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...
Training materials and videos Page To complement our on-site or online training, we work with partners to develop training materials, educational films and guidelines that... more
Training materials on ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ Page BfN’s International Academy for Nature Conservation and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) have released a set of... more
Biodiversity and finance: Managing the double materiality Publication Leaflet • 2022 Economic activities are at the heart of biodiversity loss. At the same time, most economic sectors are heavily dependent on ecosystem... more Order Biodiversity and finance Managing the double materiality (pdf, 12.02 MB)
Privately Protected Areas Page To support capacity building on PPAs, BfN’s International Academy for Nature Conservation and the IUCN WCPA’s Specialist Group on... more
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)
Library Page Founded in 1906, the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) library is the biggest and oldest nature conservation library in Germany.... more
SilikatschutthaldenSiliceous scree of the montane to snow levels (Androsacetalia alpinae and Galeopsietalia ladani) der montanen bis nivalen Stufe (Androsacetalia alpinae und Galeopsietalia ladani) Profile Natura 2000 Lebensraum
OECMs in Europe: The way forward Event Workshop International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm • Date, time20.02.2023 (Mon) 18:30 – 24.02.2023 (Fri) 09:00 The workshop will discuss the role and potential of OECMs in Europe for meeting the new are-based targets of the Convention on... more
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