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...
Transfer Projects Page As part of the Klaus Toepfer Fellowship, participants develop a project with relevance to the work of their home institution. Throughout... more
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 203 - Population Dynamics and Sustainable Harvesting of the Medicinal Plant Harpagophytum procumbens in Namibia. Results of the R+D Project 800 86 005 Publication BfN-Schriften • 2007 The need for this study to be undertaken arose because of a dramatic increase in export figures during 1998 and 1999 and corresponding... more Skript203 (pdf, 3.23 MB)
Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Page As part of the BMUV Advisory Assistance Programme, and also under other BMUV funding programmes, BfN oversees nature conservation projects... more
Conservation, restoration and assessment of ecosystems and their services Page Intact ecosystems and ecosystem services are vital in ensuring human wellbeing, including for future generations. This is why BfN promotes... more
UNESCO Natural World Heritage Page As a state party to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, Germany has committed to conserving natural and cultural heritage assets of... more
BfN Schriften 210 - Establishing an Alpine Ecological Network. Inaugural Meeting of the Platform "Ecological Network" under the Alpine Convention Publication BfN-Schriften • 2007 This report is reflecting the presentations and discussions during the first meeting of the Platform “Ecological Network” under the... more Skript210 (pdf, 5.26 MB)
BfN Schriften 317 - Feasibility Study for a Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia Publication BfN-Schriften • 2012 This document focuses on the feasibility of the Lake Tana Region to become a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. This feasibility study is the... more Skript317 (pdf, 5.8 MB)
BfN Schriften 244 - An economic analysis of new instruments for Access and Benefit-Sharing under the CBD – Standardisation options for ABS transaction. Interim Report Publication BfN-Schriften • 2009 In the research project we intend to analyse whether model clauses are an appropriate instrument to reduce transaction costs, as well as... more Skript244 (pdf, 459.21 KB)
BfN Schriften 121 - Report of the International Workshop “Capacity-Building for Biodiversity in Central and Eastern Europe” - Full workshop report including presentations of initiatives, case-studies and lessons learned Publication BfN-Schriften • 2004 The present workshop report marks the first step in a three-year project initiated by the BfN which aims to support capacity-building for... more Skript121 (pdf, 664.14 KB)
