ECNC Partnerships
- stronger pools of expertise and innovation, which will provide better and more comprehensive products for clients and/or funders;
- enhanced impact of activities;
- more benefits of scale and scope, resulting in more efficient processes;
- enhanced stakeholder involvement and understanding, resulting in more effective biodiversity approaches and increased potential for sustainable economic development.
ECNC’s principal partners are the Network Partners and the Coastal & Marine Union (EUCC) and Centro Mediterráneo (united in the ECNC Group). Other partnerships and alliances include (in alphabetical order):
- ALTER-Net, the Long-Term Biodiversity, Ecosystem and Awareness Research Network, of which ECNC is consortium partner, www.alter-net.info
- Countdown 2010 initiative, of which ECNC is a key partner, www.countdown2010.net
- DAI, Dinaric Arc Initiative, of which ECNC is a partner, www.dinaricarc.net
- EEA, the European Environment Agency, with which ECNC has a memorandum of cooperation, www.eea.europa.eu
- EFNCP, European Forum for Nature Conservation and Pastoralism, of which ECNC is a corporate member, www.efncp.org
- EHF, European Habitats Forum, of which the ECNC Group is a member, www.iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/europe/work/?uNewsID=50
- ETC/BD, the European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity (part of EEA), of which ECNC has been a consortium partner since 1995 and to which ECNC has seconded a staff member; see http://biodiversity.eionet.europa.eu
- Eurosite, of which ECNC is a supporting member, www.eurosite.org
- IUCN, of which ECNC is a member, www.iucn.org
- PBL, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, with which ECNC has a memorandum of understanding, www.pbl.nl
- Rewilding Europe initiative, of which ECNC is a partner, www.rewildingeurope.com
- UNEP-Europe, with which ECNC has a memorandum of understanding, www.unep.ch/roe/
