IUCN Congress 2021: Promoting hunting & conservation in future global biodiversity strategies
From 3 to 11 September 2021, the 2020 IUCN...
17 September, 2021
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International Agreements
FACE-BASC open letter on UK trophy hunting consultation
Torbjรถrn Larsson, President of FACE and Eoghan Cameron, Chairman of BASC, co-signed an open letter to strongly encourage George Eustice MP, UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
25 February, 2020
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CMS COP13 kicks off the super year for nature
The 13th Conference of Parties of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS COP13) is the first of a series of international nature-related meetings in 2020, which will culminate in the UN Biodiversity Conference in China....
17 February, 2020
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Disappointing decision on the Barnacle Goose at the Bern Convention
On yesterday eveningโs agenda was the proposal by Norway to move the Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) from Appendix II (strictly protected) to Appendix III (protected). ...
04 December, 2019
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40 Years of the Bern Convention 1979-2019
FACE recently participated at the 39th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention, 3-6 December 2019. The Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (or Bern Convention) is the first international agreement dedicated to nature conservation, covering most of...
03 December, 2019
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Updates from FACE on CITES CoP18, the world’s biggest wildlife conference concluded yesterday in Geneva
The 18th meeting of the Conference of Parties of CITES concluded yesterday in Geneva. CITES is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. During the past 2 weeks the parties and observers discussed 56 species listing proposals and more...
29 August, 2019
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Cy Griffin appointed as FACE Senior Conservation Manager
Following the conclusion of FACEโs recruitment programme for a new Senior Conservation Manager, FACE is delighted to announce the appointment of Cy Griffin. Cy is excited to return to FACE after having spent three years as European Programme Manager for Wetlands International. He will be managing...
28 August, 2019
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Bern Convention Group of Experts on Invasive Alien Species (IAS)
On 24 and 25 June, FACE attended the 13th meeting of the Group of Experts of the Bern Convention on Invasive Species in Batumi (Georgia). The meeting was followed by 40 participants from all over Europe....
01 July, 2019
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MEP Annie Schreijer-Pierik visits PARTRIDGE-site at Oude Doorn, Netherlands
The future of European and African waterbird conservation was decided this week (4-8 December 2018) in Durban, South Africa. 78 parties attended the 7th Meeting of Parties (MoP) of the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) decided on several important developments for waterbird conservation and management...
22 February, 2019
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