- European Association of Zoos and Aquaria
The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) is an organisation for the
Europe an zoo and aquarium community.EAZA membership is open to all zoos and aquaria across Europe that are willing to comply with EAZA's standards. Member zoos and aquaria can be found in the following countries:
Austria ,Belgium ,Croatia ,Czech Republic ,Denmark ,Estonia ,Finland ,France ,Germany ,Greece ,Hungary ,Ireland ,Israel ,Italy ,Kazakstan ,Kuwait ,Latvia ,Lithuania ,Netherlands ,Norway ,Poland ,Portugal ,Russia ,Slovakia ,Slovenia ,Spain ,Sweden ,Switzerland ,Turkey ,Ukraine ,United Arab Emirates , and theUnited Kingdom .Its mission is to promote cooperation for furthering regional collection planning and wildlife conservation, mainly through coordinated breeding programmes of wild animals such as the
European Endangered Species Programme (EEP). The organistion also promotes education. It contributes to relevant meetings and discussions of organisations like theUnited Nations ,IUCN ,European Union ,CITES , etc. The EAZA also advises the European Union, or other representative committees such as theEuropean Parliament and theEuropean Council .References
* [http://www.eaza.net "European Association of Zoos and Aquaria" (EAZA) homepage]
External links
* [http://www.eaza.net "European Association of Zoos and Aquaria" (EAZA) homepage]
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