Stichting BirdLife Europe

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Overview

Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

Lobbying Costs

None declared

Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

9.5 Fte (11)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

4

High-level Commission meetings

110

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Stichting BirdLife Europe   (BirdLife Europe)

    EU Transparency Register

    1083162721-43 First registered on 04 Dec 2008

    Goals / Remit

    BirdLife Europe is the European Division of BirdLife International, a worldwide Partnership of more than 120 bird and nature conservation organisations that works to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources. The European Division coordinates the activities of 44 member organisations in Europe, including in all EU27 Member States.

    BirdLife Europe contributes to and influences EU environmental policy making and implementation, and raises awareness about the importance of birds and biodiversity at EU, European and global levels.

    BirdLife Europe is committed to transparency about EU interest representation. BirdLife Europe believes that this register does not meet basic transparency standards and that it does not provide EU lobbying transparency. When registering, we have therefore chosen to give all relevant information that we consider necessary for lobbying transparency.

    Main EU files targeted

    European Green deal, Biodiversity Strategy, Farm to Fork Strategy, Forest strategy, Nature Restoration Law, Sustainable Use Directive, Sustainable food systems legislation, Forest monitoring framework legislation, Implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives, CAP implementation, regional fisheries management plans and implementation of CFP, Fisheries control regulation, Fit for 55 package, Renewable energy Directive, RepowerEU and related emergency regulation, access to justice, environmental inspections, revision of Environmental crime directive, EU budget and recovery fund, SDGs mainstreaming, implementation of REACH.

    Address

    Head Office
    Boulevard 12
    Zeist 3707BM
    NETHERLANDS
    EU Office
    c/o Hive5 Cours Saint-Michel 30 B
    Brussels 1040
    BELGIUM

    Website

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    11

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%6
    75%4
    50%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    9.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    4 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 19 Mar 2024

    Name Start date End Date
    Ms Sofie RUYSSCHAERT 10 Feb 2024 07 Feb 2025
    Ms Cyrielle GOLDBERG 20 Dec 2023 19 Dec 2024
    Ms Anouk PUYMARTIN 30 Nov 2023 28 Nov 2024
    Mr Ariel BRUNNER 11 Jul 2023 10 Jul 2024
    Ms Marilda DHASKALI 09 Sep 2022 08 Sep 2023
    Ms Anouk PUYMARTIN 02 Sep 2022 02 Sep 2023
    Ms Sofie RUYSSCHAERT 31 Aug 2022 31 Aug 2023
    Mr Luke EDWARDS 22 Feb 2020 20 Feb 2021
    Marianna COLONNA 31 Jan 2020 30 Jan 2021
    Honey PIRKHAHE KOHAN 31 Jan 2020 30 Jan 2021
    Ms Justine GUINY 10 Jan 2020 09 Jan 2021
    Ms Bruna Diana De Almeida Campos 09 Nov 2019 31 Oct 2020
    Ms Harriet BRADLEY 15 Oct 2019 15 Oct 2020
    Mr Ariel BRUNNER 08 Oct 2019 08 Oct 2020
    Marianna COLONNA 28 Mar 2019 28 Nov 2019
    Mr Luke EDWARDS 31 Jan 2019 31 Jan 2020
    Ms Justine GUINY 22 Nov 2018 22 Nov 2019
    Ms Harriet BRADLEY 08 Nov 2018 15 Oct 2019
    Ms Bruna Diana De Almeida Campos 12 Oct 2018 01 Nov 2019
    Mr Ariel BRUNNER 10 Oct 2018 08 Oct 2019
    Honey KOHAN 23 May 2018 23 May 2019
    Ms Lea BADOZ 18 May 2018 01 Dec 2018
    Ms Gui Xi YOUNG 17 May 2018 17 May 2019
    Ms Barbara HERRERO 09 Mar 2018 09 Mar 2019
    Ms Lea BADOZ 09 Mar 2018 18 May 2018
    Mr Wouter Langhout 21 Nov 2017 18 Nov 2018
    Mr Ariel BRUNNER 27 Oct 2017 10 Oct 2018
    Ms Harriet BRADLEY 27 Oct 2017 25 Oct 2018
    Ms Bruna Diana De Almeida Campos 10 Oct 2017 10 Oct 2018
    Mr Maxime Paquin 12 May 2017 10 May 2018
    Ms Sini Eräjää 21 Feb 2017 16 Feb 2018
    Ms Franziska Wenger 21 Feb 2017 07 Aug 2017
    Ms Trees Martha ROBIJNS 07 Dec 2016 22 Nov 2017
    Mr Wouter Langhout 16 Nov 2016 15 Nov 2017
    Mr Thomas Quinn 16 Nov 2016 15 Nov 2017
    Ms Bruna Diana De Almeida Campos 01 Nov 2016 10 Oct 2017
    Mr Ariel BRUNNER 01 Nov 2016 27 Oct 2017
    Mr Stephan Piskol 02 Apr 2016 30 Sep 2016
    Ms Sini Eräjää 20 Feb 2016 12 Feb 2017
    Ms Trees Martha ROBIJNS 21 Nov 2015 19 Nov 2016
    Ms Bruna Diana De Almeida Campos 15 Oct 2015 13 Oct 2016
    Mr Ariel BRUNNER 26 Sep 2015 24 Sep 2016
    Mr Stavros ANTONIADIS 22 Sep 2015 16 Mar 2016
    Mr Tim Tabak 14 Feb 2015 12 Aug 2015
    Mr Wouter Langhout 11 Feb 2015 10 Feb 2016
    Ms Trees Martha ROBIJNS 22 Nov 2014 20 Nov 2015
    Ms Sini Eräjää 23 Jan 2015 20 Jan 2016
    Mr Luca Bonaccorsi 04 Dec 2014 02 Dec 2015
    Mrs Trees Martha ROBIJNS 22 Nov 2014 27 Jan 2015
    Mr Ariel BRUNNER 06 Nov 2014 26 Sep 2015
    Ms Bruna Diana De Almeida Campos 21 Oct 2014 15 Oct 2015
    Ms Sini Eräjää 28 Jan 2014 23 Jan 2015
    Mr Ariel BRUNNER 26 Nov 2013 06 Nov 2014
    Mrs Trees Martha ROBIJNS 22 Nov 2013 21 Nov 2014
    Mr Wouter Langhout 07 Nov 2013 05 Nov 2014
    Ms Bruna Diana De Almeida Campos 01 Nov 2013 21 Oct 2014
    Ms Heidi Johanna Karhu 06 Sep 2013 01 Nov 2013
    Mr Ariel BRUNNER 29 Jan 2013 22 Nov 2013
    Mrs Trees Martha ROBIJNS 23 Jan 2013 22 Nov 2013
    Ms Bruna Diana De Almeida Campos 11 Jan 2013 01 Nov 2013
    Ms Heidi Johanna Karhu 01 Sep 2012 12 Sep 2013
    Bruna Campos 01 Mar 2012 08 Feb 2013
    Mrs Trees Martha ROBIJNS 19 Dec 2011 08 Feb 2013
    Mrs Tatiana NEMCOVA 19 Dec 2011 31 Aug 2012
    Mr Ariel BRUNNER 17 Jan 2012 08 Feb 2013

