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北, UNEP 제정 ‘세계 철새의 날’ 관련 사업 진행
북한에서 올해 ‘세계 철새의 날’로 제정된 지난 11, 12일을 맞아 TV와 신문, 방송을 통해 철새보호에 대한 대중선전사업을 진행했다고 <조선중앙통신>이 13일자로 보도했다. 유엔환경계획(UNEP, United Nations Environment Programme)은 2006년부터 매년 5월 둘째 주말을 ‘세계 철새의 날(WMBD)’로 정하고 철새 및 서식지 보호에 대한 필요성을 강조하는 세계적인 캠페인을 벌이고 있다. 통신에 따르면, 북한에서는 오래전부터 동서해 연안의 넓은 간석지와 바닷가, […]
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자연이 되살린 섬, 그리고 삶… 하남 당정섬 멸종위기 흰목물떼새 집단 번식
삑삑삑 삐익∼. 날카로운 경계음을 내며 흰목물떼새(도요목 물떼새과·멸종위기종 2급)가 팔당대교 아래 자갈밭 사이를 분주히 오간다. 번식 장면 촬영을 위해 둥지 부근에 위장텐트를 설치하려 접근하자 놀란 수컷이 둥지 멀리서 다리를 절룩거리며 날개를 늘어뜨린다. 다친 척 흉내를 내며 시선을 자신에게 집중시키려는 ‘의태(擬態) 행동’이다. 흰목물떼새 여러 쌍이 집단 번식 중이라는 제보를 접하고 취재에 나선 것은 지난 10일이었다. 머리와 가슴에 […]
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영동 찾은 왜가리·백로 떼 “장관”
(아시아뉴스통신=김성식 ) 충북 영동군 학산면 봉림리 미촌마을에 60여년째 수백마리의 왜가리와 백로 떼가 찾아와 둥지를 틀고 있다. 24일 영동군에 따르면 미촌마을은 백로와 왜가리의 집단 도래지로 지난 3월 말부터 수백마리의 왜가리와 백로가 날아들어 마을뒷산 소나무와 참나무 숲에 둥지를 튼 모습이 장관을 이루고 있다. 해마다 이들 새는 4~5월쯤 3~5개의 알을 낳아 알을 품고 50여일간 암수가 함께 새끼를 […]
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Avian Influenza and Wild Birds in South Korea
A brief summary of the recent occurrence of Avian Influenza in South Korea: On January 17, 2014 the highly pathogenic H5N8 Avian Influenza strain was identified in a duck farm in Chonbuk Province. Since then, nearly 12 million domestic chicken and ducks have been slaughtered at farms as prevention according to the Ministry of Agriculture, […]
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Plight of the Scaly-sided Merganser
Posted on: April 17, 2014 Author: Young-jin Kim Report by THE KOREA TIMES Courtesy of Robin Newlin / Birds Korea Degradation of Korean rivers posing challenge to endangered bird, experts say By Kim Young-jin With a bright orange bill and exquisite, maze-like patterns on its flanks, the Scaly-sided Merganser is a bird that should be […]
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First Meeting of North-East Asian Marine Protected Areas Network (NEAMPAN)
The North-East Asian Subregional Programme for Environmental Cooperation (NEASPEC) organized the first meeting of North-East Asian Marine Protected Areas Network (NEAMPAN) on 19th March 2014 in Incheon, Republic of Korea. The Meeting brought together members from China, Japan, Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation, and international marine programmes. EAAFP was represented, in addition to […]
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Inaugural meeting of the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI) in Montreal, Canada
The inaugural expert meeting of the Arctic Migratory Bird Initiative (AMBI) of the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), an EAAFP Partner was held at the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal, Canada on 9th February. EAAFP Chief Executive, Spike Millington participated in the meeting. Other EAAFP Partners represented were USA, […]
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Welcome new Communications Officer
The EAAFP Secretariat welcomes a new Communications Officer: Tomoko Ichikawa from Japan. Tomoko has been working in the field of wetland CEPA (Communication, Education, Participation, and Awareness) through her career. She started conservation works as a ranger at the Yatsuhigata tidal flat Ramsar site, and later at the Toyota City Nature Sanctuary that now includes […]
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Symposium of Environmental Education at Tokyo Port, Japan
At the end of February 2014, Spike Millington headed to Japan for a weekend of meetings, the first of which was The Symposium on Environmental Education at Tokyo Port. Historically Tokyo Bay coast was a large shallow sea, with extensive tidal flats. However, the area has undergone extensive reclamation in the last 50 years, so […]
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Looking at international collaboration initiatives
Eduardo Gallo-Cajiao, Intern, EAAFP International collaboration initiatives are at the core of migratory species conservation and couldn’t be more relevant to our flyway. Countries working individually and without coordination are unlikely to achieve the goal of protecting highly migratory species, such as many waterbird species, whose lives depend upon adequate management of sites spanning the […]
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