ECNC - European Centre for Nature Conservation
ECNC- European Centre for Nature Conservation is an independent organization working for the conservation and sustainable use of Europe’s nature, biodiversity and landscapes. ECNC stimulates cooperation between science, policy and economy for the sake of biodiversity and people in Europe. It does so by providing sound scientific expertise in support of governmental policies and by promoting the integration of biodiversity considerations into other sectors of society. In its approach, ECNC combines vision with practical approaches and applicable expertise.
Since its establishment in 1993 ECNC has developed a working partnership with an extensive network of organizations and institutes from all over Europe. ECNC provides its expertise to national and regional governments, intergovernmental organizations such as the United Nations, the European Commission, the European Environment Agency and the Council of Europe, and to institutions working in financing, land use and research. It works closely together with the NGO community.
ECNC projects are clustered in five thematic programmes:
- Nature and society.
- Interaction between business and biodiversity.
- European ecological networks.
- State of Europe’s nature and biodiversity.
- Support to international organizations and policy initiatives.
In these programmes, ECNC also specifically addresses European landscape issues.
Mission
ECNC actively promotes, by bridging the gap between science and policy, the conservation of nature and especially of biodiversity in Europe, because of their intrinsic values and their relevance to the economy and European culture; thereby ECNC seeks the integration of nature conservation considerations into other policies.
Vision
The Vision concerns the 'ideal' ECNC strives for: the desirable state of Europe's nature in 20 to 25 years' time. The vision takes into account the interaction between ecosystems, the role of landscapes, the integration of nature considerations in economy, and the perception and appreciation of nature in the minds of people.
Contact
ECNC-European Centre for Nature Conservation (Project Coordinator)
P.O. Box 90154
5000LG Tilburg
The Netherlands
Phone: +31-13-5944944
Contact person: Lawrence Jones-Walters
E-mail address: joneswalters@ecnc.org
Website: www.ecnc.org
