IAF November 2018 eBulletin (Part 1)

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The 50th Aniversay of IAF was celebrated at the Council of Delegates Meeting in Bamberg on the 23rd and 24th October. Thank you to all delegates, club representatives and friends who took part and to our wonderful hosts, the DFO.

Election Address of H.E Majed Al Mansouri

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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ghO6BdXglc&t=4s

This year is an election year and the high turn-out of voters, in person and by proxy, was very encouraging for the future of IAF. 

H.E Majed Al Mansouri, candidate for the position of IAF President, was unable to attend in person, due to pressing family matters. He filmed this address in the IAF Brussels Office a few days before the meeting.

Election Results

In the three elections held, all terms beginning 1st January 2019, H.E Majed Al Mansouri was elected IAF President, Dr. Keiya Nakima was elected IAF Vice-president for Asia and Janusz Sielicki was elected IAF Vice-president for Europe, Africa South of the Sahara and Oceania.

The election for Vice-president for MENA was deferred.

The Vice-president for the Americas, Dan Cecchini, remains in office, and becoming eligible for re-election in 2019.

Young Falconers Video

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The Young Falconers Group of IAF, led by Andrea Villa from Milan, has produced an excellent video of how the element is being preserved. The UNESCO  Lists of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Mankind encourage us to pass on our element to future generations, from past generations.

This marvelous video shows its importance and collects portraits of young falconers from all around the word , especially all the 89 nations that are part of our association and were called to give their contributions.

World Falconry Day 16th November

Biodiversity News - Perdix

Germany: Action Program Insect Protection of the Federal Ministry for the Environment

On 10.10.2018 the Federal Ministry for the Environment in Berlin presented their program for insect protection. The DFO was present. To make it short: a very ambitious program, if it can skip the other political hurdles of the Bundestag. 

Minister Ms Svenja Schulze said, it is now necessary to use the window of public perception on the insect decline to get the right things off the ground and asked for the online survey (https://dialog.bmu.de) Not only to provide the BMU with further ideas, but also to actively support this program.

More than 70% of the insect masses have been lost and significantly more species are extinct. The main causes have been changes in agriculture: loss of habitats, the increased use of synthetic pesticides, as well as the massive input of nitrogen oxides into the landscape leading to plant depletion, as each type of insect is dependent on certain plant species. This loss of insects leads directly to the loss of dependent species, like the partridge and pheasant, which depend on this animal protein in their first weeks of life.

These relationships are the biggest threat to us, because no game equals no falconry.

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research regards the decline in species as serious a problem for humanity as is climate change.

A heartfelt plea:

So please, please, and this is my personal call, participate, participate in this public participation, to make it clear that we are really serious about this issue. If not us, then who? 

But now to the program in detail. The following topics are addressed: 

1. Promote insect habitats in the agricultural landscape. 
2. Restore and network habitats for insects in other landscape areas.
3. Strengthen protected areas as habitats for insects
4. Reduce the use of pesticides
5. Reduce inputs of nutrients and pollutants into soils and waters
6. Reduce light pollution 
7. Deepening research - multiplying knowledge
8. Improve funding
9. Promote engagement of the company

For further questions and responsible for the content: Michael Greshake, ems@tiermed-zentrum.de

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