FACE works closely with Members of the European Parliament
(MEP's). Since 1985, FACE ensures the Secretariat
of the EP 'Hunting' Intergroup, a platform
for contact between the EP and civil society. After
it was reconstituted in September 2009 thanks
to the support of MEP's.
Its
objectives are :
- To promote the role of hunting and other forms of sustainable use of wild species for biodiversity, for wildlife
management, for rural development and for agriculture and forest;
- To discuss current issues (Proposals for Directives
and Regulations, Resolutions, Petitions, etc.) related to
wildlife management and rural development, and dealt with
by the European Parliament.
Activities
MEPs
associated with the Intergroup...
=>
promote the sustainable management and
use of wildlife and ecosystems;
=> defend the interests of 7 million
European hunters and of many more other countryside people, contributing
so to strengthen the democratic legitimacy of the Parliament;
=>
be able to initiate a helpful discussion in the European
Parliament on national / regional issues relating to biodiversity,
the countryside, etc.;
=>
stress the importance of hunting as an activity providing significant
socio-economic benefits in the EU (a total turn-over of 5 billion
€ per year and 120,000 full-time jobs!);
=> have
access to a reliable database on wildlife management and conservation
and to permanent advice and assistance from hunting representatives
on wildlife related EU texts and initiatives.
Bureau
The
day-to-day management of the Intergroup is the responsibility of
a Bureau, consisting of one President and a number of Vice-Presidents. Participating in the Intergroup activities is open to all MEPs willing
to promote in the European Parliament conservation, sustainable
use, hunting, fishing, the countryside and its traditions, without
any distinction between their Group affiliation, Committee membership
or nationality. The Intergroup wants to be as representative as
possible for the political spectrum and/or for the different Member
States.
President: V.
MATHIEU (EPP-ED / F)
Co-President: Robert STURDY (ECR, UK)
Secretary-General: Markus PIEPER (EPP, DE)
Vice-Presidents: Luis Manuel CAPOULAS SANTOS (S&D, PT), DE), Béla GLATTFELDER (EPP, HU), Sergio BERLATO (EPP, IT), Elisabeth KÖSTINGER (EPP, AT), William The Earl of DARTMOUTH (EFD, UK), Lena EK (ALDE, SE) and Ioan ENCIU (S&D, RO).
Support
FACE (Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EU) hosts the Secretariat of the Intergroup which is run in conjunction with ELO (European Landowners Organisation) for cross cutting issues on Agriculture and Forestry.
FACE acts in the interest of over 7,000,000 European hunters in 36 European countries, and promotes hunting in accordance with the principle of wise & sustainable use of natural resources. Its objectives are the conservation and management of wildlife, the protection, creation and restoration of habitats, and the use of biodiversity as a tool for rural development.
For more information, please contact: FACE Director of Public Affairs & Communications, Christine RÖDLACH - www.face.eu
ELO provides support to the Sustainable Hunting, Biodiversity, Countryside Activities & Forestry Intergroup. ELO is a unique federation of 67 national associations across the EU27 which represents the interests of landowners, land managers and rural entrepreneurs at the European political level. ELO is the only organisation able to stand for all rural entrepreneurs. Its purpose is to promote a dynamic, prosperous and sustainable countryside based on high environmental standards, economic viability and social fabric:
For more information, please contact: nature@elo.org - www.elo.org
Both organisations are partners of the IUCN Countdown 2010 initiative
Both organisations are supported by the EC Directorate General Environment under the LIFE + programme Operating Grant
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