ETC Biological Diversity

The ETC on Biological Diversity (ETC/BD) is an international consortium working with the European Environment Agency under a framework partnership agreement for the period 2019-2021.

The main tasks of the ETC are:

• Assist the European Environment Agency in its task of reporting on Europe's environment by addressing state and trends of biodiversity in Europe
• Provide the relevant information to support the implementation of environmental and sustainable development policies in Europe in particular for EU nature and biodiversity policies (DG Environment: Nature and Biodiversity)
• Build capacity for reporting on biodiversity in Europe, mainly through the European Information and Observation Network (Eionet)

The lead institution for the ETC/BD is Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris