European Federation for Primatology
Our Story
Founded in 1993, the European Federation for Primatology (EFP) brings together national primatological societies as well as groups of primatologists in those countries of Europe where societies could not yet be founded.
The EFP was founded in 1993, when a group of European primatologists came together following the International Primatological Society's Congress in Strasbourg, France. Bertrand Deputte led the initiative, and the founding committee brought together representatives from France, Spain, the UK, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Belgium, and Germany.
From the start, the EFP's mission was to connect national primatological societies and groups of primatologists across Europe, promote research on captive and wild primates, and contribute to European policy on primate welfare and conservation. Since then, the Federation has grown to include societies from across Europe, held regular biennial meetings, and worked closely with bodies like the European Commission and the Council of Europe on primate welfare legislation.
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Our Mission
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to coordinate actions related to primatology between the different European societies including the circulation of information between the different national societies and groups in Europe.
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Folia Primatologica, published by Karger S.A., Basel, is the official publication of the Federation.
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meetings of the national societies, specialist groups and workshops, scientific activities, research and educational projects related to primatology.
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to promote national management of captive primates and to make studies on primates available to a maximum of students and researchers.
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to act as an official "group of interest" to be consulted by the European Commission on matters related to the norms regulating the use of NHP in laboratory research
Aims:
Along with all of the affiliated societies and groups, the EFP aim is to encourage all areas of non-human primatological scientific research, to facilitate cooperation among scientists of all nationalities engaged in primate research, and to promote the conservation of all primate species, including the protection of captive primates through the improvement of the well-being of primates.
Therefore the EFP intends to promote the dialogue with all people involved in primatology and to promote studies providing scientific evidence on primate welfare issues.
The EFP will strive to promote the implementation of the "International Primatological Society Guidelines for the acquisition, care, and breeding of non-human primates". The EFP endorses the IPS policies and guidelines on work with captive and wild primates.
The EFP considers its independence from private interests as necessary for its scientific expertise. Consequently, the EFP will not sponsor any activities related to private commercial interests.
However, the EFP provides the scientific experience for all people and organizations interested whenever non-human primates are affected.
EFP BOARD & MEMBERS
Affiliated societies and groups
All affiliated societies and groups of the EFP share a common aim: to advance research across every area of non-human primatology, to foster cooperation among scientists of all nationalities working in primate research, and to promote the conservation of all primate species.
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Currently, ten European countries and their associated societies are affiliated with the EFP: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom.