Verein der Europäischen Bürgerwissenschaften e.V. / European Citizen Science Association

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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 2023 - Dec 2023

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

0.1 Fte (1)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

1

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Verein der Europäischen Bürgerwissenschaften e.V. / European Citizen Science Association   (ECSA)

    EU Transparency Register

    479444018258-40 First registered on 21 Jul 2015

    Goals / Remit

    The European Citizen Science Association (ECSA) is a non-profit association set up to encourage the growth of the Citizen Science movement in Europe in order to enhance the participation of the general public in scientific processes, mainly by initiating and supporting citizen science projects as well as performing research on citizen science. ECSA is framing citizen science as an open and inclusive approach, for example by supporting and being part of the exploration, shaping and development the different aspects of the citizen science movement, its better understanding and use for the benefit of decision making.

    Main EU files targeted

    ECSA is following the following EU directives:
    Biodiversity;
    Environment and climate change;
    Waste and Resource Management;
    Air Quality;
    Water Quality;
    Land contamination and soils;and
    Spatial diversity.

    Address

    Head Office
    c/o Museum für Naturkunde Berlin Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung Invalidenstraße 43
    Berlin D-10115
    GERMANY
    EU Office
    c/o Museum für Naturkunde Berlin Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung Invalidenstraße 43
    Berlin D-10115
    GERMANY

    Website

    http://ecsa.ngo

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    1

    Employment timeLobbyists
    10%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    0.1

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    No lobbyists with EP accreditations

    Complementary Information

    We are a voluntary organisation with a centrally supported headquarter. Our members in those EU countries that are in the vanguard of the citizen science movement have engaged up to 10% of their national populations. Through our links to the Natural History Museums in all the major EU Member States we have the potential to reach millions of EU citizens.

    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

    ECSA has in place a Memorandum of Understanding with:
    the Citizen Science Association (CSA) an International Citizen Science organisation and the Austrialian Citizen Science Association (ACSA) to support the International Journal Citizen Science: Theory and Practice; with RRI Tools to exchange best practice on RRI, with EU PRIO in order to enhance communication; with EU BON to work together on data standards and tools

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Does not represent commercial interests

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

    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

    500,000€

    Major funding types in closed year

    EU funding

    Major contributions in closed year

    None declared

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    Comité consultatif pour la sécurité et la santé sur le lieu de travail#X01211#VELLA CASAGRANDE Claudia#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1211 #Member #B#Employees/workers

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    ECSA currently produces a newsletter, organises meetings and an annual general assembly which is held at different venues across Europe. We are holding a biannual conference on Citizen Science in Europe. In 2020 this conference will take place in Trieste on Encounters in SC. We work with our members organisations through a series of working groups as follows:
    Sharing Best Practice and Building Capacity
    Projects, Data, Tools, and Technology
    Policy, Strategy, Governance and Partnerships
    Learning and Education in Citizen Science
    Citizen Science and Open Science
    BioBlitzes
    Global Mosquito Alert
    Air Quality
    Empowerment, Inclusiveness, Equity
    Citizen Science Networks

    Other activities

    ECSA is establishing its role in participating in EU structures and Platforms. Following our launch at Green Week 2013 by the EU Environment Commissioner and the former Head of the European Environment Agency we have established a regular dialogue with DG Environment, the European Enviornment Agency and with the European Network of the Heads of the Environment Protection Agencies. We are also working internationally with the United Nations Environment Programme and with Citizen Science Associations in the USA and Australia.

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    1 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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