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Republic of Korea: Yeongjong Tidal Flat Bird Monitoring Reveals High Conservation Value
The comprehensive bird monitoring conducted at Yeongjong Tidal Flat in Incheon, Ro Korea, in 2022, led by a team of dedicated citizen scientists and local NGOs (Green Korea Incheon and Waterbird Network Korea) has yielded scientific insights into the ecological significance of this habitat. The survey findings provide substantial evidence supporting the potential listing of […]
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Korean Government celebrated the 2023 International Day for Biological Diversity, calling for actions to build back biodiversity
highlighting the theme “From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity.” ©Ejin Kim/EAAFP On the day of International Day for Biological Diversity, 22nd May, the Ministry of Environment Korea and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries hosted an event to celebrate 2023 World Wetlands Day, World Migratory Bird Day, and International Day for Biological Diversity with […]
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Report of monitoring of migratory waterbirds 2021 – 2022 at the Songdo Tidal Flat Flyway Network Site in Ro Korea
“The Regular Monitoring of Migratory Waterbirds in Songdo Tidal Flat (Ramsar Site)”was coordinated by EAAFP Secretariat and sponsored by Incheon City Government. Twenty two surveys were conducted from June 2021 to May 2022 at the Songdo Tidal Flat Flyway Network Site (FNS), which is also a Ramsar Site, and its adjacent areas. A total of […]
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First “Birds and Schools” for the East Asian-Australasian Flyway – birds linking students between Incheon, Ro Korea and Hong Kong
“Birds and Schools” is an interactive and international programme for exchange between schools from different parts of the world, and to share what the students have done or learned about the migratory birds and wetlands they visited. The programme was initiated under the Wetland Link International (WLI) and the earliest event was held in 2016 […]
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2022 UNESCO Suncheon Getbol World Heritage International Symposium and Asian Bird Fair in Suncheon, Ro Korea
In November 2022, Suncheon City hosted the 2022 UNESCO World Heritage International Symposium and the 11th Asian Bird Fair at Suncheonman National Garden in Suncheon, RO Korea. The main theme of the symposium was “The dream of Suncheon, an ecological city where people live in harmony with birds.” Both the symposium and bird fair aimed […]
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Belief in People’s Power, Citizen Ecological Survey Group Activities in 2022, Hwaseong Wetland, Ro Korea
As conservationists, we believe in people’s power. One of the fields where you can see this is “Citizen Science”, which means scientific research with citizens involved, such as data collection or analyzing scientific data by trained citizens, typically as part of a collaborative project with professional scientists. We’d like to introduce one example of citizen […]
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Ministry of Environment of Ro Korea Celebrated 2022 World Migratory Bird Day
On 19th May 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea (MOEK), hosted an event to jointly celebrate World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) and International Day of Biological Diversity at the NIE Ecorium in Janghang, Ro Korea. The event was supported by the National Institute of Ecology, Ro Korea (NIE) and the Korea Environment Preservation […]
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Welcoming Gochang Getbol from the Republic of Korea as Flyway Network Site, EAAF 153
On 28th August 2022, the East Asian-Australasian Partnership welcomed a new addition to the Flyway Site Network – Gochang Getbol in Ro Korea — as Flyway Network Site (FNS) EAAF153, marking the 19th FNS in the country. It is now adding one more brand to its list of names: Gochang Tidal flat Wetland Protected Area […]
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Chinese Crested Tern banded in Republic of Korea sighted in China
The connection between RoK-breeding Critically Endangered Chinese Crested Tern and Shandong Province in China was proven. On 6 August 2022, a Chinese Crested Tern with a white leg flag marked “PA” was seen at Jiaozhou Bay of Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. When checked with Korean researchers it was confirmed the bird was banded on 3 […]
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EAAFP Secretariat signs MOU with Seoul Science Center, Ro Korea
On 13 July 2022, Mr. Doug Watkins, Chief Executive of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Secretariat and Dr. Jung-Kyu Lee, Head of the Seoul Science Center, Ro Korea, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreeing to enhance CEPA (Communication/Capacity Building, Education, Participation and Awareness) activities for the environment to Korean citizens, and promote […]
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