The Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) is Germanys largest research centre for freshwaters. Our research findings help to tackle environmental changes and to develop strategies for sustainable water management true to our guiding principle Research for the future of our freshwaters.
LIF
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB)
Academic / research · Germany · EU Transparency Register 102473340307-51
2
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
2
legislative files
of 326 tracked
2
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 126 think tanks and research institutions on this site, they rank #62 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2020
in the register since
Declares membership of
- www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de
- www.fv-berlin.de
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Think tanks and research institutions
- Head office
- Berlin, Germany
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) filed 2 positions between 14 May 2024 and 24 Jul 2026, across 2 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
2024 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
The Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) is Germanys largest research centre for freshwaters. Our research findings help to tackle environmental changes and to develop strategies for sustainable water management true to our guiding principle Research for the future of our freshwaters.
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- European Environmental Bureau · 2 files in common
- VÖWG · 2 files in common
- WWF European Policy Office · 2 files in common
- Aqua Publica Europea · 2 files in common
- Provincie Limburg · 2 files in common
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