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...
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 513 - Sustainability in Practice: Key Aspects, Opportunities and Challenges in Implementing a Standard for Sustainable Use of Natural Biological Resources Publication BfN-Schriften • 2018 The formal concept of sustainable sourcing of natural resources dates back to the Brundtland Report ‘Our Common Future’ from 1987,... more Skript513 (pdf, 872.95 KB)
BfN Schriften 79 - Deep Sea Genetic Resources in the Context of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Publication BfN-Schriften • 2003 It is only in the last few decades that the importance of the enormous area of open ocean beyond the 200 mile limit has been recognised,... more Skript79 (pdf, 949.45 KB)
BfN Schriften 301 - Access and Benefit Sharing in Relation to Marine Genetic Resources from Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction. A Possible Way Forward Publication BfN-Schriften • 2011 The objective of the paper is to inform all workshop participants about the currently existing legal framework related to the sharing of... more Skript301 (pdf, 778.68 KB)
BfN Schriften 127 - New Elements of the International Regime on Access and BenefitSharing of Genetic Resources - the Role of Certificates of Origin Publication BfN-Schriften • 2005 This study is concerned mainly with the design of an international ABS regime and specifically with the question which role certificates of... more Skript127 (pdf, 813.82 KB)
BfN Schriften 163 - Access and Benefit-Sharing of Genetic Resources Ways and means for facilitating biodiversity research and conservation while safeguarding ABS provisions Publication BfN-Schriften • 2005 Facing this situation, the workshop aimed to identify ways and means for facilitating biodiversity research and conservation while... more Skript163 (pdf, 590.87 KB)
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 126 - Users of Genetic Resources in Germany: Awareness, Participation and Positions regarding the Convention on Biological Diversity Publication BfN-Schriften • 2005 Since the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity of the United Nations (CBD), the development and the implementation of... more Skript126 (pdf, 601.92 KB)
BfN Schriften 174 - Protection and Utilisation of Biological Resources for a Sustainable Development, with Special Reference to Azerbaijan. Proceedings of a NATO CCMS supported Seminar Publication BfN-Schriften • 2006 Attention is paid to the development of specially protected natural areas with the purpose of the preservation of ecosystems in the... more Skript174 (pdf, 1.58 MB)
The Nagoya Protocol Page The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the... more