European Association of Zoos and Aquaria
Budget
€100 — €0
EP Access
3
accredited persons
Staff
4
3 FTE
EU Grants
€33,000
Mission & Goals
Our Mission: EAZA is the Membership organisation that sets the standard for progressive zoos and aquariums and other partners across Europe, Western Asia and beyond. We strive continuously to define and demonstrate excellence in integrated species conservation through a transparent and collaborative approach to population management, wild animal care and welfare, representation with international organisations, conservation education, and scientific research. EAZA represents and links more than 400 member institutions in 47 countries. By ensuring that its member zoos and aquariums achieve and maintain the highest standards of care and breeding for the species they keep, EAZA empowers European citizens to learn about and contribute to global biodiversity conservation goals. More than 144 million people visit EAZA members each year.
EU Legislative Interests
EU Zoos Directive EU Animal Health Law Invasive Alien Species Regulation CITES and EU Wildlife Trade Regulations EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking CBD and Sustainable Development Goals EU Access and Benefit Sharing Regulation
Communication Activities
Recent publications: EU Animal Health Law (AHL) Guidance Handbook (2024) produced by the joint EAZA/EAZWV Legislation Working Group EAZA/EAZWV Position Statement: Access to and use of vaccination against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in zoo birds in the European Union (September 2023) EAZA Position Statement on the protection of feed animals, with focus on day-old chicks (August 2023) EAZA/EAZWV Position Statement on the application of the Veterinary Medicines Cascade in relation to zoological species (April 2023) In 2021-2023, EAZA carried out an internal campaign, EAZA21+, to increase its Members' competence and confidence for engaging with biodiversity policy on the national, EU and global levels. See www.eaza.net/eaza21plus. Previous publications: EAZA Response to the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 (2020); EAZA Recommendations for the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and the EU Biodiversity Strategy (2020); EAZA Manifesto for the 2019 EP Elections (2019); EAZA Position Statement on the European commercial trade in tigers and tiger parts (2018); EAZA Position Statement on songbird trafficking (2018); EAZA Position Statement on the EU Regulation on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (1143/2014) (2017) EAZA Position Statement on Circus Membership of the Association (2017) EAZA Position Statement on the EU Zoos Directive 1999/22/EC (2017)
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
EAZA is member of WAZA (World Association of Zoos and Aquariums) www.waza.org and IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) www.iucn.org
Organisation Members
http://www.eaza.net/members/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.