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The AEWA Lesser White-fronted Goose (LWfG) International Working Group held its 2nd meeting during 9-11 November at Lake Kerkini, Greece.
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9 Nov 2012
Falconers and fellow hunters from 19 countries gathered with EU decision-makers at the European Parliament in Brussels to launch a unique exhibition: the IAF (International Association of Falconry) and FACE joined with European Parliament’s Sustainable Hunting Intergroup President, Véronique Mathieu and MEP Bogdan Marcinkiewicz to host an internationally themed visual display at the very heart of Europe.
8 Nov 2012
A changing climate does not change the need for science
On 8 November FACE participated in the European Commission Stakeholders’ Hearing in Brussels on the upcoming 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP16) to CITES, which will be held from 3-14 March 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand.
8 Nov 2012
On 8 November the Fifth Section of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg delivered judgment in the PETA Deutschland v. Germany case.
8 Nov 2012
FACE’s Secretary General Angus Middleton and Head of Political Affairs Manuel Esparrago participated as guest speakers in the annual meeting of the Standing Conference on Countryside Sports in London.
3 Nov 2012
In previous years, hunters, shooters and anglers have celebrated the annual European Hunters Day, centering around the feast day of the patron saint of hunting on 3 November, St.Hubert which sees Europeans taking part in various festivities.
29 Oct 2012
In addition to the work of AEWA (the African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreemetnt), FACE’s Angus Middleton & Cy Griffin are currently active in establishing improved contacts with the relevant Wetlands Specialist Groups (SGs).
26 Oct 2012
The Czech Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Association hosted the 13th session of the CIC Coordination Forum for Central & Eastern Europe on 26 October in Bunč, Czech Republic. The session’s theme was “Agricultural Policy 2014-2020 vs. Small game and Game management”.
24 Oct 2012
At the 2009 COP9 in Rome the FACE and CIC Report specifically identified the increased attention being paid to the CMS by protectionist and animal rights organisations, seeking to influence the Parties in much the same fashion as they do in CITES, and identified this as a growing concern. This trend was again strongly evident at the recent COP10 (Bergen, 2011).
10 Oct 2012
The 2nd informal meeting of the EU Hunting Directors took place in Finland during 8-10 October and included representatives from 14 countries, Angus from FACE, the EU Commission’s Andras Demeter (Advisor to the Nature and Biodiversity Director), and a few invited experts as observers.
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