Landscapes and Habitats

Low mountain range, Mecklenburg Lake District, Upper Bavaria, Black Forest, Thuringian Forest, North Sea and Baltic Sea islands, forests and agriculture. Current information and background on landscape and habitats

Papageien in Mexiko

The “Montreal moment” for biodiversity

Germany is committed both nationally and internationally to implementing the historic biodiversity agreement reached in Montreal.

Es gibt nur noch zwei Nördliche Breitmaulnashörner auf der Welt.

Species conservation

Last chance for the white rhino?

There are only two northern white rhinos left – can the species be saved? The BioRescue project is trying to prevent its extinction.

World Heritage – the Wadden Sea

The action of the tides along the North Sea coast of Germany and the Netherlands has created a unique natural landscape, the Wadden Sea.

Kilian Schönbergers fotografische Schwerpunkte sind Landschaften.

Nature photography

Nature photography as a powerful tool

Kilian Schönberger has been observing the impact of climate change on nature since the 1990s. Through his photographs, he helps raise people’s awareness.

Seeigel spielen eine Schlüsselrolle im Ökosystem der Meere

European Biodiversity Partnership

Research to protect marine forests

The European Biodiversity Partnership Biodiversa+ supports cross-border cooperation - for example on research into sea urchins.

Schutzgebiete fördern den Artenreichtum.

Forest protection

Protecting the green lungs of the earth.

Buying up tropical forests, renaturing forest regions and promoting environmentally aware consumerism: three nature protection projects from Germany.

Reinhard Radke bei Dreharbeiten im Serengeti Nationalpark 2007

Nature documentaries

Working with leopards and warthogs

As a nature filmmaker, Reinhard Radke has seen a lot of things. But it isn’t always the animals which are responsible for the quirky moments: it’s the tourists.

Bunte Artenvielfalt: Fischertukan im Regenwald von Costa Rica

Protecting biodiversity

The importance of biodiversity

The loss of biodiversity poses just as much a threat as climate change. Why is biodiversity so important and what is Germany doing to preserve it?

Was für eine Nase: die Saiga-Antilope in Kasachstan

International projects

Species protection without borders

From saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan to migratory birds in Europe and Africa, protecting species requires international partnerships.

Bläulinge auf schwarzen Flockenblumen

An in-demand advisor: the IPBES

Established in 2012, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has its headquarters in Bonn, where it gathers scientific data and advises policymakers.

Rare wild animals in Germany

The Entdecke DE series takes you on a tour through Germany. This time we go in search of wild animals. A selection.

Der Wald ist Lebens- und Erholungsraum für Tier und Menschen

7 facts about the German forest

If you know these amazing facts, you will be able to have a say in any discussion about the German forest.

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