UNACCEPTABLE AND FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG CHANGES TO POLISH HUNTING LAW
FACE is very concerned about the amendments voted and accepted by the Polish Senate to the hunting law in Poland as they would...
19 March, 2018
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“INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES: ENHANCING CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION IN NUTRIA MANAGEMENT” CONFERENCE – EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, 10/04/2018
TUESDAY, 10 APRIL 2018, 17.30 - 19.30 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, BRUSSELS – ROOM JAN 6Q2 INTERPRETATION EN-DE-FR Cross-border cooperation with relevant stakeholders is crucial to manage the...
19 March, 2018
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AFRICA LEADING AT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT!
Brussels, 9 March 2018 - There are “winners” and “losers” in the conservation of wildlife in Africa! H.E. the Ambassador of Zimbabwe proclaimed...
09 March, 2018
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PROJECT OF THE MONTH MARCH 2018 – NESTING BASKETS FOR DUCKS IN THE NETHERLANDS
The project of the month for March celebrates the ancient old tradition of creating nesting baskets for ducks. The Biodiversity Manifesto (BDM) presents...
07 March, 2018
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FACE RELEASES ITS ANNUAL REPORT 2017
The publication, which covers January 2017 – December 2017, outlines the background and key activities of FACE’s working areas: nature conservation, wildlife conservation,...
27 February, 2018
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MAKING EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE WORK BETTER FOR HUNTING AND CONSERVATION
European hunters know very well that agriculture has a significant impact on farmland biodiversity, including many small game species, and many of them...
20 February, 2018
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“KEEP CALM AND LET AFRICA TAKE THE LEAD” CONFERENCE – EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, 06/03/2018
TUESDAY, 6 MARCH 2018, 14.30 - 18.00 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, BRUSSELS – ROOM ASP 5E2 INTERPRETATION EN-DE-FR The conference “Keep calm and let Africa take the lead:...
19 February, 2018
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FACE UND CDU-EUROPAABGEORDNETER KARL-HEINZ FLORENZ ERFREUT ÜBER DIE ÜBERPRÜFUNG DES SCHUTZSTATUS DES WOLFS
FACE ist äußerst erfreut darüber, dass in Deutschland im Koalitionsvertrag zwischen den Parteien CDU, CSU und SPD vom 07.02.2018 die Überprüfung des Schutzstatuts...
12 February, 2018
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WORLD WETLANDS DAY: FACE PROMOTES WETLAND RESTORATION AND MONITORING
World Wetlands Day is celebrated each year on 2 February to raise global awareness about the important role of wetlands for people and...
02 February, 2018
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#BiodiversityManifesto – Project of the Month: Grey Partridge and Brown Hare monitoring
Each year at the beginning of the spring, the Hunting Interest Group of Mons invites hunters and other nature lovers to meet for...
06 January, 2018
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“TRAINING COURSE ON THE SURVEILLANCE OF WILDLIFE DISEASES” 18-19 DECEMBER 2017, PRAVETS (BULGARIA)
While the year is ending, we are celebrating a start. On December 18-19, 2017 in Pravets, Bulgaria, the World Organisation for Animal Health...
21 December, 2017
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FACE POSITION ON GREENING UNDER THE NEXT CAP
I. OVERVIEW FACE is asking for a new ‘biodiversity’ instrument to improve the Greening component of the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). In short,...
19 December, 2017
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37TH STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE BERN CONVENTION
From 5-8 December 2017, Contracting Parties to the Bern Convention gathered in Strasbourg for the 37th annual meeting of its Standing Committee. Experts...
16 December, 2017
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CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES – EVALUATING THE POSITIVE ROLE OF LAND MANAGERS, INCLUDING HUNTERS
FACE, together with our colleagues in the Natura 2000 Users Forum (Copa-Cogeca - European Farmers/European Agri-Cooperatives, CEPF - the Confederation of European Forest...
06 December, 2017
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COMMISSION’S CAP COMMUNICATION LACKS ACTION FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
Worryingly for FACE, the European Commission’s (EC) Communication* on the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) does not acknowledge the biodiversity crisis on Europe’s...
04 December, 2017
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HUNTERS AND SPORTING FIREARMS MANUFACTURERS MET MEPS AND EU OFFICIALS AT THE THIRD ESFAM-FACE CHRISTMAS DINNER IN BRUSSELS
On Tuesday, 28 November 2017, the Christmas dinner organised by FACE and the Association of European Manufacturers of Sporting Firearms (ESFAM) has been...
30 November, 2017
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CREATING CORRIDORS IN FARMLANDS – CZECH REPUBLIC
Between 2009 and 2013, the Czech Hunting Association jointly with the Mendel University in Brno and Dr. Petr Marada conducted a couple of...
30 November, 2017
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MAKING EU NATURE POLICY WORK: FACE AND ENVIRONMENT COMMISSIONER MEET IN BRUSSELS
On 27 November, the European Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FACE) had a very productive meeting with the EU Environment Commissioner, Karmenu Vella,...
29 November, 2017
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CALLS FOR MORE FLEXIBILITY ON LARGE CARNIVORE MANAGEMENT
The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in support of a more pragmatic approach to EU nature conservation. During the plenary session in Strasbourg on...
16 November, 2017
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CALLS FOR A MORE FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTIVE APPROACH TO NATURE CONSERVATION
Strasbourg, 15 November 2017 - In recent months, the European Parliament’s Environment Committee debated the “Action Plan for Nature, People and the Economy”,...
15 November, 2017
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BALLYDANGAN BOG RED GROUSE PROJECT: THE FINEST HOUR!
The Ballydangan Bog Red Grouse Project, Co. Roscommon started in 2009 because members of Moore Gun Club wanted to do something about the...
02 November, 2017
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FACE AND BASC AT THE 12TH CONFERENCE OF PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON MIGRATORY SPECIES (CMS)
Manila, 28 October 2017 - For the past week in Manila, the Philippines, the Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the...
31 October, 2017
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DINNER DEBATE “ONE YEAR AFTER CITES, THE WAY AHEAD” – 16/10/2017, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, BRUSSELS
FACE and the Safari Club International (SCI) together organised a dinner debate in the European Parliament on 16 October 2017. The subject of...
20 October, 2017
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“COEXISTING WITH LARGE CARNIVORES: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS” 17/10/2017, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Much more effective measures need to be implemented now to mitigate the increasing conflicts between humans and large carnivores in Europe. This was...
19 October, 2017
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FACE PARTICIPATED IN THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF LOVAČKI SAVEZ HERZEG BOSNE, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
On 14 October 2017, FACE participated in the 25th Anniversary celebrations of Lovački Savez Herzeg Bosne, one of the FACE Members in Bosnia...
14 October, 2017
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