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WWF European Policy Programme (WWF EPO)
Registration Code: 1414929419-24 Registration Date: 2008-09-23 Last Update Date: 2026-04-15 Website: http://www.wwf.eu Entity Form: AISBL Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Contact Information
Head Office: Rue du Commerce 123 1000 Brussels, BELGIUM Phone: +32 2 743 88 00
EU Office: Rue du Commerce 123 1000 Brussels, BELGIUM Phone: +32 2 743 88 00
Goals
WWF is an independent conservation organisation with over 30 million followers and a global network active in over 100 countries. Our mission is to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which people live in harmony with nature. This is achieved by conserving the world’s biological diversity, ensuring the sustainable use of renewable natural resources, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption. The European Policy Office (WWF EU) contributes to this global mission by leading the WWF network to shape EU policies impacting the European and global environment.
Levels of Interest
- European
- Global
EU Legislative Proposals
The WWF European Policy Office is active in the following policy areas:
- European Green Deal
- Clean Industrial Deal
- EU Climate Law
- Renewable Energy Directive
- Energy Efficiency Directive
- Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
- Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union
- Just Transition Fund
- CO2 Emissions Performance Standard
- Medium Combustion Plant Directive
- Industrial Emissions Directive
- Regulation on binding annual greenhouse gas emissions reductions by member States from 2021 to 2030
- Paris Agreement: EU mid-century strategy
- EU Emission Trading System (ETS)
- Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
- Industrial Accelerator Act
- EU Deforestation Regulation
- Water Framework Directive (WFD)
- The 2030 EU Biodiversity Strategy
- Birds and Habitats Directives
- Environmental Crime Directive
- Wildlife Trade Action Plan
- LIFE Regulation
- 8th Environmental Action Programme
- EU Nature Restoration Regulation
- Global Biodiversity Framework
- Nature Credits
- Common Agricultural Policy
- Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)
- European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFAF)
- Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported Fisheries (IUU) Regulation
- Marine Strategy Framework Directive
- Integrated Maritime Policy
- Marine Spatial Planning Directive
- Oceans Act
- Technical Measures Regulation
- Control Regulation
- Global Europe: Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument
- Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development implementation strategy
- EU Budget/Multi-Annual Financial framework
- EU Sustainable Finance Action Plan
- Capital Markets Union
- Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
- Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive
- European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)
- European Structural and Investment Funds
- EU Taxonomy for sustainable finance
- EU Recovery Plan and Recovery and Resilience Fund
EU Supported Forums and Platforms
- European Commission Coordination Group on Biodiversity and Nature and related subgroups
- European Commission Strategic Coordination Group on the Water Framework Directive and Floods Directive and related subgroups
- European Commission Expert Group/Multi-Stakeholder Platform on Protecting and Restoring the World’s Forests
- European Commission platform gathering stakeholders from business, government and others on the implementation and review of the EU Deforestation Regulation
- European Commission Working group on Programmes of Measures and social Analysis
- European Commission Expert Group on Strategic Coordination for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
- European Commission Marine Expert Working Group under the Birds and Habitats Directives
- European Commission expert group on climate change policy
- European Commission Platform on Just Transition
- European Commission Coal Regions in Transition initiative
- European Commission Agricultural Civil Dialogue Groups
Communication Activities
Highlights from WWF EPO's activities in 2025 can be found in WWF EPO's latest annual review at the following link: https://wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/wwf-eu-annual-report-2025-online.pdf
Inter- or Unofficial Groupings
N/A
Members
WWF EPO employs around 38 staff members who work full-time as either policy or communication experts. Roughly 75% of their time is dedicated to activities described under heading 9. The remainder of their time goes towards activities within the WWF global network.
- Number of members (FTE): 28.5
- Number of accredited persons to the European Parliament: 15
Interests
- Agriculture and rural development
- Banking and financial services
- Budget
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Economy, finance and the euro
- Employment and social affairs
- Energy
- Environment
- European neighbourhood policy
- External relations
- Food safety
- Institutional affairs
- International co-operation and development
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Maritime affairs and fisheries
- Public health
- Regional policy
- Taxation
- Trade
- Trans-European Networks
Structure
WWF is a global network operating in over 100 countries. Within the EU, WWF has independent offices established under national law in 17 countries. The WWF European Policy Programme acts as the coordinator for EU policy across the WWF network and is established under Belgian law as an AISBL. The majority of WWF’s global activities related to EU policy are reported through the registration of the WWF European Policy Programme. WWF offices in the EU may also engage directly with EU institutions. As these offices are independent legal entities and there is no strict hierarchical relationship between the WWF European Policy Programme and the national offices, WWF has chosen to register all of its offices that engage on EU policy individually in the Transparency Register. This approach ensures full transparency and provides complementary and accurate information across all registrations.
