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#BiodiversityManifesto – FACE presented the BDM Public Report

FACE is happy to present the Biodiversity Manifesto "Public Report", available in 3 languages: ...

08 April, 2018 / 0 Comments

TORBJÖRN LARSSON ELECTED NEW PRESIDENT OF THE NORDIC HUNTERS’ ALLIANCE

“International cooperation is a crucial factor to preserve and promote Europe’s unique regional hunting traditions”, says Torbjörn Larsson. “The Nordic Hunters’ Alliance must...

05 April, 2018 / 0 Comments

#BiodiversityManifesto – La Réserve de Biterne, France

This hunting and wildlife natural reserve is located in the Loire department in France. The reserve was funded in 1987, lays on 38...

01 April, 2018 / 0 Comments

FACE BIODIVERSITY MANIFESTO ACTION POINTS

FACE is delighted to share the updated FACE Biodiversity Manifesto. It lists 38 biodiversity-related actions that are followed by European hunters and FACE....

23 March, 2018 / 0 Comments

MISINFORMED AGENDA USED TO CALL FOR A BAN ON SPRING HUNTING IN MALTA

The European Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FACE) was shocked when Anja Hazekamp, MEP for ‘The Dutch Party for The Animals’ accused the...

22 March, 2018 / 0 Comments

FACE WELCOMES EU AUDITORS CALL FOR PERFORMANCE-BASED CAP SPENDING

FACE welcomes the European Court of Auditors call for future spending under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to be based on ambitious and...

20 March, 2018 / 0 Comments

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 / 0 Comments

“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 / 0 Comments

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 / 0 Comments

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 / 0 Comments

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 / 0 Comments

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 / 0 Comments

“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 / 0 Comments

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 / 0 Comments

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 / 0 Comments

#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 / 0 Comments

“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 / 0 Comments

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 / 0 Comments

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 / 0 Comments

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 / 0 Comments

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 / 0 Comments

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 / 0 Comments