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06 Jun EU LARGE CARNIVORE PLATFORM PLENARY MEETING: COMPARING GOOD PRACTICE ACROSS THE EU, BRUSSELS
The fifth annual meeting of the EU Platform on Coexistence between People and Large Carnivores took place yesterday in Brussels. The Platform brings together representatives from landowning, herding, hunting, research and conservation organisations to “promote ways and means to minimize and find solutions to conflicts...
04 Jun AVOIDING DISASTER: EUROPEAN HUNTERS DEMAND THAT CAP 2020 DELIVERS FOR BIODIVERSITY
On 1 June 2018, the European Commission (EC) published its proposals for the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). In FACE’s opinion (1) , many parts of the proposal need greater clarity to ensure a high level of ambition with regards to the future of our...
04 May SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITION ON “TRADITIONAL HUNTING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION” AT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
In the context of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, FACE organised an exhibition on “Traditional Hunting and Culture in the Mediterranean Region”, hosted by MEP Remo Sernagiotto (ECR Group) in the European Parliament, from 30 April to 3 May. During the opening, MEP...
27 Apr ZERO-TOLERANCE TOWARDS ILLEGAL KILLING OF BIRDS HIGH ON THE AGENDA OF GLOBAL FLYWAYS SUMMIT
From 23-26 April 2018, governments, NGOs and executives from international conventions from more than 70 countries and 100 organisations, gathered in Abu Dhabi for the first Global Flyways Summit. Zero-tolerance towards illegal killing of birds (IKB) was high on the summit’s agenda. Participants agreed on...
05 Apr 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 play an even more proactive role together with all of Europe’s hunting regions to demonstrate in a wider perspective how hunting contributes...