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
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
Digitalisation Page Digitalisation is a global megatrend that brings both opportunities and risks for nature conservation. BfN aims to analyse digital trends... 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 286 - An economic analysis of new instruments for Access and Benefit-Sharing under the CBD – Standardisation options for ABS transaction. Final Report Publication BfN-Schriften • 2011 In the beginning of 2007, the Institute for Food and Resource Economics at the University of Bonn started a research project on economic... more Skript286 (pdf, 4.61 MB)
BfN Schriften 236 - Analysis and validation of present ecotoxicological test methods and strategies for the risk assessment of genetically modified plants Publication BfN-Schriften • 2008 The aim of this project was, firstly, to analyse existing ecotoxicological methods and strategies developed for the testing of chemicals... more Skript236 (pdf, 1.93 MB)
Germany’s Blue Belt Programme Page Germany’s waterways are to be restored to near-natural status. That is the aim of the Federal Government’s Blue Belt Programme (Blaues... 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 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)
BfN Schriften 271b - Protected Area Management Effectiveness Assessments in Europe. Supplementary Report Publication BfN-Schriften • 2010 This document is a supplement to the final report of the European study and summarizes 32 of 40 methodologies found in Europe for... more Skript271b (pdf, 1.7 MB)
