The European Federation for Primatology (EFP) was founded on 17 December 1993. The seat of the Federation is

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(

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). The EFP brings together national primatological societies, as well as groups of primatologists in those countries of

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where such societies are not yet founded. The EFP members, who belong to societies or groups affiliated to the

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, are involved in fundamental

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, applied

biomedical Biomedicine (also referred to as Western medicine, mainstream medicine or conventional medicine)

research and

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management. This accounts for more than 1100

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s, graduate students and zoo managers. More than 30 academic institutions are represented in the EFP through their membership. The colonies of

primate Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians (monkeys and apes, the latter including huma ...

s which belong to these institutions account for about 2000 non-human primates.

Purposes

The purpose of the Federation is: *To coordinate actions related to primatology between the different European societies. Such coordination include: **Circulation of information between the different national primatological societies and groups of primatologists. **Meetings of the different national societies, specialist groups and other workshops. **Scientific activities, research and educational projects relevant to primatology. *To promote rational management of

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primates and to make primate subjects and study sites available to a maximum number of students and researchers. *To provide the

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and other European institutions with experts on all issues related to primatology. *To participate, through the Council of Europe, in decisions relevant to primate

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and primate captive

breeding Breeding is sexual reproduction that produces offspring, usually animals or plants. It can only occur between a male and a female animal or plant. Breeding may refer to: * Animal husbandry, through selected specimens such as dogs, horses, and rab ...

. *To promote the establishment of national societies of primatologists, national groups and European specialist groups of primatologists. The aims of all affiliated societies or groups are identical to those of the

International Primatological Society The International Primatological Society (IPS) is a scientific, educational, and charitable organization focused on non-human primates. It encourages scientific research in all areas of study, facilitates international cooperation among researcher ...

, IPS: *To encourage all areas of non-human primatological scientific research. *To facilitate cooperation among scientists of all nationalities engaged in primate research. *To promote the

conservation Conservation is the preservation or efficient use of resources, or the conservation of various quantities under physical laws. Conservation may also refer to: Environment and natural resources * Nature conservation, the protection and manageme ...

of all primate species. Protection of captive primates, i.e. the improvement of their

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, is one of the most important activities within EFP. Therefore, EFP promotes dialogue with all people involved in primatology and studies providing scientific evidence on primate welfare issues.

Affiliated national groups and societies

*National societies: **' Asociación Primatológica Española', Spanish Primatological Association (

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). **' Associazione Primatologica Italiana', Italian Primatological Association (

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). **' Associação Portuguesa de Primatologia', Portuguese Primatological Association (

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). **' Gesellschaft für Primatologie', Society for Primatology (

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). **

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(

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). **' Societé Francophone de Primatologie', Society Francophone of Primatology (France). *Primatologists national groups: ** Belgian Group for Primatology (

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). ** Czech Republic Group of Primatologists (

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). ** Netherland Contact Group for Primatology (

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). ** Russian Group of Primatologists (

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). ** Swiss Group of Primatologists (

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Foreign relationships

The EFP is a member of IPS. The Secretary is nominated to the President of the IPS for appointment as the Regional Secretary for Europe of the la IPS.

Publications

Folia Primatologica ''Folia Primatologica'' is an international peer-reviewed journal focusing on primatology, the study of monkeys, apes, lemurs, and other primates. ''Folia Primatologica'' was founded in 1963 by Adolph Hans Schultz, Helmut Hofer, Josef Biegert, and ...

'',

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(Swiss), is the Federation's official publication.

Meetings

The 'Asociación Primatológica Española' (APE) organised the first scientific meeting of EFP: European Workshop on Primate Research,

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(Spain), 16–19 October 1996, linked to own I APE

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. After the meeting, according to the success of the local Organisation presided by Fernando Colmenares Gil, it was agreed that the next EFP congresses would be held similarly linked to other national ones. The first EFP Congress took place with the IX German society Congress,

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(Germany), August 9–12, 2005, was organising the 'Gesellschaft für Primatologie'. Second EFP Congress, 3–7 September 2007, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Third EFP Congress, 12–15 August 2009, Anthropological Institute, Zurich, Switzerland Fourth EFP Congress, 14–17 September 2011, Almada, Portugal Fifth EFP Congress, 10–13 September 2013, University of Antwerp, Belgium Sixth EFP Congress, 25–28 August 2015, Roma Tre University, Italy Seventh EFP Congress, 21–25 August 2017, University of Strasbourg, France Eight EFP Congress, 8–11 September 2019, Oxford Brookes University and University of Oxford, United Kingdom

External links

Unofficial EFP website
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