European Ecological Federation
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The European Ecological Federation (EEF) is the umbrella organisation of specialist ecological learned societies in Europe.
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| Abbreviation | EEF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1989 |
| Founded at | Siena |
| Purpose | promote ecological science |
| Members | 17 (2014) |
Official language | English |
| Leader | Cristina Máguas |
Main organ | council |
Publication | Web Ecology |
| Website | www.europeanecology.org |
Tasks
The EEF aims to be a forum for ecological science in Europe and at the same time a link organisation to other continents or international ecological organisations (e.g. INTERCOL).[1] To this end, it primarily aims to increase cooperation between national organisations, which is why only associations are members. Only individuals without a national organisation can become members directly.
Work
To increase co-operation, the EEF supports conferences and publishes its own journal.[2] In addition, the EEF acts in an advisory capacity for European institutions.[3] It responds to requests from the European Commission, proposes experts for advisory committees and invites political decision-makers to conferences in order to promote the exchange between science and politics.
Journal
The EEF publishes the journal Web Ecology since 2000 (ISSN 1399-1183).[4] The journal publishes research articles via diamond open access from all fields of ecology. The Impact Factor (2024) is 1,5[5] and the journal ranks 125th of 469 ecology journals.[6]
Ernst Haeckel Prize
Since 2011, the EEF awards persons with the Ernst Haeckel Prize for extraordinary contributions to European ecological research.[7][8]
| Jahr | Name | Land |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Helena Freitas | Portugal |
| 2022 | Jens-Christian Svenning | Denmark |
| 2018 | Miguel Araújo | Portugal |
| 2017 | Carlos M. Herrera | Spain |
| 2015 | Riccardo Valentini | Italy |
| 2013 | Ernst-Detlef Schulze | Germany |
| 2011 | Georgina Mace | Germany |
Members
The federation represents 17 learned societies of ecology from over 20 countries with about 8,000 members (status 2014)[9]
List (Status 2021):[10]
- British Ecological Society (BES), United Kingdom and Ireland
- Czech Union of Ecologists (CSPE), Czech Republic
- Ecological Association of Terrestrial Ecology (AEET), Spain
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Association (ekoevo), Turkey
- Estonian Naturalists’ Society (ELS), Estonia
- Gesellschaft für Ökologie, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein
- Hellenic Ecological Society (HELECOS), Greece
- Hungarian Ecological Society (MÖTE), Hungary
- Irish Ecological Association (IEA) associated to British Ecological Society, Ireland
- Macedonian Ecological Society, North Macedonia
- Netherlands-Flemish Ecological Society (NecoV), Netherlands and Flanders
- Nordic Society Oikos (NSO), Nordic countries
- Polish Ecological Society Petecol, Poland
- Romanian Ecological Society (SRE), Romania
- Slovak Ecological Society (SEKOS), Slovakia
- Sociatá Italiana di Ecologia (S.It.E), Italy
- Société Française d'Ecologie, France and Belgium
- Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia (SPECO), Portugal
- Société Française d’Écologie et d’Évolution (sfe²), France and Belgium
- Society of Biological Sciences in Cyprus (SBSCy), Cyprus
History
| Name | Begin | End |
|---|---|---|
| Cristina Máguas | ||
| Stefan Klotz | 2006 | |
| Pehr Henrik Enckell | 2002 | 2006 |
| John Pantis | 1999 | 2002 |
| Piet Nienhuis | 1995 | 1999 |
| Reinhard Bornkamm | 1993 | 1995 |
| Robert James Berry | 1990 | 1992 |
