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The 1st International Symposium on the Conservation of East Asian Population of the Dalmatian Pelican held in China
From May 12-14, the Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry (RISF) of the Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF) and the Society of Entrepreneurs & Ecology (SEE) in Beijing co-hosted The First International Symposium on the Conservation of East Asian Population of the Dalmatian Pelican. The theme of the symposium was “connecting habitats along the Dalmatian Pelican’s […]
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Literature list (April-June 2021)
1) Biology & ecology Piersma, T., E. M. A. Kok, C. J. Hassell, H.-B. Peng, Y. I. Verkuil, G. Lei, J. Karagicheva, E. Rakhimberdiev, P. W. Howey, T. L. Tibbitts, and Y.-C. Chan. When a typical jumper skips: itineraries and staging habitats used by Red Knots (Calidris canutus piersmai) migrating between northwest Australia and the […]
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World Albatross Day 2021 “Ensuring Albatross-friendly Fisheries”
Today is the World Albatross Day (WAD)! It was launched in 2020 by the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) to dedicate 19th June every year to raise awareness of the conservation needs of albatrosses, petrels, and shearwaters. Many of them are being killed as a result of fisheries operations and other human-induced […]
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Introducing marine conservation and management policy in the Republic of Korea
Ecological axis The Natural Environment Conservation Act, 1991 in the Republic of Korea (RO Korea) aims to sustain the utilization of the natural environment, providing the people to co-exist with nature through systematic conservation and management. In Article 2, the term “ecological axis” is defined as an ecological habitation space that links areas of ecological […]
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“Development of a Joint Inventory of the Status of Migratory Birds in the West/Yellow Sea” – Webinar summary
On 27 May 2021, a webinar namely “Development of a Joint Inventory of the Status of Migratory Birds in the West/Yellow Sea” was held. This webinar and the planned Joint Inventory of the Status of Migratory Birds in the West/Yellow Sea were to implement activities from an Action Plan of the Working Group on the […]
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World Migratory Bird Day 2021 May Event– Australia (The Overwintering Project)
Event title: Stories of Home Date: 8th May, 2021 Participants: 12-20 members of the local youth communities (aged 14-18) with migrant or Indigenous backgrounds, 200 participants of School students, teachers, and parents, 50 childrens Summary: Between March 6 and May 23, 2021, the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery exhibited the Overwintering Project: Westernport. The exhibition focussed […]
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Ms. Hyeseon Do, the Programme Officer of the EAAFP Secretariat awarded the Environment Minister’s Award 2021
EAAFP Secretariat is very pleased to share Ms. Hyeseon Do, our Programme Officer has received the Ro Korea Environment Minister’s Award on 21st May, recognizing her exceptional efforts and contribution to conserving migratory waterbirds and their habitats. This award was announced on 21st May, by the Ministry of Environment of Ro Korea during the ceremony to […]
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Updates of worldwide avian influenza situation by FAO/EMPRES-AH (Feb-June 2021)
FAO/EMPRES-AH is constantly monitoring the avian influenza situation worldwide and compiles information from multiple national and international sources as well as peer-reviewed scientific articles. Close collaboration with country and regional offices, the implementation of avian influenza field surveillance projects, and networks of expertise like OIE/FAO’s OFFLU (www.offlu.net) provide access to timely information on outbreaks, surveillance […]
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World Environment Day 2021 call for actions to restore our degraded ecosystems
World Environment Day is celebrated on 5th June every year since 1974. Convened by UN Environment Programme, it is one of the most renowned events to engage governments, businesses and citizens for environmental actions to address worldwide environmental issues, such as climate change, biodiversity loss. In 2021, the theme is “Ecosystem restoration”. Habitat loss and […]
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EAAFP Foundation organized the Small Grant Reporting Workshop
On 27th May, the EAAFP Foundation organized its first Small Grant Programme Reporting Workshop online. The Foundation launched its own Small Grant Programme last year in 2020 to support the efforts of the civil society organizations through providing a small grant to implement projects that aim to conserve migratory waterbirds and their habitats in the […]
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