European Agroforestry Federation

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

9,999€

Financial year: Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

10.5 Fte (31)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

0

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    European Agroforestry Federation   (EURAF)

    EU Transparency Register

    86637739028-14 First registered on 25 Jun 2012

    Goals / Remit

    The European Agroforestry Federation (EURAF) aims at promoting the use of trees on farms as well as any kind of silvopastoralism throughout the different environmental regions of Europe. EURAF has about 280 members from 20 different European countries.
    EURAF main scope is to promote agroforestry systems across Europe as a recognized sustainable form of land management. This goal will be achieved through policy recommendations through EU states, but also through the Commonn Agrarian Policy. Agroforestry systems are able to increase land productivity due to betteruse of resources, promoting at te same time Carbon sequestration, biodiversity, soil protection wile reducing nitrate and phosphorous contamination

    Main EU files targeted

    EURAF has participated in different inititatives and policy at European level. The participation in the last CAP writting helped to promote agroforestry practices within the greening and the Rural Development programs. Currently, EURAF is part of different Civil Dialogue groups (Arable, Organic Farming, Cork and Forestry, Rural Development, Environment and Climate Change, CAP and Direct Payments and Greening), the Rural Development Assembly and the group of experts of the European Commission like Structured Dialogue with ESI Funds' partners group of experts. EURAF Executive Committee Members also participate in the EIP Focus Groups and in the Global Research Alliance.

    Address

    Head Office
    High Polytechnich School, sn
    Lugo 27002
    SPAIN
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    31

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%2
    50%5
    25%24

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    10.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    No lobbyists with EP accreditations

    Complementary Information

    The composition of EURAF integrates farms dealing with forestry, crops and pastures, researchers, NGOs and extension agents, which will help to promote agroforestry practices at an European scale from an innovative and real perspective.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Ms Watte Jeroen (EURAF secretary)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr María Rosa Mosquera-Losada (EURAF President)

  • Categories

    Category

    III - Non-governmental organisations

    Subcategory

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    IUAF (under constitution)

    Member organisations

    Germany Agroforestry Association(14),
    Spanish Agroforestry Association(34),
    Greek Agroforestry Association(26),
    French Agroforestry Association(63),
    Belgium Agroforestry Association(37),
    Ireland Agroforestry Association(2),
    Italy Agroforestry Association(12),
    Portuguesse Agroforestry Association(4),
    Romania Agroforestry Associatin(4),
    Switzerland Agroforestry Association(5),
    British Agroforestry Association(29),
    The Netherlands Agroforestry Association(5)

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    9,999€

    EU grant income for closed financial year

    1,002 € (Source: European Commission)

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    Civil Dialogue groups (Arable, Organic Farming, Cork and Forestry, Rural Development, Environment and Climate Change, CAP and Direct Payments and Greening) and in the Assembly of Rural Development.
    Group of experts of the European Commission like Structured Dialogue with ESI Funds' partners group of experts. EURAF Executive Committee Members also participate in the EIP Focus Groups.

    ACC

    None

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    Relevant policy implementation as well as public relations andcommunication activities can be seen in the EURAF web page and in the monthly newsletter EURAF publishes. Moreover, EURAF organizes a Conference every two years and participate in different events like fairs, workshops, etc.. EURAF is currently part of two European projects AGFORWARD (http://www.agforward.eu/index.php/pt/) and AGROFE (http://www.agrofe.eu/).

    Other activities

    Since constitution in December 2011, EURAF members have visiting members of the EU Commission and Parliament, trying to explain why agroforestry should be an important way for sustainable land use in Europe. A web page was created as well as a newsletter. Finally, a document suggesting modifications for the future CAP was also created.
    More recently, EURAF was part of a consortium that successfully won a European call for research on agroforestry. This project is entiteld AGFORWARD and is coordinated by Paul Burgess from the University of Cranfield (UK)

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    None declared

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