European Federation for Primatology

The purpose of the Federation is: The aims of all affiliated societies or groups are identical to those of the International Primatological Society, IPS: Protection of captive primates, i.e. the improvement of their well-being, 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.

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

The 'Asociación Primatológica Española' (APE) organised the first scientific meeting of EFP: European Workshop on Primate Research, Madrid (Spain), 16–19 October 1996, linked to own I APE Congress.

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.

One of the research team of the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies in Rome (ISTC) discussing his paper at the European Federation for Primatology Meeting in Rome, 2015