Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2025 | Humberto Delgado Rosa Director | Exchange of views on nature credits and invasive alien species | — |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Humberto Delgado Rosa Director | Exchange of views on nature credits and invasive alien species | SRC |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Cristina De Avila Head of Unit | CITES: Transparency; the future Multi-Annual Financial Framework; EU Live Animal Transport Regulation; and Registration of Captive Breeding Facilities for Appendix-I Species | — |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Cristina De Avila Head of Unit | CITES: Transparency; the future Multi-Annual Financial Framework; EU Live Animal Transport Regulation; and Registration of Captive Breeding Facilities for Appendix-I Species | SRC |
| 12 Feb 2021 | Carmen Preising Cabinet member | To discuss different blue/marine related issues, in particular bycatch emergency measures, EU-UK negotiations and implementation of the Biodiversity Strategy. | — |
| 12 Feb 2021 | Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene Cabinet member | To discuss different blue/marine related issues, in particular bycatch emergency measures, EU-UK negotiations and implementation of the Biodiversity Strategy. | SRC |
| 12 Feb 2021 | Carmen Preising Cabinet member | To discuss different blue/marine related issues, in particular bycatch emergency measures, EU-UK negotiations and implementation of the Biodiversity Strategy. | SRC |
| 12 Feb 2021 | Virginijus Sinkevičius Commissioner | To discuss different blue/marine related issues, in particular bycatch emergency measures, EU-UK negotiations and implementation of the Biodiversity Strategy. | — |
| 12 Feb 2021 | Virginijus Sinkevičius Commissioner | To discuss different blue/marine related issues, in particular bycatch emergency measures, EU-UK negotiations and implementation of the Biodiversity Strategy. | SRC |
| 23 Sept 2020 | Renaud Savignat Cabinet member | Making the European Green Deal work for International Partnerships | — |
| 23 Sept 2020 | Renaud Savignat Cabinet member | Making the European Green Deal work for International Partnerships | SRC |
| 09 Sept 2020 | Helena Braun Cabinet member | The Green Deal implemetation with view to external relations | — |
| 09 Sept 2020 | Helena Braun Cabinet member | The Green Deal implemetation with view to external relations | SRC |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Diana Montero Melis Cabinet member | European Green Deal, COVID-19 and development cooperation | — |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Diana Montero Melis Cabinet member | European Green Deal, COVID-19 and development cooperation | SRC |
| 26 Mar 2020 | Diana Montero Melis Cabinet member | international dimension of the European Green Deal | SRC |
| 26 Mar 2020 | Diana Montero Melis Cabinet member | international dimension of the European Green Deal | — |
| 22 Nov 2018 | Sebastien Paquot Cabinet member | CITES | SRC |
| 22 Nov 2018 | Sebastien Paquot Cabinet member | CITES | — |
| 11 Oct 2016 | Daniel Calleja Crespo Director-General | Wildlife trafficking and CITES | — |
| 11 Oct 2016 | Daniel Calleja Crespo Director-General | Wildlife trafficking and CITES | SRC |
| 05 Feb 2016 | Xavier Prats Monné Director-General | Discussion on Animal Welfare | SRC |
| 05 Feb 2016 | Xavier Prats Monné Director-General | Discussion on Animal Welfare | — |
Mission & Goals
Our mission: The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is a global non-profit helping animals and people thrive together. We are experts and everyday people, working across seas, oceans, and in more than 40 countries around the world. We rescue, rehabilitate, and release animals, and we restore and protect their natural habitats. The problems we’re up against are urgent and complicated. To solve them, we match fresh thinking with bold action. We partner with local communities, governments, non-governmental organizations, and businesses. Together, we pioneer new and innovative ways to help all species flourish. IFAW in Belgium is one of 12 affiliated companies. IFAW International Headquarters are in The Hague, Netherlands.
EU Legislative Interests
Environmental Crime Directive, Wildlife Trade Regulations, EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking, Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Birds and Habitats Directive, Ocean Pact, Digital Services Act.
Communication Activities
Events, public campaigns, petitions, publications, position papers.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
IFAW is a founding member of the Transatlantic Animal Welfare Council (TAWC), a forum to strengthen the relationship and coooperation between animal welfare groups in Europe and the US. IFAW has consultative status in the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). IFAW has full consultative status in the IMO (International Marine Organisation). Observers to Bern Convention Member of Seas at Risk.