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Global Waterbird Flyways Workshop:

Public session on 17 October 2011 Seosan, Republic of Korea

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The Global Waterbird Flyways Workshop was opened with the symposium on 17 October to promote public awareness of the challenges facing migratory waterbirds in Korea and the prospects for the better conservation of both them and their habitats, for the benefit of people and of wider biodiversity. Local governments, domestic NGOs, embassies of the countries within and outside the East Asian – Australasian Flyway were invited. During the workshop, attended by about fifty domestic participants, the invited experts delivered the presentations on different flyway initiatives around the globe; pressures and threats faced by migratory waterbirds; opportunities for conservation and cooperation; and shared activities for migratory waterbird and wetland conservation in South Korea. Please check the detailed program and presentations.

Public Session on 17th October 2011 (Korean-English translation)

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Formal opening and welcome by hosts – speeches

  • Opening remarks Kim Seung-hee, Director, Natural resources division, Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea

  • Welcoming remarks Seo Yong-jei, Seosan City Acting Mayor, Republic of Korea

  • Congratulatory remarks Olivier Biber, Head, International Biodiversity Unit, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland

  • Congratulatory remarks Nick Davidson, Global Waterbird Flyways Workshop Organising Committee representative; Deputy Secretary General Ramsar Secretariat, Switzerland

    1. Global overview of migratory waterbird status Taej Mundkur, Wetlands International, Netherlands (20 mins)

Major flyway initiatives from a range of different flyways

    2. What flyways are and the history of international co-operation for waterbird conservation, Nick Davidson, Ramsar Secretariat, Switzerland (15 mins)

    3. East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership Dr Chang-Yong Choi, EAAFP Secretariat, Korea (10 mins)

    4. Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network Charles Duncan, Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network, Executive Office, USA (10 mins)

    5. Partners in Flight (Landbirds in North America) Terry Rich, US Fish and Wildlife Service, USA (10 mins)

    6. African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement Sergey Dereliev, AEWA Secretariat, Germany (10 mins)

Pressures and threats faced by migratory waterbirds

    7. Habitat loss/land claim Nick Davidson, Ramsar Secretariat, Switzerland (10 mins)

    8. Avian influenza: issues for waterbird conservation and international responses and guidance, Boripat Siriaroonrat, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Thailand (10 mins)

    9. Barriers to migration, Sergey Dereliev, AEWA Secretariat, Germany (10 mins)

Opportunities for conservation and cooperation

    10. Role of BirdLife International and Wetlands International in promoting migratory waterbird and wetland management/conservation, Vicky Jones, BirdLife International, UK & Doug Watkins, Wetlands International, Australia

    11. Development of birding tourism in South Africa, Daniel Marnewick, BirdLife International, South Africa

Activities for migratory waterbird and wetland conservation in South Korea

    12. Nationwide activities for the conservation of migratory waterbirds and wetlands in Korea, Kim Jin-han, National Institute of Biological Resources, Republic of Korea

    13. Local activities in Seosan for conservation of migratory Waterbirds and their habitats, Lee Jong chun, Seosan City Office, Republic of Korea

Closing of public session and final conclusions by Chair

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