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...
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)
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 672 - Riverine and Coastal Wetlands for Biodiversity and Climate – Linking Science, Policy and Practice. A Compilation of Abstracts for the 5th European Conference 26-28 September 2023 in Bonn, Germany Publication BfN-Schriften • 2023 Since 2011, the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) and the European Net-work of Heads of Nature Conservation Agencies... more BfN Schriften 672
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)
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)
Klaus Toepfer Fellowship for Future Leaders in Nature Conservation from Central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Cetral Asia - Module 1: Informing conservation Event Training International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm • Date, time28.08.2023 (Mon) 17:00 – 08.09.2023 (Fri) 12:00 Klaus Toepfer Fellowship for Future Leaders in Nature Conservation from Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, Module... more
European Conference: Riverine and Coastal Wetlands for Biodiversity and Climate Event Conference Wissenschaftszentrum Bonn • Date, time26.09.2023 (Tue) 09:00 – 28.09.2023 (Thu) 12:00 The 5th European Conference on Biodiversity and Climate aims to strengthen exchange and networking among scientists, policy-makers and... more
New Guidelines on Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas News 12.01.2021 • Putbus/Insel Vilm • News The cultural and spiritual values of nature are of high importance for nature conservation in protected areas. The IUCN Best Practice... more