The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) is an organisation for the European zoo and aquarium community. World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ...

EAZA membership is ope 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 the United 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 Programmes (EEP). The organistion also promotes education. It contributes to relevant meetings and discussions of organisations like the United Nations, IUCN, European Union, CITES, etc. The EAZA also advises the European Union, or other representative committees such as the European Parliament and the European Council. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity. ... The World Conservation Union or International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ... The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an international agreement between Governments, drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). ... Sign in the entrance of the European Parliament building in Brussels, written in all the official languages used in the European Union as of July 2006 The European Parliament building in Strasbourg The debating chamber, or hemicycle, in Strasbourg The European Parliament building in Brussels The European Parliament (formerly European... The European Council, informally called the European summit, is a meeting of the heads of state or government of the European Union, and the President of the European Commission. ...

External links

• EAZA hompage