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Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities

Acronym: CETAF

General Information

Identification Code: 657905612657-35
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: AISBL
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 1/20/2014
Last Update: 3/8/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: CETAF is the Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities: a European network of Natural Science Museums, Natural History Museums, Botanical Gardens and Research Centres with their associated biological collections and research expertise. The CETAF network comprises 77 of the largest taxonomic institutions from 25 European countries. Its member institutions hold biological collections and conduct taxonomic research. Our collections comprise an estimated 1.5 billion specimens, and more than 80% of the World’s described species of animals, plants, rocks or genetic resources that are used for scientific research and outreach. Owing to these collections, CETAF collectively represents an unprecedented resource for scientific research across the globe acting as the custodian of our common human heritage. CETAF member institutions dedicate themselves to the preservation of this rich heritage and its promotion through initiatives and projects.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
  • Agriculture and rural development
  • Business and industry
  • Climate action
  • Communication
  • Culture
  • Digital economy and society
  • Education and training
  • Environment
  • External relations
  • Food safety
  • International co-operation and development
  • Maritime affairs and fisheries
  • Regional policy
  • Research and innovation
  • Trans-European Networks
  • Youth
Levels of Interest:
  • european
  • global

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: EU Biodiversity strategy post2020 EU ABS Regulation Work Programmes 2017-2018 ERASMUS ERA EOSC ESFRI European Green Deal Horizon Europe CBD
Communication Activities: European Journal of Taxonomy Distributed European School of Taxonomy Biodiversity Heritage Library Europe CETAF Code of Conduct and Best Practices on ABS CETAF Principles for Responsible Research and Innovation EU BON SYNTHESYS+ BioCASE OpenUP! MOBILISE COST Action BIOTALENT ICEDIG DiSSCo RI Coordination ENVRI-FAIR DiSSCo Prepare BiCIKL BGE DiSSCo Transition TETTRIs Service Contract Red List of Taxonomists in Europe Biodiversity Partnership
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Consultation Forum on Access and benefit sharing (ABS)#E03396#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3396 #MEMBER #C#Academia/Research
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Green new deal,Climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development

Head Office

Address: Rue Vautier, 29
Post Code: 1000
City: Bruxelles
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office

Address: Rue Vautier, 29
Post Code: 1000
City: Bruxelles
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

New Organisation: false
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Complementary Information: The amount received from TETTRIs corresponds to a cascade mechanism to directly fund Third Party Projects and thus will be fully transferred to other beneficiaries, outside CETAF.

Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 6
Members F T E: 6
Info Members: Three people will be in charge of maintaining relations with European Institutions: - Executive Director - Engagement and Advocacy Officer - Projects Coordinator One person is dedicated to communication support - Communication Officer Two more persons are in charge of other CETAF areas of interest (Project Management, and Administration)

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: CETAF: http://www.cetaf.org/members/cetaf-members ECSA: https://www.ecsa.ngo/ GBIF: https://www.gbif.org/
Organisation Members: CETAF is the Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities: a European network of Natural Science Museums, Natural History Museums, Botanical Gardens and Research Centers with their associated biological collections and research expertise. The CETAF network comprises 77 of the largest taxonomic institutions from 25 European countries. Its member institutions hold biological collections and conduct taxonomic research. CETAF also cooperates with organisations such as GBIF, IUCN, UNEP, CBD, BiodivERsa+, among the most important.