The 8th Session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP8) to the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) will take place on 26-30 September 2022 in Budapest, Hungary.
Meeting of the falconers of the Visegrád countries
The event was organised by the Hungarian Falconers Club with the intention of establishing a tradition. As part of the V4 event, various interesting presentations were made on subjects including the following: falconry, habitat management, falconry telemetry and diseases of certain birds of prey. The event offered not only specialists but also lay people and children the chance to learn more about the variety of birds of prey.
At the opening ceremony of the meeting the World Exhibition was represented by Special Director Richárd Bors, who said that the agency organising the World Exhibition is devoting special attention to traditional hunting methods such as greyhound coursing, hunting with muzzle-loading rifles, archery and falconry. The Director pointed out that falconers play a major role in raising the profile within society of hunting and game management.
Photo: István Bóta
“As a forum created for nature conservation and hunting, the “One with Nature” Expo achieved internationally significant results, and accordingly the work we have begun is worth continuing from a professional perspective, but also from a social, foreign policy and national image perspective alike”, Mr. Kovács emphasised in Riga.