The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation is currently inviting tenders for a research project on the interface between wind power and species…

Ein Vogelschwarm fliegt über einen Windpark

BIRDMOVE" project investigates effects of offshore wind farms on songbirds and seabirds, also at night

Effects differ for individual species and…

Close-up of a gannet in flight over the sea

According to current research, BfN does not consider wind power to be one of the main causes of the global decline in insects. A fact paper now…

Biene auf einer gelben Blüte

Federal Agency for Nature Conservation presents Renewable Energy Report 2019

[Translate to English:] Titelseite des EE-Reports

A new website of the Research and Technology Centre, West Coast, (FTZ) shows research results from the study that has been running since 2018.

Offshore wind turbines

The final report of the project "Management potential for site protection under nature conservation law, especially for landscape protection areas,…

A publication now published in the series BfN-Skripten (No. 518) presents the findings on the effectiveness of a number of known avoidance measures at…

The guideline is published in the series BfN-Skripten (No. 512) and is intended to provide concrete assessment standards in connection with species…

Global biodiversity loss and climate change are closely linked and extend into the individual regions of Germany. In order to preserve our…

Fotos der aufgeschlagenen Broschüre