Nature Conservation

Member States Cautious about Changing the Nature Directives

The implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives is the bread and butter of FACE’s policy...

22 September, 2026 / 0 Comments

Nature restoration plans: Late and underfunded

On 1 September, FACE attended the ENVI Committee hearing in the European Parliament, which included an exchange of views with the European Commission ...

22 September, 2026 / 0 Comments

Summer Drought Puts Nature-Friendly Farming in Focus

Europe's farmers have just come through one of the hardest summers on record. Drought, relentless heat and wildfires hit harvests across the continent, over €400 million of damage ...

22 September, 2026 / 0 Comments

Reforming Europe’s farm policy: 3.500 amendments and counting

The European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee (AGRI) resumed discussions on reforming the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on 2 September. ...

22 September, 2026 / 0 Comments

Nature Directors’ Meeting in Ireland

FACE took part in the EU Nature Directors’ Meeting organised by the Irish Presidency. The meeting offered an opportunity for formal and informal exchanges with Environment Ministry officials working...

22 September, 2026 / 0 Comments

Natura 2000 Awards: apply by 16 October

The European Commission has opened applications for the 2026 Natura 2000 Award, offering an important opportunity to showcase successful conservation initiatives across Natura 2000 sites....

22 September, 2026 / 0 Comments

Predation still the Key Threat for Black-tailed Godwit and Eurasian Curlew

From 15 to 17 September 2026, FACE participated in the joint meeting of AEWA’s International Working Groups for the Black-tailed Godwit and Eurasian Curlew....

22 September, 2026 / 0 Comments

New Partnership to Bring Children Closer to Nature in Denmark

The Danish Hunters’ Association is joining forces with 15 other organisations, research institutions and associations in a strengthened Centre for Children...

26 August, 2026 / 0 Comments

Migratory Birds Know No Borders

Migratory birds depend on suitable habitats along their entire migration route from north to south, throughout the year....

26 August, 2026 / 0 Comments

Hunter-led Habitat Management in a Natura 2000 Site along the Po River, Italy

In cooperation with the Federazione Italiana della Caccia National Study Office, the local delegation developed a habitat management project focused on creating open areas within the woodland and sowing cereal crops that are left unharvested....

02 August, 2026 / 0 Comments

CAP Measures Support Farmland Birds in Slovenia

A Slovenian project funded by the EU’s rural development fund has shown how practical conservation measures on working farms can support farmland biodiversity while contributing directly to the country’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)....

01 August, 2026 / 0 Comments

Future EU farm policy: MEPs debate how green the next CAP should be

On 29 June, the European Parliament's Agriculture Committee (AGRI) held its first exchange of views on the draft report on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) ...

17 July, 2026 / 0 Comments

EU budget talks: MEPs push to keep farm funding visible and to give rural actors a say

On 14 July, the European Parliament's Agriculture (AGRI), Budgets (BUDG) and Regional Development (REGI) Committees...

17 July, 2026 / 0 Comments

Glenwherry Moor: A Model for Biodiversity Recovery in Northern Ireland

The Irish Grouse Conservation Trust (IGCT) has established a unique collaborative initiative in Northern Ireland, the Glenwherry Hills Regeneration Project (GHRP)...

04 July, 2026 / 0 Comments

Biodiversity Manifesto: Grey Partridge Returns to the Agricultural Landscape of Greater Poland

Hunters, Local Authorities, Farmers and Residents Join Forces to Restore Biodiversity....

03 July, 2026 / 0 Comments

ANUU Migratoristi (Italy): Agreement with Institutions for Environmental Conservation

REACH Committee has approved the European Commission's proposal to restrict lead use.....

02 July, 2026 / 0 Comments

EU Hunting Directors Meeting, Latvia

From 16–19 June 2026, FACE attended the Informal Meeting of EU Hunting Directors held in Kuldīga, Latvia...

01 July, 2026 / 0 Comments

Danish Hunters Gather Key Data for Sustainable Eider Hunting

The Danish Hunters’ Association contributes actively to population monitoring in close cooperation with universities, public authorities and hunters...

30 June, 2026 / 0 Comments

10th Anniversary of the AEWA European Goose Management Platform

The annual meeting of the European Goose Management International Working Group (EGM IWG11) in Skövde, Sweden...

30 June, 2026 / 0 Comments

Major evidence review concludes wildfowling causes very low disturbance

Natural England has commissioned and published a major evidence review assessing the ecological impacts of recreational hunting of coastal wildfowl...

30 June, 2026 / 0 Comments