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Baer’s Pochard Census will take place in China in January 2022
Building on the successful censuses carried out since 2015 by Beijing Forestry University and the China Birdwatching Association (CBA), in January 2022 the CBA will undertake the latest China-wide census of wintering Baer’s Pochard. With crucial funding support from the Changjiang Conservation Foundation, the SEE Foundation and the Zall Foundation, this important census will provide […]
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“World Natural Heritage & Biodiversity: The Conservation and Sustainable Development of Coastal Migratory Bird Sanctuaries” side event at 44th session of the World Heritage Committee meeting, China
On the evening of 16th July, 2021, the extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee meeting kicked off in Fuzhou, China. This is the first time in UNESCO’s history that World Heritage topics will be reviewed and discussed online. The meeting was held from 16th July to 31st July, 2021 evaluated 45 agenda items […]
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Anatidae WG organized Symposium in the 9th EAFES International Congress in Hohhot, China
The 9th EAFES International Congress was held in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, from 10-13th July 2021, hosted by the East Asian Federation of Ecological Societies (EAFES), with eight symposiums included. The symposium 04 was organized by the Anatidae Working Group (AWG) and Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (RCEES, CAS), entitled with […]
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“Flyway: connecting people and migratory waterbirds” story series #11 – Ms. Jing Li, Co-Founder of Spoon-billed Sandpiper in China
If you are aware of conservation work for Spoon-billed Sandpiper, you may have heard about Spoon-billed Sandpiper in China (SBSinChina), a local NGO aiming to protect this Critically Endangered species in our Flyway. This time for the EAAFP Flyway story, we interviewed, Ms. Jing Li, Co-founder of Spoon-billed Sandpiper in China, she is also a […]
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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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2021 South China Spoon-billed sandpiper (SBS) winter census
Abstract China SBS winter census is conducted annually to assess the distribution and population of this critically endangered species. This year, the census was conducted on January 15-18, covering most of the SBS wintering sites from Hanghzou Bay in the north to Beibu Gulf in the southwest. We recorded a total of 61 SBS individuals […]
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20-Year Population Trends of Wintering Waterbirds in Deep Bay, South China
Along the East Asian-Australasian flyway (EAAF), waterbirds are threatened by a wide range of environmental and anthropogenic factors. Habitat transformation along the coast of China, especially in the Yellow Sea area, has caused prominent declines of several species. Besides, waterbirds of the EAAF also experience a wide range of other threats, including hunting, alien invasive […]
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UNDP – GEF flyway project kicked off to strengthen the network of protected areas for migratory waterbirds in EAAF in China
On May 11th, the largest standalone GEF-7 biodiversity project in China, Strengthening the Protected Area Network for Migratory Bird Conservation Along the East Asian – Australasian Flyway (EAAF) in China, was officially launched in Dongying, Shandong Province. Around 50 representatives from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NFGA), UNDP China, Provincial Governments of Shandong, […]
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Some updates on colour legflags used in Southern China
Marking migratory waterbirds with metal rings, wing tags, neck bands, leg rings and flags, nasal discs, telemetry equipment like GPS devices, is an important way of studying their migration. In the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF), there are different protocols for colour marking shorebirds, anatids, cranes and other taxa (click [here] to check). Among them, color […]
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2020 Yellow & Bohai Sea Coastal Wetlands Symposium and establishment of Yellow Sea Wetland Institute in China
Since the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I) in Yancheng was inscribed in the as UNESCO’s Natural World Heritage site on 5th July, 2019, Yancheng City has been actively developing mechanisms to foster conservation of wetlands, enhance scientific research and sustainable development. On 16th December, 2020, the Yancheng Wetland and Natural World […]
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