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It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the death of Avv. Giovanni Bana. Many will remember Giovanni Bana as a strenuous defender of sustainable hunting in Europe, a very keen ornithologist and champion of migratory bird hunting and conservation in the Mediterranean....

20 March, 2020 /

On 18 February 2020, there was an exchange of views with the European Commission (EC) on lead gunshots in the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI). FACE was mentioned on several occasions...

19 February, 2020 /

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12 December, 2019 /

Recent data indicate that most large carnivore populations in Europe are stable or increasing. This is a conservation success, but it also raises multiple questions of coexistence with natural and human activities. In a recent ruling, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirmed that the use of hunting as a population management tool for strictly protected species is compatible with EU law. But what does that mean? And what are the possible next steps?...

22 October, 2019 /

It is with deep regret to hear of the passing of Poland’s former Minister of Environment, Professor Jan Szyszko, on 9 October 2019 at the age of 75. Beginning his career in politics in the late 1980s, he served as Minister of Environment for three terms, closely overseeing Poland’s environmental policy over the course of two decades. Over and above his input as a Polish state official, he decided to also pursue an academic career as professor of forestry, specializing in the...

09 October, 2019 /
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