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Overview
Lobbying Costs
9,999€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
10.5 Fte (31)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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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 contaminationMain 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
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People
Total lobbyists declared
31
Employment time Lobbyists 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
Mr Joana Paulo Amaral (EURAF secretary)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr María Rosa Mosquera-Losada (EURAF President)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
IUAF (under constitution)
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
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
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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 General Assembly of Rural Development, together with the subgroups of innovation and LEADER.
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 part of different of European projects AGFORWARD (http://www.agforward.eu/index.php/pt/), AGROFE (http://www.agrofe.eu/) and AFINET.
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.
EURAF was part of several consortia that successfully won a European call for research on agroforestry, such as the project entitled AGFORWARD and is coordinated by Paul Burgess from the University of Cranfield (UK) and the Thematic network of agroforestry AFINET, coordinated by María Rosa Mosquera Losada.
Meetings
Meetings
None declared