311 (pdf, 3.26 MB)
BfN Schriften 525 - Expert Meeting on Ecosystem Valuation in the Context of Natural Capital Accounting Publication BfN-Schriften • 2019 Human well-being depends on manifold values and services of nature. There is nothing new about this insight. But much remains to be done to... more Skript525 (pdf, 5.59 MB)
New Guidelines on Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas News 12.01.2021 • Putbus/Insel Vilm The cultural and spiritual values of nature are of high importance for nature conservation in protected areas. The IUCN Best Practice... more
Global Priorities for Privately Protected Areas Event Workshop International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm • Date, time08.06.2023 (Thu) 18:30 – 12.06.2023 (Mon) 09:00 Privately Protecetd Areas are an important component of national proected area systems. However, no EU country has a systematic inventory... more
Economic Aspects of Nature Restoration Event Workshop Date, time13.10.2021 (Wed) 11:00 – 16.10.2021 (Sat) 19:00 The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030) urges member states to mobilize research on ecosystem restoration and develop policies... more
