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...
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
Peatland strategies in Europe Page Intact peatlands are highly specialised ecosystems that perform a wide range of important functions. Despite this fact, vast areas of... more
BfN Schriften 149 - World Natural Heritage and Cultural Landscapes in Europe The Potential of Europe’s World Natural Heritage Publication BfN-Schriften • 2005 The 28th meeting of the World Heritage Committee (Suzhou/China, 2004) concluded that all parties to the World Heritage Convention should... more Skript149 (pdf, 6.24 MB)
BfN Schriften 227 - Review of the Status, Harvest, Trade and Management of Seven Asian CITES-listed Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Species Publication BfN-Schriften • 2008 A summary of the overall findings of this research, based on a comparison of information available for each of the seven species, is... more Skript227 (pdf, 1.64 MB)
BfN Schriften 181 - IUCN - WCPA. Enhancing the IUCN Evaluation Process of World Heritage Nominations. A contribution to achieving a credible and balanced World Heritage List Publication BfN-Schriften • 2006 Objectives of the meeting: 1. To strengthen the IUCN/WCPA WH network through provision of focused capacity building on the Evaluation... more Skript181 (pdf, 484.98 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)
IUCN WCPA Best Practices Guidance for Protected and Conserved Areas Finance - A writing workshop Event Workshop International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm • Date, time12.03.2023 (Sun) 18:30 – 17.03.2023 (Fri) 09:00 The Conservation Finance Alliance (CFA) together with the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), and the Sustainable Finance... more
Biodiversity-friendly business: How does it work? Event Training International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm • Date, time10.07.2022 (Sun) 16:00 – 15.07.2022 (Fri) 13:00 Background In July 2021, the first official draft of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework was released which will be adopted... more