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Celebration of World Migratory Bird Day 2022 in Australia: Stories of Home
In the 2022 WMBD October event, Australian Artist Kate Gorringe-Smith organised an interactive exhibition “Stories of Home” at the Joel Gallery, Louis Joel Arts and Community Centre. In the opening event of the Wall of Wings exhibition, about 50 people including the Mayor of Hobsons Bay, Cr Peter Hemphill. joined and celebrated the wonders of […]
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Webinar on Chinese Crested Tern in the Yellow Sea and Seabird Conservation in China
Listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN’s Red List, the Chinese Crested Tern’s global population is estimated to be around 100-200 individuals. We call it the “bird of legend” as there were only a few sightings recorded in the past and it even disappeared from human sight from 1937 until 2000. In 2000, four pairs […]
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Assessing hunting pressure on migratory birds
The illegal hunting, taking and trade of migratory birds is a serious threat to species across the EAAF and has been linked to declines in some populations, including several threatened species. In many parts of the Flyway, migratory and non-migratory birds are protected under national or sub-national legislation, however, accidental by-catch, and the deliberate targeting […]
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Conserving Critically Endangered Christmas Island Frigatebird
The Christmas Island Frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi) is a globally threatened migratory seabird; listed as Vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). In Australia, the species is listed as Endangered, Marine and Migratory under Australia’s national environmental law – the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The species is also listed […]
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EAAFP Partners Engagement at CBD COP 15
The UN Biodiversity Conference (Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)), is being held in two parts. The Part 2 of the COP 15 is held in Montreal Canada from 7 to 19 December 2022. During COP 15, parties will see the adoption of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity […]
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World Migratory Bird Day 2023 to Focus on Water
World Migratory Bird Day 2023 campaign will focus on the topic of water and its importance for migratory birds. Water is fundamental to life on our planet. The vast majority of migratory birds rely on aquatic ecosystems during their life cycles. Inland and coastal wetlands, rivers, lakes, streams, marshes, and ponds are all vital for […]
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Introducing the Youth Think Tank Competition Project Teams
The year-long journey for our 5 Youth Think Tank Competition finalist teams has finally come to a close. Although there were challenges, like the COVID pandemic, each team has successfully implemented their project between January and October 2022. Let’s learn more about what each project team has accomplished and would like to share! “Through interviews […]
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IUCN Leaders Forum Jeju 2022 urged for a global transition to a nature-positive economy
The IUCN Leaders Forum was held on Jeju Island, ROKorea from October 13th to 15th, 2022. The theme for the conference was “Building nature-positive economies and societies.” The event was hosted jointly by our Partners, the IUCN, Ministry of the Environment of RO Korea and Jeju Special Self-Governing Province. Leaders from across the sector around […]
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Welcoming the migratory bird for the first time at Paleik Lake in Mandalay region, central Myanmar
On 1 October 2022, Biodiversity And Nature Conservation Association collaborated with the Shwe Kantharyar Nature Conservation Association, a community- based organization in Pyu Lake, and celebrated the first time of world migratory bird day event at the temple in Paleik village in Paleik village tract near the Paleik Lake is situated at the Singaing township, […]
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Celebration of World Migratory Bird Day 2022 in western Bangladesh
With the aim to contribute towards the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats by mitigating threats caused by the local community along a river-adjacent area of western Bangladesh, through building public awareness, educating local students and teachers and engaging the local youth to birdwatching, this World Migratory Bird Day (October 2022), our NGO, Kichir-Michir, […]
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