The Partnership, an informal and voluntary initiative, was launched on 6 November 2006, and aims to protect migratory waterbirds, their habitat and the livelihoods of people dependent upon them.
Partners include governments, inter-governmental agencies and international non-government organisations.
Migratory waterbirds and their habitats in the East Asian – Australasian Flyway are recognised and conserved for the benefit of people and biodiversity.
The Partnership provides a flyway wide framework to promote dialogue, cooperation and collaboration between a range of stakeholders to conserve migratory waterbirds and their habitats.
Stakeholders include all levels of governments, site managers, multilateral environment agreements, technical institutions, UN agencies, development agencies, industrial and private sector, academe, non-government organisations, community groups and local people.
Provide a platform for international cooperation for the conservation of migratory waterbirds and the sustainable use of their wetland habitats.
Support the development of a Flyway Site Network, to ensure a chain of internationally important wetland sites are recognized and sustainably managed into the future.
Support a range of activities to increase knowledge and raise awareness of migratory waterbirds, while building capacity for the sustainable management and conservation of migratory waterbird habitats along the flyway.
Partners – currently 10 countries, 2 inter-governmental agencies and 7 international Non-Government Organisations - meet once a year to report against an Implementation Strategy, respond to emerging issues and priorities and discuss future collaboration.
Working Groups exist for Shorebirds, Anatidae, Cranes, Seabirds and Avian Influenza. These groups liaise out of session and report against their Terms of Reference at partnership meetings.
The Chair rotates among partners biennially. Australia is the current Chair and Korea the current Vice-Chair.
The current interim Secretariat is Ms Maki Koyama. She can be contacted on
The partnership is open to new partners. Governments, international NGOs and inter-governmental agencies interested in joining should contact the Secretariat.
View some of the membership benefits.