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

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27 Jan 2018

A Nature’s Hero with a talent for building relationships

Leylya Belyalova co-founded Uzbekistan's Student Birdwatching Clubs Network, and her educational activities have led to more than 50 trained young conservationists getting placements in government bodies
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Europe and Central AsiaUzbekistan
31 Jan 2018

#OceanAlert: Between the Devil and the deep blue sea

BirdLife Europe is on high #OceanAlert: as a direct result of fishing, tens of thousands of threatened seabirds, turtles and marine mammals needlessly perish in European waters each year.
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Europe and Central Asia
Tern terraces on Coquet Island © Paul Morrison
11 Sep 2018

Road to recovery for the Roseate Tern

Neighbouring BirdLife partners, RSPB (UK) and BirdWatch Ireland, have joined forces to put Europe’s rarest breeding seabird, the roseate tern, on the road to recovery.
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Europe and Central AsiaIrelandUnited Kingdom
4 Jun 2018

CAP overhaul in Bulgaria could serve both farmers and nature, study says

At a workshop with politicians, farmers and NGOs, the German BirdLife-Partner NABU and
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Europe and Central AsiaBulgaria
14 May 2018

Kulan roam the steppes of central Kazakhstan once again

The latest update from ACBK/BirdLife Kazakhstan on its project to reintroduce a small herd of Turkmenian kulan to central Kazakhstan, long after the wild ass species disappeared from the region.
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Europe and Central AsiaKazakhstan
30 Jul 2018

The voice of the Turtle Dove

Jamie Wyver from RSPB explains why bird-friendly farmers are the key to making sure that the voice of the Turtle Dove is heard over the United Kingdom
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Europe and Central AsiaUnited Kingdom
28 Jun 2018

No escape - Unsustainable European fishing practices harm seabirds

Each year, 200 000 seabirds die in the froth and foam of European waters alone, acciden
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Europe and Central Asia
1 Mar 2018

Nature in the rich man’s world

Ariel Brunner calls for more funding for EU nature conservation in his editorial for the latest issue of the BirdLife Europe & Central Asia newsletter.
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Europe and Central Asia
22 Oct 2018

Rewilding – helping nature find its own way

Following the publication of a benchmark new study in one of biology’s most prestigious journals, we take a closer look at the science of ‘rewilding’ – the ecological restoration movement putting hope at the heart of...
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Europe and Central AsiaNetherlands
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