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...
Towards recognising reporting and supporting OECMs Publication Discussion paper • 2019 Documentation of the fourth expert meeting of the IUCN-WCPA task force on Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures at the... more Towards recognising reporting and supporting OECMs (pdf, 4.54 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)
Building Institutional Capacity in Government Conservation and Protected Area Organisations Publication Discussion paper • 2017 Workshop Report of a the workshop "Building Institutional Capacity in Government Conservation and Protected Area Organisations" to explore... more Building Institutional Capacity in Government Conservation and Protected Area Organisations (pdf, 1.24 MB)
Natural environments, ecosystem services and public health in a time of crisis News 28.06.2021 • Putbus/Insel Vilm • News From June 7-10, the third ESP Europe Regional Conference of the Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) took place in Tartu, Estonia. The... more
19th Vilm Summer Academy: Nature Conservation as a Partner of Agriculture? News 02.06.2021 • News At the invitation of the International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm (INA) of the Gernan Federal Agency for Nature... more
20th Vilmer Summer Academy: Green Cities? Nature conservation in urban areas between competition for use and synergies News 23.08.2021 • Putbus/Insel Vilm • News At the anniversary event of the Vilmer Summer Academy from 16 to 19 August 2021, interested parties exchanged views on the role of nature... more
International experts recommend ways on preserving the movements of migratory species in the face of infrastructure development News 25.08.2022 • Putbus/Insel Vilm • News The CMS Intersessional Working Group (IWG) met from 27 June to 1 July at the International Academy of nature Conservation Isle of Vilm,... more
Inspiring young people for the future of nature News 28.10.2022 • Putbus/Insel Vilm • News 25 young scientists and conservationists from all over the world came to the Isle of Vilm from 19.-23. October to contribute their... more
Biodiversity-friendly business: How does it work? News 20.07.2020 • Putbus/Insel Vilm • News How can companies make their supply chains biodiversity-friendly and how can these efforts be financed? From 10 to 15 July, 35 interested... more
Asia and Pacific: Nature-based solutions for global challenges News 24.02.2021 • Putbus/Insel Vilm • News Nature-based solutions (NbS) have received more attention in recent years – also in the context of the post-2020 global biodiversity... more