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 43 - Managing Risks to Biodiversity and the Environment on the High Sea, Including Tools Such as Marine Protected Areas - Scientific Requirements and Legal Aspects - Publication BfN-Schriften • 2001 The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation was happy to host an expert workshop on “Managing risks to biodiversity and the environment on... more Skript43 (pdf, 1.91 MB)
BfN Schriften 22 - Legal Regulations, Legal Instruments and Competent Authorities with Relevance for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the High Seas of the OSPAR Maritime Area Publication BfN-Schriften • 2000 Public international law is the sum of rules, which establish the principles of conduct, necessary for the well-ordered living together of... more Skript22 (pdf, 494.03 KB)
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
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)
The Pomeranian Bay – Rønne Bank Nature Conservation Area Page The 2,092 km² Pomeranian Bay – Rønne Bank Nature Conservation Area is located about 20 km east of the island of Rügen. It extends from... more
BfN Schriften 70 - Biodiversity and Tourism in the Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The Case of the natural and cultural heritage of Banska Stiavnica, Slovak Republic Publication BfN-Schriften • 2002 In May 2000, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) accepted “the invitation to participate in... more Skript70 (pdf, 3.04 MB)
The Fehmarn Belt Nature Conservation Area Page The approximately 280 km² Fehmarn Belt Nature Conservation Area (NCA) corresponds to the HD (Habitats Directive) site Fehmarn Belt (EU... more
