The European office provides vital linkages between IUCN and key EU institutions and other public and private actors with regional headquarters in Brussels.

The European office coordinates the IUCN European Red List initiative and the Green List for the Natura 2000 network in Europe. Additionally, the office provides technical and scientific knowledge to the European Commission to support the implementation of several regional environmental policies and initiatives.

The European office works closely with EU institutions, EU member states and other key stakeholders to ensure that the concept of nature-based solutions is well-known, accepted, and reflected in policies across different sectors and levels of government.

EU overseas entities holds incredible amounts of biodiversity and the European office works with these regions, countries and territories to preserve nature and ecosystems.