The European Science Advisors Forum (ESAF) is a non-formal network consisting of advisors, experts and scientists that hold advisory mandate from their Government and have a responsibility to provide scientific advice to their Government or help arranging it. ESAF’s mission is to foster cooperation, knowledge exchange and mutual learning between its Members and Associate Members, and to enhance the uptake of scientific advice into legislative, executive and judicial processes. ESAF also aims to spread awareness about scientific advice among citizens and actors from civil society and industry.