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

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

11,000€

Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

6 Fte (21)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

1

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    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 an association supported by organizations from over 17 EU countries and beyond, who are working together with environmental regulators to encourage the growth of the Citizen Science movement in Europe and internationally. We are a network of Citizen Science initiatives, research institutes, universities, museums and other organisations from across the EU and administered by a Secretariat hosted the Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Research (MfN) in Berlin, Germany.

    Main EU files targeted

    ECSA is working to understand the effects of EU Directives in delivering Commissions policies on all Environmental and Health related Directives. We are working with a growing percentage of the EU population to monitor the effectiveness of EU Directives on:
    Biodiversity;
    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
    Berlin D-10115
    GERMANY
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    21

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%1
    25%20

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    6

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    No lobbyists with EP accreditations

    Complementary Information

    We are a voluntary organisation with a centrally supported secretariat. 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. ECSA has set itself the target to engage 10% of the EU population in citizen science programme within 10 years.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Mr Brocklehurst Martin (Hon Chair ECSA Policy Committee)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Johannes Vogel (Director General of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin)

  • Categories

    Category

    III - Non-governmental organisations

    Subcategory

    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 Citizen Science Network Australia (CSNA) 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

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    11,000€

    Other financial info

    The Annual report including the budget is available online:
    http://ecsa.citizen-science.net/sites/default/files/2015-ecsa_annual_report_final.pdf

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    None

    ACC

    None

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    ECSA currently produce a newsletter, organise meetings and an annual general assembly which is held at different venues across the EU. We work with our members organisations through a series of working groups as follows:
    Committee on Funding and Marketing, chaired by
    Dr. Marisa Ponti, University of Gothenburg, Sweden;
    Committee on Communication and Events, chaired by
    Pia Viviani, Foundation Science et Cité, Switzerland;
    Committee on International Conference, chaired by
    Policy, Strategy, Governance & Partnerships, chaired by:
    Martin Brocklehurst, KempleyGREEN Consultants , Gloucestershire, United Kingdom;
    Principles & Standards in Citizen Science: Sharing Best Practice & Building Capacity, chaired by:Lucy Robinson
    Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom; and
    Projects, Data, Tools & Technology, chaired by: Dr. Jaume Piera, Institute of Marine Sciences, Barcelona, Spain.
    Citizen Science & Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI)), chaired by: Fermin Serrano Sans, Fondation Ibervicis.
    Learning and Education in Citizen Science, chaired by: Laure Klötzer, University of Neuchâtel & John Harlin, Leysin American School.

    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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