Currently, more than 41,000 species are threatened with extinction worldwide. Learn about the measures we can take to stop the loss of species and preserve the diversity of plants and animals and their habitats.
Tropical forests are home to more than two-thirds of all known animal and plant species worldwide, produce a significant proportion of the world's oxygen, and store large amounts of carbon.
With the adoption of the Nice Ocean Action Plan, the international community has committed to ambitious marine conservation and protection at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, which ends today.
The cooperation between the BMUV, INTERPOL and WWF covers environmental crime in the areas of fishing, deforestation, mining, environmental pollution and wildlife trade. The BMUV is providing five million euros for this purpose.
The 16th World Conference on Nature in Cali has come to an end after long negotiations. The international community has thus taken another important step towards the protection and restoration of nature.
Policy-making in dialogue
Good environmental policy is achieved when it is a joint endeavour. Get in touch with us, or get involved through one of our options for dialogue.
