Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EU
FACE is the European Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation. Established in 1977, FACE represents the interests of Europe’s 7 million hunters as an international non-profit-making nongovernmental organisation. FACE is made up of national hunters’ associations from 35 European countries including the EU-28. FACE is supported by 7 associate members and is based in Brussels.
FACE is the largest democratically representative body for hunters in the world, with elections for its statutory bodies taking place every three years.
FACE upholds the principle of sustainable use, has been a member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) since 1987, and more recently of Wetlands International. FACE works with its partners on a range of hunting-related issues, from international conservation agreements to local implementations with the aim of sustaining hunting across Europe.
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- EUROPA - Environnement - Nature and Biodiversity - Fact Sheet - 25 Years of EU Wild Birds Directive "On 12 October 2004, the two main organisations representing hunters and bird conservationists in Europe, the Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EU (FACE) and BirdLife International, signed an agreement on sustainable hunting in which they affirmed their commitment to the objectives of the Birds Directive."