The European Bureau for Conservation and Development (EBCD) is an environmentally focused

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(NGO) founded in 1989 and based in

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. EBCD aims to promote sustainable use of natural renewable resources not just in Europe, but worldwide as well. The EBCD works closely with the

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(EU) institutions, tracking EU work on environmental policy, concentrating on fisheries and marine policies. EBCD provides, in association with the

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, the Secretariat of the European Parliament Intergroup: “Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development”. EBCD's mission: to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of natural renewable resources including species and ecosystems both for their intrinsic and direct value to the benefit of humanity

Main Activities

* Secretariat of th
European Parliament Intergroup
on “Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development” * Secretariat of the IUCN European Sustainable Use Specialist Group (ESUSG) and the coordination of Fisheries Working Group (FWG) * Secretariat of th
Fisheries Experts Group
of the IUCN/CEM/FEG *

References

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