European Network of Heads of Nature Conservation Agencies
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2025 | Ilaria Flores Martin Cabinet member | Nature Conservation | SRC |
| 23 Jun 2025 | Jessika Roswall Commissioner | Nature Conservation | — |
| 23 Jun 2025 | Jessika Roswall Commissioner | Nature Conservation | SRC |
| 23 Jun 2025 | Ilaria Flores Martin Cabinet member | Nature Conservation | — |
| 19 Nov 2020 | Jorge Pinto Antunes Cabinet member | 26th Plenary Meeting of ENCA Jorge Pinto Antunes to do a presentation on the key elements and latest developments in the CAP reform and the F2F Strategy and the linkages to the EU Biodiversity Strategy. | SRC |
| 19 Nov 2020 | Jorge Pinto Antunes Cabinet member | 26th Plenary Meeting of ENCA Jorge Pinto Antunes to do a presentation on the key elements and latest developments in the CAP reform and the F2F Strategy and the linkages to the EU Biodiversity Strategy. | — |
| 07 Oct 2020 | Jorge Pinto Antunes Cabinet member | Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas. | — |
| 07 Oct 2020 | Jorge Pinto Antunes Cabinet member | Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas. | SRC |
| 26 Feb 2020 | Jorge Pinto Antunes Cabinet member | CAP and environmental and biodiversity challenges across Europe | — |
| 26 Feb 2020 | Jorge Pinto Antunes Cabinet member | CAP and environmental and biodiversity challenges across Europe | SRC |
Mission & Goals
Exchange of Information and collaboration on nature conservation between ENCA members; identification of future challenges and providing Information and advice to decision-makers in the field of nature conservation and ecosystem goods and services as well as Transformative Change for Nature.
EU Legislative Interests
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and Flora; Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds; Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy Common Agricultural Policy (CAP); Farm-to-Fork Strategy; 8th Environment Action Programme Aichi Biodiversity Targets EU Biodiversity Strategy, Soil Strategy; Green Deal COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2022/2577 laying down a framework to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2024 on nature restoration and amending Regulation (EU) 2022/869
Communication Activities
ENCA Engagement Piece on Improving the biodiversity performance of agricultural policies and the ENCA Engagement Piece on High Nature Value Farmland – nature friendly farming. Both papers can be also found on the ENCA website: https://www.encanetwork.eu/fileadmin/inhalte/enca/pdf/2024_improving_biodiversity_performance_of_agricultural_policies.pdf https://www.encanetwork.eu/fileadmin/inhalte/enca/pdf/2024_hnv_engagement_piece.pdf
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
The ENCA network as such is not a member of any association, federation, umbrella organisation, other network or other structure.
Organisation Members
https://www.encanetwork.eu/about-enca/members Members of the ENCA network as of February 2026: Umweltbundesamt/Environment Agency Austria (AT) Croatian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development (HR) Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic (CZ) French Biodiversity Agency (FR) Bundesamt für Naturschutz: Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (DE) Irish National Parks and Wildlife Service (IE) Instituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca (IT) Kosovo Institute for Nature Protection (XK) Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (NL) Norwegian Environment Agency (observer) (NO) State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic (SK) The Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature (SI) Federal Office for the Environment and Nature (CH) Natural England (UK) NatureScot (UK) Natural Resources Wales (UK)
Connected Legislation