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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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Getting Getbol (intertidal mudflats) of the Republic of Korea into World Natural Heritage Site inscription
The West/Yellow Sea, lies at the heart of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, a migratory route for 50 million migratory waterbirds traverse on an annual basis which stretches from Russia Far East and Alaska, U.S.A. south to Australia and New Zealand covering 22 countries. This region is surrounded by three countries: The People’s Republic of […]
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Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea EAAFP Member since: 2006Number of EAAFP Flyway Network Sites: 17Focal Point Contact:Mr. Jang Sung HyunDirector of Biodiversity Division Nature Conservation Bureau Ministry of EnvironmentEmail: shjang7@korea.krTel: +82 44 201 7245Republic of Korea has been a Partner since 2006 (MoP1). It now has 17 Flyway Network Sites, the most recent designation being 2021, May. Republic […]
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Welcome Ulsan Taehwa River in the Republic of Korea as the new EAAFP Flyway Network Site
On 13th May, 2021, the EAAFP welcomed the Taehwa River in Ulsan Metropolitan City of Republic of Korea as EAAFP 150th Flyway Network Site (FNS) and as 17th FNS in RO Korea. A ceremony was held to celebrate the successful designation of the important site to migratory birds after years of efforts to restore the […]
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National Monitoring of Black-faced Spoonbills and study on their habitats in the Republic of Korea, 2020
Study about breeding status, population, national distribution, and habitat use by satellite tracking were conducted for the first time, for the conservation of endangered Black-faced Spoonbills in the Republic of Korea. Max. 3,327 birds were observed by the simultaneous monitoring on September, 2020 from 20 main sites including 7 sites of Incheon in Korea. The […]
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Pyeongchang Peace Forum 2021- discuss on eco-peace tourism through bird watching, Republic of Korea
Gangwon Province, Pyeong Chang County, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and Pyeong Chang 2018 Legacy Foundation organized the 2021 Pyeongchang Peace Forum (PPF, https://online.ppf.or.kr/home/eng/ppf/main/main.do), which was held in Pyeongchang Alpensia Convention Center from 7th to 9th February. Under the theme “Action Plan: Peace New Deal,” diverse topics of various sessions which discussed new strategies and […]
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Joint bird survey in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) October 2019
Report by Dr. Carmen Or (WWF-Hong Kong), Mr. Yat-tung Yu (Hong Kong Bird Watching Society) and Dr. Bernhard Seliger (Hanns Seidel Foundation) After the 1st Swan Goose Festival at Mundok Migratory Bird Reserve on 13th October 2019, a 5-day joint bird survey by researchers from MoLEP, Academy of Science of Korea, Hanns Seidel Foundation, WWF-Hong Kong and Hong […]
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Daebudo Tidal Flat in Republic of Korea became New Flyway Network Site on World Migratory Bird Day 2020
In line with the celebration of the 2020 World Migratory Bird Day on 9th May, Daebudo Tidal Flat in Republic of Korea was announced as a new Flyway Network Site (EAAF 148). Daebudo Tidal Flat is located in Gyeonggi Province, in the west coast of Republic of Korea. It is comprised of two parts: Sangdong […]
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Floating roost for weary migratory shorebirds on trial in Republic of Korea
The Yellow Sea, encircled by the coasts of China and the Korean peninsula is very much synonymous with the conservation of migratory waterbirds in the Eastern Hemisphere. The region is not only recognized for the high diversity and abundance of shorebirds which depend on it but, unfortunately, wide-ranging and pervasive threats to their survival. As […]
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Republic of Korea established a new Flyway Network Site – Aphaedo Tidal Flat
On 12th November 2019, Aphaedo Tidal Flat in the Republic of Korea was announced as a new Flyway Network Site (EAAF 146) during the Shinan International Symposium on Conservation Strategy for Migratory Birds and Their Habitats in the Yellow Sea. Located west of Mokpo and in Shinan County, Jeollanam Province, the tidal flat of Aphaedo […]
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