Bern Convention

This article explains the Nature Conservation Convention, for further meanings see the Bern Convention .

Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Their Natural Habitats
Short title:	Bern Convention
Title (engl.):	Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats
Date:	19th November 1979
Come into effect:	June 1, 1982
Reference:	CETS No. 104 (English text)
Reference (German):	SEV no. 104 , SR 0.455
Contract type:	Multinational
Legal matter:	Species protection
Signing:	49
Ratification :	51 Current status (Aug. 2, 2020)
European Union:	Ratification (September 1, 1982)
Germany:	Ratification (December 13, 1984)
Liechtenstein:	Ratification (June 1, 1982)
Austria:	Ratification (September 1, 1983)
Switzerland:	Ratification (June 1, 1982)
Please note the note on the applicable contract version .

States that have ratified the Bern Convention.

The Bern Convention , the official agreement on the conservation of European wild plants and animals and their natural habitats, is an international agreement of the Council of Europe on the protection of European wild animals and plants from 1979. 46 European and 4 African countries ( Burkina Faso , Morocco , Senegal and Tunisia , on whose territory there are wintering areas for European bird species ) and the European Union (EU) as an international organization are the members of the convention.

implementation

• In the European Union, the declaration was made with Council Decision 82/72 / EEC of December 3, 1981, and it was implemented primarily in the Birds Directive and in the Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive ( Natura 2000 network) and the European network of biogenetic Reservations .
• In Switzerland , implementation takes place within the framework of
  • Federal Act on Nature Conservation and Heritage Protection of July 1, 1966 (NHG)
  • Floodplain Ordinance of October 28, 1992
  • Federal Act of April 29, 1998 on Agriculture (Agriculture Act, LwG)
  • Art. 78 Federal Constitution ( nature and heritage protection ), in particular para. 5 - Rothenthurm article (see Rothenthurm initiative )
  • Raised Moor Ordinance of January 21, 1991 on the protection of raised and transitional moors of national importance
  • Flat bog ordinance of 7 September 1994 on the protection of flat bogs of national importance
  • Moorland Ordinance of May 1, 1996 on the protection of moorlands of particular beauty and of national importance
  • Direct Payments Ordinance of 7 December 1998 on Direct Payments to Agriculture (DZV)
  • Dry meadows and pastures Ordinance of 13 January 2010 (TwwV)
• Austria acceded to the convention in 1983. The Birds Directive and the Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive serve primarily for implementation.

See also

• Species protection
• biodiversity

Web links

• Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats , Council of Europe
• Bern Convention Europes Human Rights Watchdog
• Bern Convention , German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
• Bern Convention , Austrian Federal Environment Agency
• Bern Convention , europa.eu
• Network Forum Biodiversity Research Germany (Nefo) for the Bern Convention

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Wildlife and Their Natural Habitats
2. ↑ Federal Act of July 1, 1966 on Nature Conservation and Heritage Protection (NHG)
3. ↑ Ordinance of October 28, 1992 on the protection of floodplain areas of national importance (Auenverordnung)
4. ↑ Federal Act of April 29, 1998 on Agriculture (Agriculture Act, LwG)
5. ↑ Art. 78 BV, Nature and Heritage Protection
6. ↑ Ordinance of January 21, 1991 on the protection of raised and transitional moors of national importance (raised moors ordinance)
7. ↑ Ordinance of 7 September 1994 on the protection of fens of national importance (Flachmoorverordnung)
8. ↑ Ordinance of May 1, 1996 on the protection of moorlands of particular beauty and of national importance (Moorlands Ordinance)
9. ↑ Ordinance of 7 December 1998 on direct payments to agriculture (Direct Payments Ordinance, DZV)
10. ↑ Ordinance of 13 January 2010 on the protection of dry meadows and pastures of national importance (Dry Meadow Ordinance, TwwV)