    Complementary Information

    None declared

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

    Person with legal responsibility

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

  • Categories

    Category

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    BirdLife International members are independent, democratic, grassroots organisations, called Partners. There is one Partner per country (2 in Belgium). BirdLife Europe, the European and Central Asia division of BirdLife International, has Partners in all EU27 countries. In Europe and Central Asia, there are 43, plus Israel, so in total 44 member organisations. Together they represent approximately 2 million members (natural persons).
    For a complete list of all conservation organisations in Europe see:
    https://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/

    For a complete list of all conservation organisations in Europe see:
    https://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/

    BirdLife Europe belongs to:
    Civil Society Contact Group http://www.act4europe.org
    Green10, www.green10.org
    European Habitats Forum, http://www.iucn.org/where/europe/index.cfm?uNewsID=50
    Renewable Grid Initiative, https://renewables-grid.eu/
    Offshore Coalition for Energy and Nature Homepage — Offshore Coalition (offshore-coalition.eu)

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Does not represent commercial interests

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

    Total organisational budget in closed year

    3,281,561€

    Major funding types in closed year

    Grants, Member's contribution, EU funding

    Major contributions in closed year

    TypeNameAmount
    Contribution MAVA Foundation 664,251€
    Contribution LIFE Operating Grant for non-profit making entities 433,526€
    Contribution Heidelberg Cement 299,604€
    Contribution The David and Lucile Packard Foundation 254,846€
    Contribution European Climate Foundation (ECF) 219,449€
    Contribution RSPB - Royal Society for The Protection of Birds 209,703€
    Contribution NABU - Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union 169,052€
    Contribution Velux 129,098€
    Contribution Rockerfeller 122,720€
    Contribution OAK 99,074€
    Contribution BirdLife International 95,817€
    Contribution Flotilla Foundation 95,053€
    Contribution Renewable Grid Initiative (RGI) 87,400€
    Contribution Sibelco 58,856€
    Contribution VBN - Vogelbescherming Nederland 33,000€
    Contribution LIFE ABC - European Commission 310,112€
    Grant LIFE ABC - European Commission 310,113€
    Grant LIFE Operating Grant for non-profit making entities 433,526€

