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...
Service Page In this service area you will find important information on the production of BfN publication series and on participation in calls for... 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
BfN Schriften 237 - Ecosystem Services of Natural and Semi-Natural Ecosystems and Ecologically Sound Land Use Publication BfN-Schriften • 2008 At the workshop „Economic Valuation of Biological Diversity – Ecosystem Services“ methods, case studies and results were presented... more Skript237 (pdf, 6.72 MB)
BfN Schriften 411 - Development of National Indicators for Ecosystem Services Recommendations for Germany Publication BfN-Schriften • 2015 This paper is intended as a technical basis for further discussion on the implementation of Target 2, Action 5 at the national and European... more Skript411 (pdf, 3.42 MB)
BfN Schriften 326 - Payments for Ecosystem Services Towards an Implementation Strategy Publication BfN-Schriften • 2012 In order to share experiences and discuss approaches for the implementation of PES as instruments for biodiversity conservation and... more Skript326 (pdf, 1.48 MB)
BfN Schriften 407 - MoorFutures® Integration of additional ecosystem services (including biodiversity) into carbon credits – standard, methodology and transferability to other regions Publication BfN-Schriften • 2015 This report provides a detailed description of the criteria and methods used to quantify the multiple ecosystem services bundled in... more Skript407 (pdf, 3.44 MB)
Sustainable Consumption for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Publication Leaflet • 2020 The goods and materials imported into Germany are highly diverse and come from numerous regions across the world. To structure the... more Sustainable Consumption for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (pdf, 10.38 MB)
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services into Urban Policy in China and Germany (2nd edition) Publication Leaflet • 2021 Cities represent a socio-ecological system in which the highest density of human population coincides with a mosaic of various types of... more Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services into Urban Policy in China and Germany (2nd edition) (pdf, 8.3 MB)
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