Europe and Central Asia

Faroe Islands – Faroese Ornithological Society

BirdLife Affiliate

Founded in 1984
Members: 150
Postboks 1230, FO-110, Tórshavn, FO
Tel. +298 352320; Fax +298 352321
ffff@kallnet.fo
www.faroenature.net

 

Mission of the organisation

Bird watching and protection of birdlife.

Key Activities

Birdwatching

Continued with an active ringing programme, particularly of seabirds including numbers of auks, gulls, storm-petrels and skuas and continued to monitor seabirds, particularly Guillemot, Gannet and Kittiwake populations

Carried on research into contamination of Puffins and auks by feather lice

News
4 Mar 2020

Obituary: Arūnas Grigaitis 1961 – 2020

At BirdLife, we have been greatly saddened to learn of the passing of pioneering Lithuanian fisherman Arūnas Grigaitis while fishing at sea.
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Europe and Central Asia
14 May 2020

Why the caged birdwatchers sing: raising awareness during confinement

How do you raise awareness on the importance to protect birds, beautiful winged creatures of the outdoors, when everyone is staying inside? Across the map, our partners lead the way.
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Europe and Central Asia
18 Feb 2020

Will the EU Green Deal be Europe's "man on the moon" moment?

For the EU Green deal to be the announced “moonshot moment” our leaders will need to connect with their inner young idealist and manage to turn off the more-of-the-same autopilot. Recent weeks suggest that won’t be easy...
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Europe and Central Asia
20 Aug 2020

The Nubian Nightjar: worrying trends in Israel and beyond

A scientific article by our Israeli partner, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel.
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Europe and Central Asia
28 Oct 2019

Farmers deserve a just ecological transition, and the CAP should pay for it

To avert the climate and biodiversity crises, we must drastically reduce our carbon footprint. What does that mean for the people and regions whose economy has been made entirely dependent on intensive agriculture? They...
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Europe and Central Asia
The rare endemic Orjen Iris (Iris orjenii) ©Mihailo Jovićević
11 Nov 2019

Protecting rare plant species on Orjen Mountain

Located within the Mediterranean basin, Orjen Mountain is considered an internationally
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Europe and Central Asia
16 Apr 2020

Champions of the Flyway: Staying home to save the Steppe Eagle

Two human qualities that can’t be confined, even in the face of a global pand
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Europe and Central Asia
18 Feb 2020

We need money for nature: not lies about climate spending

Did you know that the Commission has been lying about its climate spending? A new study has revealed that there is much less climate spending in the current proposal for a new Common Agricultural Policy – a whole third...
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Europe and Central Asia
20 May 2020

Press release: A blueprint to save the planet

Brussels – 20 May 2020
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Europe and Central Asia
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