For reference, other WWF offices currently registered in the Transparency Register are the following:
- Världsnaturfonden WWF (WWF Sweden), REG Number: 299330237015-12
- WWF Portugal, REG Number: 400884438161-15
- WWF Mediterranean (WWF MMI), REG Number: 217676599422-40
- Umweltorganisation WWF Central and Eastern Europe (WWF CEE), REG Number: 02019258940-59
- Παγκόσμιο Ταμείο για τη Φύση - WWF Ελλάς (WWF Greece), REG Number: 827172316947-35
- WWF Deutschland (WWF Germany), REG Number: 031571311716-04
- Umweltverband WWF Österreich (WWF Austria), REG Number: 853065895361-95
- Asociación para la Defensa de la Naturaleza (WWF Spain), REG Number: 621929318922-12
- WWF Adria - Udruga za zaštitu prirode i očuvanje biološke raznolikosti (WWF Adria), REG Number: 733153119242-95
- Fundacja WWF Polska (WWF Poland), REG Number: 070652642912-86
- World Wide Fund for Nature - Netherlands (WWF Netherlands), REG Number: 552983543802-68
- Pasaules dabas fonds (WWF Latvia), REG Number: 6343622100425-09
- World Wildlife Fund Italia (WWF Italy), REG Number: 613441393632-29
- World Wide Fund for Nature Belgium (WWF Belgium), REG Number: 340103933893-82
- Maailman luonnon säätiö - World Wide Fund for Nature, Suomen rahasto sr (WWF Finland), REG Number: 672886338215-53
Organisation Members
- WWF Network: Throughout the year, many WWF offices provided WWF EU with their expertise and advocacy support. We are particularly grateful to the 17 network offices which contributed financially to our policy and communications activities and campaigns. This support makes it possible for WWF EU to engage in a broad range of policy and legislative processes and represent the voices and concerns of millions of WWF supporters around Europe and the world.
- Civil Society: WWF EU works with other organisations in various alliances: as a member of the ten biggest EU environmental NGOs in Brussels (Green 10 coalition), the European NGO confederation for relief and development (CONCORD), the Climate Action Network (CAN Europe), the Living Rivers Europe coalition, the European Habitats Forum (EHF), and the Offshore Coalition for Energy and Nature (OCEaN). WWF is also a member of the EU IUU Fishing Coalition. We also contribute to the following organisations: Fédération des Associations Européennes (FAIB), Market Advisory Council, the Coalition for Energy Savings, Renewables Grid Initiative, the Long Distance Advisory Council (LDAC), and the European Environmental Citizens Organisation for Standardisation (ECOS).
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests.
Financial Data
New Organisation: No
Closed Year (2024-07-01 to 2025-06-01)
Total Budget: €5,329,854
Funding Sources:
- Public funding
- Member's contributions
- Grants
- EU funding
Contributions:
| Contributor | Amount (€) |
|---|---|
| European Commission LIFE Operating Grant | 625,000 |
| European Climate Foundation (ECF) | 1,148,943 |
| WWF Network | 2,693,866 |
Grants:
| Source | Amount (€) |
|---|---|
| European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). Project 101156578. | 625,000 |
| Research Executive Agency (REA) NUMBER 101060879 — FISH-X | 104,653 |
| Research Executive Agency (REA). Project 862480— SHOWCASE | 107,915 |
| Research Executive Agency (REA). Project 101060707 — MSP4BIO | 10,347 |
Current Year
Grants:
| Source | Amount (€) |
|---|---|
| European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). Project 101206808. | 700,000 |
| Research Executive Agency (REA). Project 862480— SHOWCASE | 30,000 |
| Research Executive Agency (REA). Project 101060707 — MSP4BIO | 5,000 |
| CINEA. Project 101206245 – SEAMPHONI | 113,674 |
Complementary Information:
WWF EU is supported both financially and in terms of policy development by major foundations. We are grateful for the continued support from the European Climate Foundation, the KR Foundation, the Walton Family Foundation, Oceans 5, the Laudes Foundation, the Flotilla Foundation, the Minor Foundation, the Ecological Restoration Fund and the Gieske Strijbis Fund. We receive an operating grant from the EU Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) through the LIFE Programme. In 2025, we also received project funding via the Research Executive Agency (REA) and the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). More detailed financial information is available in our latest Annual Review and our audited annual accounts are available from the Belgian National Bank at www.nbb.be (identification number: 0460.057.241).
The filing refers to a past date, and does not necessarily reflect the current state. The current state is available on the following page: WWF EPO, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Belgium.