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...
Departmental research plan Page The research needs of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) are documented in an annual... more
Planning and assessment Page Balancing the interests of socially acceptable land use with those of nature and landscape conservation is addressed by the goals of nature... more
Landscape planning - the basis for sustainable landscape development Publication Leaflet • 2012 The brochure focuses on the innovations regarding the tasks and contents of landscape planning regulated nationwide by the Federal Nature... more Order brochure Landscape planning (pdf, 3.94 MB)
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 613 - Using Satellite Images for Wetland Management and Planning in Africa. A Handbook for Wetland Managers and Practitioners Publication BfN-Schriften • 2021 This handbook aims to demonstrate how satellite images can support information-based management and planning of wetlands, with a focus on... more Skript 613 (pdf, 5.73 MB)
BfN Schriften 226 - European Exchange of Experience on the Assessment of Plans and Projects Significantly Affecting Natura 2000 Sites According to Article 6 (3) and (4) of the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) Publication BfN-Schriften • 2007 The conference aimed at continuing the European exchange of experience on the assessment of plans and projects significantly affecting... more Skript226 (pdf, 1.35 MB)
BfN Schriften 217 - Assessment of Environmental Impacts of Genetically Modified Plants. Implementation of the Biosafety Protocol Development of Assessment Bases FKZ 201 67 430/07 Publication BfN-Schriften • 2008 The aim of this study was to compile the current international status of research on the environmental impacts of genetically modified... more Skript217 (pdf, 1.04 MB)
New developments and regulatory issues in plant genetic engineering Publication Viewpoint • 2021 Based on its study of NGTs, the European Commission published an Inception Impact Assessment. It proposes reviewing – and potentially... more Viewpoint Plant Genetic Engeneering (pdf, 680.76 KB)
BfN Schriften 91 - Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania Publication BfN-Schriften • 2003 The use of and trade in medicinal and aromatic plants is an issue where conservation and development interests meet and where... more Skript91 (pdf, 5.81 MB)
BfN Schriften 195 - International Standard for Sustainable Wild Collection of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (ISSC-MAP) Publication BfN-Schriften • 2007 The ISSC-MAP is designed to help those involved in the harvest, management, trade, manufacture, and sale of wild-collected medicinal and... more Skript195 (pdf, 390.02 KB)
