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...
Planning and assessment Page Balancing the interests of socially acceptable land use with those of nature and landscape conservation is addressed by the goals of nature... 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 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 259 - Standardising the Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Plants in the EU Publication BfN-Schriften • 2009 This report presents a critical appraisal of the environmental risk assessment of selected GMO notifications and identifies major... more Skript259 (pdf, 1.07 MB)
BfN Schriften 271a - Protected Area Management Effectiveness Assessments in Europe. A review of application, methods and results Publication BfN-Schriften • 2010 The European Study on protected area management effectiveness (PAME) evaluation was conducted between May 2009 and March 2010. Its main... more Skript271a (pdf, 2.74 MB)
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)
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)
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)
BfN Schriften 311 - Forest Protection and Sustainable Forest Management in Germany and the P.R. China – A Comparative Assessment – Publication BfN-Schriften • 2012 The report at hand aims to compare the forest sectors of the Federal Republic of Germany and the People’s Republic of China – two... more Skript311 (pdf, 3.26 MB)
BfN Schriften 238 - Assessment of Management Effectiveness in European Protected Areas. Sharing Experiences and Promoting Good Management Publication BfN-Schriften • 2008 In all 32 people attended the seminar from 16 European countries. The main focus of the seminar was to hear from as many of these countries... more Skript238 (pdf, 1.18 MB)