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...
Ilse of Vilm (Rügen) Page The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) has a site on the Isle of Vilm (Insel Vilm), south of the Island of Rügen in northeastern... more
BfN Schriften 116 - Promoting CITES-CBD Cooperation and Synergy: Proceedings of the Workshop 20.-24.4.2004, Vilm, Germany Publication BfN-Schriften • 2004 This volume provides the international community with the background papers circulated to all participants before the workshop, the... more Skript116 (pdf, 5.95 MB)
BfN Schriften 524 - Vilm ABS Dialogue 2018 – Informing about Domestic Measures for Access to Genetic Resources: Final Report Publication BfN-Schriften • 2019 After entry into force of the Nagoya Protocol and the corresponding Regulation (EU) No. 511/2014, European users of genetic resources (GR)... more Skript524 (pdf, 4.71 MB)
BfN Schriften 485 - Vilm ABS Dialogue 2017 – Informing about Domestic Measures for Access to Genetic Resources Publication BfN-Schriften • 2018 The ABS Dialogue brought together around 40 participants from 19 countries in America, Australia, Asia and Europe. This report is based on... more Skript485 (pdf, 13.43 MB)
BfN Schriften 97 - Report on the expert meeting in preparation of SBSTTA-9, October 15 – 19, 2003: Convened by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation at the International Academy for Nature Conservation, Isle of Vilm Publication BfN-Schriften • 2003 The expert meeting in preparation of the ninth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-9)... more Skript97 (pdf, 1.85 MB)
Our agency Page The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) is the German Federal Government’s central authority for national and international... 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
BfN Schriften 321 - Putting Natural Solutions to Work: Mainstreaming Protected Areas in Climate Change Responses Publication BfN-Schriften • 2012 The following publication draws on presentations and discussions from a specialist workshop held on the Island of Vilm, Germany, 27-31... more Skript321 (pdf, 1.68 MB)
World Heritage and Climate Change Publication Discussion paper • 2017 Workshop report of the International Expert Workshop “World Heritage and Climate Change – Towards the update of the Policy Document on... more Workshop Report World Heritage and Climate Change (pdf, 527.59 KB)
BfN Schriften 312 - The climate relevance of ecosystems beyond forests and peatlands – A review of current knowledge and recommendations for action Publication BfN-Schriften • 2012 This report was prepared by UNEP-WCMC as a background document and basis for discussion for the workshop "The climate relevance of... more Skript312 (pdf, 663.6 KB)