    Major contributions in current year

    TypeNameAmount
    Grant LIFE Operating Grant for non-profit entities 400,000€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Animal Production#E03879#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3879 #Member #C#Civil society#Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Environment and Climate Change#E03883#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3883 #Member #C#Civil society#Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Organic Farming#E03881#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3881 #Member #C#Civil society#Maritime Policy Member State Experts Group#E01682#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1682 #Not a member #C#Other#Maritime Spatial Planning for Integrated Maritime Policy#Expert Group on Carbon Removals#E03861#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3861 #Member #C#Civil society#EU Biodiversity Platform#E02210#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2210 #Member #C#Civil society#ENV.D.3-Commission expert group on the Birds and Habitats Directives#ENV.D.2-Working Group on Invasive Alien Species#ENV.D.3-Reporting under the Nature Directives#Commission Expert Group on Strategic Coordination for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008/56/EC)#E02550#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2550 #Observer #C#Civil society#Working group on Good Environmental Status (WG GES)#Advisory Group on Sustainability of Food Systems#E03832#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3832 #Member #C#Civil society#Working Group on Seeds and Propagating Material#Working Group on Plant Health#Animal Health Advisory Comittee#Forest and Forestry Stakeholder Platform#E03888#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3888 #Member #C#Civil society#Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) on the CAP Strategic Plans and Horizontal Matters#E03877#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3877 #Member #C#Civil society#Dialogue with CPR partners 2021-2027 - Group of experts on the funds established by Regulation (EU) No 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council#E03802#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3802 #Member #C#Civil society

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    Implementation of the EU biodiversity strategy and nature legislation, implementation of the CAP, implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy, implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, implementation of the Integrated Maritime Policy, restrictions of lead under REACH, veterinary drugs licencing, EU roadmap against illegal killing of birds, renewable energy and electricity grids, bioenergy, sustainable food and farming, nature restoration, funding for biodiversity, seabirds bycatch and conservation, Multilateral Environmental Agreements, next European Parliament elections, EU budget. Projects, events and publications are done in order to promote biodiversity conservation within the mentioned policy issues.
    Specific fundraising activities and projects, events and publications are done also to protect species and habitats in Europe and Central Asia (e.g. Red List of Birds, Renewable energy infrastructures).

    Other activities

    Staff involved in influencing activities:

    All BirdLife Europe interest representation activities are linked to biodiversity conservation and better protection.

    Direction:
    Mr Martin Harper, Regional Director

    List of staff that regularly engage in interest representation

    EU Policy Team

    Mr Ariel Brunner, Acting Regional Director and Senior Head of Policy for Europe and Central Asia
    EU Policy Coordination, Biodiversity policy, Climate Change, EU Budget, Agriculture, Bioenergy

    Ms Anouk Puymartin, Marine Policy Officer
    Common Fisheries Policy, Integrated Maritime Policy (including Marine Spatial Planning and Aquaculture policies), Marine Strategy Framework Directive and other marine nature and marine biodiversity policies

    Ms Barbara Herrero, EU Nature Policy Officer (on maternity leave, currently covered by Sofie Ruysschaert)
    Birds and Habitats Directives, EU Nature and Biodiversity Policy and implications with transport, energy and other sectoral policies, Sustainable hunting

    Ms Harriet Bradley, Senior EU Agriculture & Bioenergy Policy Officer
    Agriculture Policy, Bioenergy

    Ms Justine Guiny, International Biodiversity Policy Officer
    EU Green Deal, EU Nature and Biodiversity Policy

    List of staff that occasionally engage in interest representation

    Conservation Team

    Mr Willem Van Den Bossche, Senior Flyway Conservation Officer for Europe & Central Asia
    Migratory birds and flyways conservation.

    Mr Daniel Mitchell, European Marine Conservation Officer
    Marine and Seabirds Conservation, site and habitat conservation.

    Mr Antonio Vulcano, Marine Conservation Officer
    Marine and Seabirds Conservation, site and habitat conservation.

    Ms Anna Staneva, Senior European Species Conservation Officer and Interim Head of Conservation for Europe and Central Asia
    Species Action Plans, species protection, conservation status and favourable reference values for species and sites, site and habitat conservation.

    Ms Sofia Capellan, Senior Conservation Officer, Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas for Europe and Central Asia
    Monitoring and management plans for Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas

    Mr Shane Sparg, Conservation Partnerships Manager
    Developing Partnership with Businesses for conservation of important sites

    Ms Lilla Barabas, Project Coordinator - LIFE Against Bird Crime
    Migratory birds and flyways conservation

    Communication Team

    MS Honey Kohan, Communications and Media Manager
    Media and Communications, facilitating contacts with civil society

    Ms Marianna Colonna, Communications Officer – Digital campaigning
    Social Media and Digital Campaigning, facilitating contacts with civil society

    Mr Jeremy Herry, Writer and Editor Communications Officer
    Media and Communications, editor, facilitating contacts with civil society

    Naima Crotti, Communications Officer
    Media and Communications, events organisation, facilitating contacts with civil society

    Fundraising

    Ms Irene Marchi, Fundraising Officer

    You can also find a complete list of all staff, including supporting staff in the Financial and Administration Department, of the BirdLife International, European Division on: http://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/partnership/team

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    110 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

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