Thomas Freisinger

Senior Policy Officer | Regional Lead on Biodiversity Finance | EU Policy

Brussels Region, Belgium

About

🌍 Senior Policy Officer With a strong academic foundation in European politics and public affairs, including dual M.A. degrees from Sciences Po Bordeaux and Universität Stuttgart, I specialise in advancing biodiversity finance and policy at the EuroNatur Foundation. Based in Brussels, I work to enhance spending for biodiversity to meet the EU Biodiversity Strategy objectives. 🔑 Key Contributions: - Leading NGO coalitions on public finance for biodiversity. - Facilitating capacity-building workshops and EU advocacy training for national NGOs. - EU Biodiversity Platform Expert - Looking into the private sector's integration to finance nature conservation and restoration 🌱 Passion and Skills: Driven by a commitment to environmental and social justice, I offer a multilingual (French, German, English) and multicultural perspective, along with expertise in public relations and fundraising. I’m dedicated to fostering collaboration with like-minded stakeholders to create a sustainable future.

Experience

  • Senior Biodiversity Finance Officer at IUCN
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Member, EU Biodiversity Platform at European Commission
    2021 - Present · 5 yrs 7 mos

  • EuroNatur Foundation (4 yrs 5 mos)
    • Senior Policy Officer - Biodiversity Finance
      Mar 2024 - Jul 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos

    • Policy Officer - Biodiversity Finance
      Mar 2021 - Mar 2024 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      **RESPONSABILITIES** - Representative of EuroNatur in Brussels - Member of the EU Biodiversity Platform - Advocacy for higher/better biodiversity spending from public budgets (MFF, Recovery and Resilience Facility, Cohesion Policy, National budgets...) to achieve objectives from the EU Biodiversity Strategy - Leading NGO coalitions on public finance for biodiversity - Providing capacity building and workshops for national NGOs on EU advocacy and European public finance

  • Policy Officer at Caisse des Dépôts
    Apr 2019 - Mar 2021 · 2 yrs