European Network of Heads of Nature Conservation Agencies
European Network of Heads of Nature Conservation Agencies (ENCA) | |
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Members | 15 nature conservation and environmental agencies |
Website | https://www.encanetwork.eu/ |
The European Network of Heads of Nature Conservation Agencies (ENCA) is the network of national European nature conservation agencies .
organization
ENCA has a chairperson as speaker. The Organizing Committee , the so-called “Troika”, plans the agenda of the meetings and is responsible for organization and external guests.
ENCA has a permanent secretariat that supports the work. It is located at the Austrian Federal Environment Agency in Vienna.
Member organizations
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Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny České Republikne | AOPK [ČR] | Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic (ANCLP) | Office of the Czech Ministry of the Environment for Environment and Landscape Protection |
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Federal Agency for Nature Conservation | BfN | German Federal Nature Conservation Agency | Federal authority for planning and implementing nature conservation at federal level |
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Federal Office for the Environment / Office fédéral de l'environnement / Ufficio federale dell'ambiente | FOEN / OFEV / UFAM | [Swiss] Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) | Office of the Federal Department for the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication |
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Countryside Council for Wales / Cyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru | CCW | Countryside Council for Wales | Protecting the Wales countryside, coastal waters, natural reserves and cultural assets |
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Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode | DZZP | State Institute for Nature Protection (SINP) | Authority for the Conservation and Improvement of the Environment |
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Euskadi Biodibertsitate Zentroa / Centro de Biodiversidad de Euskadi - Madariaga Dorretxea | Basque Biodiversity Center [under IHOBE] / Euskadi Biodiversity Center - Madariaga Tower | Section of the Basque Environment Agency Ihobe , promotes the conservation and sustainability of biodiversity, disseminates knowledge and advises political bodies | |
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Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale | ISPRa | Institute for Environmental Protection and Research | Institute of the Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare for environmental and marine protection and sustainable use of biodiversity |
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Joint Nature Conservation Council | JNCC | Joint Nature Conservation Council | Promotes nature conservation in the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England, in terms of natural, recreational and economic value |
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Keskkonnaamet | [Estonian] Environmental Board | Environment Agency of the Estonian Ministry of the Environment (Keskkonnaministeeriumi), promotes nature conservation in Estonia | |
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Natural England | NE | Natural England | Promotes nature conservation in England |
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Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving | PBL | [Netherlands] Environmental Assessment Agency | National authority for environmental planning, nature and spatial planning |
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Scottish Natural Heritage | SNH | Scottish Natural Heritage | Promotes Scotland's natural heritage and seeks to engage people in nature conservation and sustainability |
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Federal Environment Agency | UBA | Environment Agency Austria | Office of the Ministry of Life (Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management) |
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Valstybinė saugomų teritorijų tarnyba [prie Aplinkos ministerijos] | VSTT | [Lithuanian] State Service of Protected Areas [under the Ministry of Environment] | Office of the Lithuanian Ministry of Environment for Protected Areas |
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Zavod Republike Slovenije za varstvo narave | ZRSVN | Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation (IRSNC) | The institute promotes nature conservation in Slovenia and the implementation of Natura 2000 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Agency ochrany přírody a krajiny ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (en)
- ↑ Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode (en)
- ↑ Centro de Biodiversidad de Euskadi ( Memento of the original from June 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ihobe.net → Biodiversidad (es)
- ↑ Keskkonnaamet ( Memento of the original from January 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (en)
- ↑ Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving
- ^ Scottish Natural Heritage
- ↑ Valstybinė saugomų teritorijų tarnyba (en)
- ↑ Zavod Republike Slovenije za varstvo narave (s)