Wildlife Conservation Society European Union office
WCS EU
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 (...)
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Luis Planas Herrera (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall), Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall)
27 Oct 2025 · wildlife and biodiversity
Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament)
28 Apr 2025 · One Health
Response to A Communication to set a vision of a holistic approach to Ocean related policies in the EU
17 Feb 2025
Meeting with Humberto Delgado Rosa (Director Environment)
13 Feb 2025 · Introduction of the new Vice-President of the WCS and exchange on the plans of WCS for the short, medium and long-term
Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament)
21 Feb 2024 · Pandemics and animal welfare
Response to European Critical Raw Materials Act
25 Nov 2022
Meeting with Suvi Leinonen (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and
5 Oct 2022 · Biodiversity and forests. Financing.
Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)
20 Sept 2022 · Implementation of biodiversity policies, including preparation of biodiversity COP15 and CITES COP19
Meeting with Annukka Ojala (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides), Ines Prainsack (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides)
20 Sept 2022 · One Health and Pandemic agreement
Response to Commission Communication on the EU Strategic Framework for Global Health
19 Sept 2022
Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and
8 Sept 2022 · To discuss COP15, mainly focused on the road ahead to Montreal in December, as well as the topics of biodiversity funding and deforestation.
Meeting with Eglantine Cujo (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and
7 May 2021 · Discussion about Commission's legislative proposal on deforestation and forest degradation
Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis), Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and
7 May 2021 · Deforestation
Meeting with Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and
30 Apr 2021 · upcoming regulation on deforestation
Meeting with Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and
29 Apr 2021 · Forest Partnerships
Meeting with Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski) and
29 Apr 2021 · Deforestation and forest degradation.
Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)
3 Sept 2020 · Implementation of EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy
Meeting with Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)
30 Apr 2020 · wildlife conservation and biodiversity
Response to Evaluation of the EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking
18 Mar 2020
Response to Climate Law (Legislative proposal)
6 Feb 2020
Meeting with Marius Vascega (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius)
22 Jan 2020 · 1. CBD and EU biodiversity strategy, Implementation of the EU Communication on conservation and restoration of the world’s forests, Implementation and follow-up to the EU action plan on wildlife trafficking, CMS CoP, IUCN Congress
Response to EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy
20 Jan 2020
Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)
15 Oct 2019 · discussion on sustainable development and biodiversity
Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and
3 Jul 2019 · discussion on EU action on fighting deforestation