Wildlife Conservation Society European Union office
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2025 | Luis Planas Herrera Cabinet member | wildlife and biodiversity | SRC |
| 27 Oct 2025 | Paulina Dejmek Hack Cabinet member | wildlife and biodiversity | — |
| 27 Oct 2025 | Paulina Dejmek Hack Cabinet member | wildlife and biodiversity | SRC |
| 27 Oct 2025 | Luis Planas Herrera Cabinet member | wildlife and biodiversity | — |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Humberto Delgado Rosa Director | Introduction of the new Vice-President of the WCS and exchange on the plans of WCS for the short, medium and long-term | SRC |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Humberto Delgado Rosa Director | Introduction of the new Vice-President of the WCS and exchange on the plans of WCS for the short, medium and long-term | — |
| 05 Oct 2022 | Suvi Leinonen Cabinet member | Biodiversity and forests. Financing. | — |
| 05 Oct 2022 | Suvi Leinonen Cabinet member | Biodiversity and forests. Financing. | SRC |
| 20 Sept 2022 | Helena Braun Cabinet member | Implementation of biodiversity policies, including preparation of biodiversity COP15 and CITES COP19 | — |
| 20 Sept 2022 | Helena Braun Cabinet member | Implementation of biodiversity policies, including preparation of biodiversity COP15 and CITES COP19 | SRC |
| 20 Sept 2022 | Ines Prainsack Cabinet member | One Health and Pandemic agreement | SRC |
| 20 Sept 2022 | Ines Prainsack Cabinet member | One Health and Pandemic agreement | — |
| 08 Sept 2022 | Luke Haasbeek Cabinet member | To discuss COP15, mainly focused on the road ahead to Montreal in December, as well as the topics of biodiversity funding and deforestation. | — |
| 08 Sept 2022 | Luke Haasbeek Cabinet member | To discuss COP15, mainly focused on the road ahead to Montreal in December, as well as the topics of biodiversity funding and deforestation. | SRC |
| 07 May 2021 | Eglantine Cujo Cabinet member | Discussion about Commission's legislative proposal on deforestation and forest degradation | SRC |
| 07 May 2021 | Andrea Beltramello Cabinet member | Deforestation | — |
| 07 May 2021 | Eglantine Cujo Cabinet member | Discussion about Commission's legislative proposal on deforestation and forest degradation | — |
| 07 May 2021 | Andrea Beltramello Cabinet member | Deforestation | SRC |
| 30 Apr 2021 | Diana Montero Melis Cabinet member | upcoming regulation on deforestation | — |
| 30 Apr 2021 | Diana Montero Melis Cabinet member | upcoming regulation on deforestation | SRC |
| 29 Apr 2021 | Diana Montero Melis Cabinet member | Forest Partnerships | — |
| 29 Apr 2021 | Jorge Pinto Antunes Cabinet member | Deforestation and forest degradation. | — |
| 29 Apr 2021 | Jorge Pinto Antunes Cabinet member | Deforestation and forest degradation. | SRC |
| 29 Apr 2021 | Diana Montero Melis Cabinet member | Forest Partnerships | SRC |
| 03 Sept 2020 | Helena Braun Cabinet member | Implementation of EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy | — |
Mission & Goals
The goals of WCS EU (according to the legal statutes) are: 1. Saving wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature. 2. Protecting and conserving the natural environment, its flora and fauna including by undertaking innovative approaches thereto, and in particular but without limitation: * the conservation and preservation of wildlife and wild places; * the support of programs of and efforts for (i) scientific, conservation and veterinary research regarding wildlife and wild places, and (ii) conservation, preservation, protection, management and care of wildlife (including veterinary care and breeding of endangered and other species) in wild places or in parks, reserves, gardens, protected areas or other locations; and * the provision of education, advice and training in relation to means of pursuing human livelihoods which are compatible with the conservation and protection of the natural en (...)
EU Legislative Interests
WCS EU is contributing scientific and technical advice in relation to a range of EU policy issues, notably: 1. Implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2030 and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF), and EU engagement in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) 2. Implementation of the EU action plan against wildlife trafficking 3. EU engagement in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 4. Implementation of the EU action to protect and restore the world’s forests 5. EU engagement in the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) 6. Discussions on the Multilateral Financial Framework (MFF) in relation to environmental priorities, notably biodiversity, within EU development aid programmes
Communication Activities
WCS EU is actively engaged in the implementation EU funded Sustainable Wildlife Management programme (SWM) to counteract the negative impacts of unsustainable bushmeat hunting in several ACP countries.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
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