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 than 150 working documents....
Following the conclusion of FACE’s 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 FACE’s conservation programme bringing strong expertise and capacity to the team through to his previous experience at FACE and with a key partner organisation, Wetlands International. The FACE General Assembly next week will be a...
The European Commission (EC) has requested the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to prepare a restriction proposal addressing the risk to wildlife and humans (via the consumption of game meat) from lead in all ammunition (shot and bullets) including target shooting. Lead in fishing weights is also included in the request...
On 25 July, the Slovak State Veterinary Services announced the first outbreak of ASF in domestic pigs (4 cases so far) in Strážné, not far away from the border with Hungary. A few weeks later, on 12 August, the first case of ASF in wild boar was confirmed (see map below – blue arrow). The positive case was found close to Strážné near the area in Hungary where over 800 positive cases since 1 January were confirmed. Following these outbreaks,...
FACE is delighted to welcome the return of Real Federación Española de Caza (RFEC) as a full Member. As one of Europe’s largest and most important countries for hunting, our cooperation will give Spanish hunters a more powerful voice. ...
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....
FACE is pleased to announce that Jaroslaw Kuczaj joined the FACE team, starting a secondment as Wildlife Policy Officer – Seconded national expert. He holds two masters degrees from the Department of Animal Morphology and Hunting at the University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz and the Faculty of Forestry on Warsaw University of Life Sciences. He recently started Postgraduate Studies in Management on Warsaw School of Economics. Jaroslaw works for Regional Directorate of the State Forests in Torun as...
From 17-18 June, the European Commission (DG Research and Innovation) hosted a MAES (Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystem Services) stakeholder workshop in Brussels. This workshop provided an opportunity for stakeholders, including FACE, to engage in the first EU ecosystem assessment and emerging narratives. MAES is essential for measuring progress towards EU Biodiversity targets....
We are happy to announce that on 11 June Daniel Švrčula joined the secretariat and is working as Conservation Policy Assistant in the conservation team. He holds a master’s degree in forestry at Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, where he did a master thesis on Silviculture of Douglas fir. Previously he studied Forestry within Erasmus + programme at Swedish University of Agriculture in Umeå. During his studies, he worked for more than 2 years for the Czech Hunting Association...
Since 2009, the Italian Hunting Federation’s Research Team led by Dr. Michele Sorrenti has based its dialogue with the Italian goverment on strong scientific principles. Specific data collection methods, such as satellite telemetry and ringing, make it possible to implement effective management decisions in the national hunting legislation and to give the best approach to the review of European bird hunting seasons/periods (revision of the EU Key Concepts document)....
Since 2016, the Romanian decision not to issue preventative harvest quota for Brown Bear and Wolf has led to a tremendous increase in human - wildlife conflicts in Romania. Bear attacks in Romania are on the rise, having already caused many injuries and the loss of 3 human lives since the start of 2019. ...
FACE and its members have a long-standing policy of zero-tolerance towards illegal killing of birds (IKB). To make sure that this conservation concern for certain populations of birds is eradicated, it is important to work together with all relevant actors (authorities, hunters and other conservation organisations)....
Urge candidates and parties to support the FACE Election Manifesto! The upcoming European elections are of great importance to Europe’s 7 million hunters. The decisions taken in Brussels for the next five years will have a decisive impact on the direction that Member States take with regards to the environment and land use. Decisions in Brussels can have major effects on hunting and conservation throughout Europe....
FACE has consistently promoted the value of sustainable hunting as a management tool for large carnivores in Europe. Although some like to advocate for total protection, which typically drives conflict at the local level, the case for sustainable hunting and its role in improving coexistence was supported by the Opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU. ...
FACE has consistently promoted the value of sustainable hunting as a management tool for large carnivores in Europe. Although some like to advocate for total protection, which typically drives conflict at the local level, the case for sustainable hunting and its role in improving coexistence was supported by the Opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU. ...
FACE has consistently promoted the value of sustainable hunting as a management tool for large carnivores in Europe. Although some like to advocate for total protection, which typically drives conflict at the local level, the case for sustainable hunting and its role in improving coexistence was supported by the Opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU. ...
FACE has consistently promoted the value of sustainable hunting as a management tool for large carnivores in Europe. Although some like to advocate for total protection, which typically drives conflict at the local level, the case for sustainable hunting and its role in improving coexistence was supported by the Opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU. ...
FACE has consistently promoted the value of sustainable hunting as a management tool for large carnivores in Europe. Although some like to advocate for total protection, which typically drives conflict at the local level, the case for sustainable hunting and its role in improving coexistence was supported by the Opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU. ...
Today, FACE President Torbjörn Larsson presented FACE’s vision for conservation in Europe at the conference ‘Crossroads: Leading the Way for Wildlife Conservation’ organised in conjunction with the 66th CIC General Assembly on 2-4 May 2019 at Windhoek, Namibia....
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...
From 9-11 April, the Royal Dutch Hunters’ Association - Koninklijke Nederlandse Jagers Vereniging - hosted the 2019 FACE Members’ Meeting in the Netherlands. The main event was the first European Hunters' Conference: ‘Wild’ challenges for hunting and conservation...
On 19 March, MEP Karl-Heinz Florenz celebrated 30 years of his long and successful political career as a Member of the European Parliament. Karl-Heinz Florenz was elected for the first time in 1989 and has played a key role as a member of the European Parliament's Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. He worked on many environment-related dossiers relating to biodiversity, recycling, waste management, circular economy, sustainable hunting as well as climate change and rural development. FACE President Torbjörn...
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...
Predator control is an essential tool for bird conservation across Europe and requires close cooperation between hunters, farmers, landowners, bird organisations and authorities....
Register now for the conference "Managing predators for meadow birds", hosted by MEP Bendt Bendtsen and organised in cooperation with FACE - European Federation for Hunting and Conservation. [button size='big' style='' text='REGISTER NOW FOR THE CONFERENCE' icon='fa-arrow-right' icon_color='' link='https://conference.face.eu' target='_blank' color='#ffffff' hover_color='' border_color='#005000' hover_border_color='#ff7900' background_color='#005000' hover_background_color='#ff7900' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align='center' margin=''] [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='8' down=''] This conference will discuss predator management as a tool to conserve vulnerable species. It will focus on population declines of meadow (wading) birds, which are often...
