MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

European Bureau for Conservation and Development

NGO / non-profit · Environment & climate · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Bureau for Conservation and Development appears in 17 declared MEP meetings (13 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

17
declared meetings
with current MEPs
13
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
6.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Founded in 1989, EBCD is an international environmental non-governmental-organization (NGO), based in Brussels, with the main objective to promote the conservation and sustainable use of natural renewable resources both in Europe and worldwide. Its statue embraces the principles set out in the World Conservation Strategy (IUCN, UNEP, WWF, 1981), Agenda 21 and the Rio Declaration. It supports science-based solutions, full…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 17 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats1165%
European People's Party318%
Renew Europe212%
Greens/EFA16%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2024).

2019
2
2020
1
2021
0
2022
0
2023
1
2024
8
2025
3
2026
2

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Bruno Tobback
4 meetings · S&D
Thomas Bajada
2 meetings · S&D
Tiemo Wölken
1 meeting · S&D
Elsi Katainen
1 meeting · Renew
Adam Jarubas
1 meeting · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
10 Jun 2026Bruno TobbackNavigating the Circular Economy Act: Implications and opportunities for a sustainable EU
21 Apr 2026Francisco José Millán MonFisheries policy
9 Dec 2025Bruno TobbackThe new EU Bioeconomy Strategy and forest-based industries, a Europe-grown success story
17 Jul 2025Thomas BajadaBBNJ
3 Jun 2025Bruno TobbackEBCD MEP group circular economy
14 Nov 2024Isabelle le CallennecEvénement sur la sécurité alimentaire Pêche/Aquaculture - EBCD et Xunta de Galicia
7 Oct 2024Kira Marie Peter-HansenIntergroup on climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development
7 Oct 2024Christophe ClergeauIntergroup EBCD
2 Oct 2024André Franqueira RodriguesCollaboration with the EP Intergroup EBCD
1 Oct 2024Thomas BajadaExchange on upcoming event
13 Sep 2024Sakis ArnaoutoglouCauses and effects of climate change
3 Sep 2024Bruno TobbackIntergroup on climate change and biodiversity
14 Feb 2024Adam JarubasFire safety and Europe s climate ambition
2 May 2023Elsi KatainenSustainable Forest Management
6 Feb 2020Christel SchaldemoseClimate change, biodiversity and sustainable development

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