International Union for Conservation of Nature EU Representative Office
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2026 | Monika Hencsey Director | Exchange on Report on IUCN World Conservation Congress: Relevance for Europe and meetings and priorities of 2026 | SRC |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Monika Hencsey Director | Exchange on Report on IUCN World Conservation Congress: Relevance for Europe and meetings and priorities of 2026 | — |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Jan Ceyssens Cabinet member | Nature credits | SRC |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Jan Ceyssens Cabinet member | Nature credits | — |
| 17 Sept 2025 | Humberto Delgado Rosa Director | Exchanges of views on: - Presentation of the IUCN team - The annual IUCN congress - IUCN support under the TSI instrument | SRC |
| 17 Sept 2025 | Humberto Delgado Rosa Director | Exchanges of views on: - Presentation of the IUCN team - The annual IUCN congress - IUCN support under the TSI instrument | — |
| 23 Jul 2025 | Gijs Schilthuis Director | Exchange of views on sustainable agriculture and biodiversity, as well as sustainable forestry | — |
| 23 Jul 2025 | Gijs Schilthuis Director | Exchange of views on sustainable agriculture and biodiversity, as well as sustainable forestry | SRC |
| 24 Apr 2025 | Philippe Tulkens Head of Unit | Update on progress in NBS activities and discuss and hand over booklet on Network-Nature Annual Event 2024 report | — |
| 24 Apr 2025 | Philippe Tulkens Head of Unit | Update on progress in NBS activities and discuss and hand over booklet on Network-Nature Annual Event 2024 report | SRC |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Luis Planas Herrera Cabinet member | Commission Priorities | — |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Luis Planas Herrera Cabinet member | Commission Priorities | SRC |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Ilaria Flores Martin Cabinet member | Commission Priorities | SRC |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Jessika Roswall Commissioner | Commission Priorities | SRC |
| 04 Apr 2025 | Ioannis Hadjiyiannis Cabinet member | Balancing fisheries activities with environmental protection | SRC |
| 04 Apr 2025 | Ioannis Hadjiyiannis Cabinet member | Balancing fisheries activities with environmental protection | — |
| 23 Oct 2023 | Carmen Preising Cabinet member | ongoing files | SRC |
| 23 Oct 2023 | Carmen Preising Cabinet member | ongoing files | — |
| 06 Jun 2023 | Jorge Pinto Antunes Cabinet member | Publications on sustainable agriculture (on nature-based solutions and on metrics for biodiversity) | — |
| 06 Jun 2023 | Jorge Pinto Antunes Cabinet member | Publications on sustainable agriculture (on nature-based solutions and on metrics for biodiversity) | SRC |
| 04 Oct 2022 | Jorge Pinto Antunes Cabinet member | Share information about the two reports they are finishing soon on nature-based solutions and metrics (in relation with sustainable agriculture), as well as about our ongoing discussions with the pesticides and biocontrol industry, farmer ass | SRC |
| 04 Oct 2022 | Jorge Pinto Antunes Cabinet member | Share information about the two reports they are finishing soon on nature-based solutions and metrics (in relation with sustainable agriculture), as well as about our ongoing discussions with the pesticides and biocontrol industry, farmer ass | — |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Helena Braun Cabinet member | Green transition, biodiversity, circular economy and upcoming COP27 and COP15 | SRC |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Helena Braun Cabinet member | Green transition, biodiversity, circular economy and upcoming COP27 and COP15 | — |
| 09 Jun 2022 | Frans Timmermans Executive Vice-President | forest visit | SRC |
Mission & Goals
The IUCN EU Representative Office focuses on biodiversity, nature conservation, EU policy and Nature-based Solutions. The office provides valuable inputs into ongoing policy debates in these areas, as well as a broad platform for discussions thanks to its varied membership and open dialogues. It aims at informing EU policy making, representing IUCN in Brussels, supporting resource mobilisation, and implementing IUCN’s Nature 2030 Programme in Europe.
EU Legislative Interests
The EU Green Deal, as such, including (inter alia): The EU Biodiversity Strategy, and in this context • the Invasive Alien Species Regulation, • the Nature Restoration Law, • the Soil Health Law, • the EU Pollinators Initiative, • the EU Forest Strategy and • the EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation. the EU Water Resilience Strategy The Farm to Fork Strategy, and in this context • the Sustainable Food Systems Framework Law (SFSF) and the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation (SUR). • The climate policy (including the Climate Law). • The Circular Economy Action Plan, including the Sustainable Products Initiative. • the EU Taxonomy for sustainable finance The Common Agricultural Policy. The EU Overseas Countries and territories related policies. IUCN: European Red Lists, Key Biodiversity Areas, Nature-based Solutions International polices, including inter alia the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Action Plan against illegal wildlife trade. The European Circular Economy Action Plan
Communication Activities
To help the implementation of the above-mentioned policies, projects, events and publications are done whichc we actively communicate on. IUCN engages a number of stakeholders in open dialogues. More specifically: Quarterly IUCN European Regional Office Newsletter (over 2900 subscribers) Organization of several high-level events, partnering with the European Institutions, UN agencies, NGOs, private sector and academia Dissemination of relevant project results in order to contribute to the current discussions Constantly updating our website with latest project results and positions on relevant policy discussions
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Relevant IUCN membership includes, inter alia: • Forum for the Future of Agriculture • Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform
Organisation Members
The current number is 1464 Members under all Categories: https://www.iucn.org/our-union/members/members-directory.