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...
Testing and development projects Page Testing and development (T&D) projects are used to test promising nature conservation ideas and approaches and translate research results... more
Large-scale nature conservation projects Page The “chance.natur” programme promotes projects in areas considered of great national and international nature conservation value and as... 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)
Federal Nature Conservation Fund Page For the current legislative period, the new federal government has decided to expand and bundle project funding for nature conservation and... more
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
Tasks Page The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation is the Federal Government’s scientific authority with responsibility for nature conservation... more
About BfN Page Welcome to the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation. The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) is a German higher federal... more
Conservation, restoration and assessment of ecosystems 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)
