1. European Landowners’ Organization

2. Contents of the Presentation
Who We Are
How we work
Projects
Events
Awards

3. Who We Are
The ELO,
Represents a network of national organizations, based in Brussels
Anticipates potential changes in the political and legal climate in the EU with significance for its members
Is the voice of landowners and managers in relation to EU authorities
Is active in more than 45 advisory committees and groups in the EU, and has high-level contacts throughout the EU authorities and the 28 Member States and beyond

4. A Selection of our 58 Members

5. Working together for a prosperous and sustainable countryside
Who we Are
Working together for a prosperous and sustainable countryside

6. How We Work

7. ELO Actions The ELO has many public-facing actions:
Events: the ELO holds at least one event a month, in Brussels and across the EU 28 Member States
Projects: The ELO leads or participates in EU-funded projects
Awards: The ELO promotes good practices and scientific research through awards
Partners: The ELO has many private and public partners to engage in research, political opportunities and more

8. ELO Staff ELO has offices in the heart of EU-Brussels
15 staff members in Brussels, including former high-level commission officials, on site every day to cover policies, events, strategy and all aspects of EU politics
2 staff members in Spain and Poland to monitor activities around Europe
High level cooperation with partner organizations: RISE Foundation, European Historic Houses, Friends of the Countryside

9. ELO Projects

12. Enhancing Cooperation amongst FARMing entrepreneurs
Learn more about our Erasmus+ Projects
Multifunctional Farming for the sustainability of European Agricultural Landscapes
Project n°: SK01-KA
@FEAL_ERASMUS
FEAL
Reuse and Valorisation of Agricultural Buildings through training based on real experiences
Project n°: BE01-KA
@REVAB_PRJ
REVAB Project
Enhancing Cooperation amongst FARMing entrepreneurs
Project n°: IE01-KA
@COFARM_ERASMUS
CoFarm

13. Water2Return Learn more about our Horizon2020 Projects
Building an interactive AgriDemo-Hub community: enhancing Farmer-to-Farmer learning
Grant agreement n°:
Water2Return
Fostering Sustainable Feedstock Production for Advanced Biofuels on underutilised land in Europe
Grant agreement N°
FORBIO project
@FORBIO_H2020
Kick-off in July 2017

14. Events

15. Annual Biodiversity Conference
Annual Innovation Conference
Tree of the Year Ceremony
2 General Assemblies per year

16. Awards

17. ELO Awards The ELO has created a series of awards
Promoting all aspects of best practices for land managers
Great tool for visibility and promotion
Positive atmosphere draws senior Commission and Parliament
Connecting with high level jury members

18. Soil Award

19. Anders Wall Award

20. With the support of
European Bee Award
Created to demonstrate benefits of land management for biodiversity
Excellent communication tool
High level jury
Great communication, networking event

21. BellEuropa Award
The BellEuropa Award honours a Wildlife Estate Label territory that has realized an important step forward for the benefit of biodiversity
Open to all Wildlife Estate label holders

22. ELO Partners

23. A Selection of our Partners

24. Thank You for Your Attention