1. Activity 11
Recommendation on Sustainable Hunting and the Review and Possible Revision of the Sustainable Hunting Initiative (SHI)

2. Short description of the activity
Process for adopting the Recommendation on use of sustainable hunting guide (fina-lising the form / content of the document, then formal adoption by the Commission)
Extension of SHI to other areas of hunting (e.g. large carnivores) and to angling in order to promote greater engagement of hunting community and broader wildlife recreational users to nature conservation objectives

3. Outputs/Deliverables:
Adoption of Commission Recommendation on sustainable hunting
Awareness raising actions, discussion documents on extending SHI and related contacts with broad range of stakeholders

4. How Member States involved?
Consultation with MS on implementation of Recommendation and activities undertaken for SHI extension.
Member States to be consulted on extension of SHI and involved in conference

5. Next steps… Service contract 2007-2009
Promotion of Natura 2000 in the community of wildlife recreational users (hunters & anglers)
Awarness-raising measures among hunting community and further promotion of Natura 2000 in EU-27
Assessment of current SHI (strenghts and weaknesses)

6. Preparation of extension of SHI to non-bird species and to engage other wildlife recreational users (anglers)

7. Conference in 2009
To address relation between hunting and species and habitat conservation
To possibly include the signing of an extended SHI