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World Migratory Bird Day Event 2019 – Cambodia
Opening ceremony of World Migratory Bird Day in Cambodia © Department of Freshwater Wetland Conservation, Ministry of Environment Cambodia Event title: World Migratory Bird Day Event 2019 in Cambodia Organizer: Ministry of Environment Cambodia, Department of Freshwater Wetland Conservation of General Directorate of Administration for Nature Conservation and Protection, Ministry of Environment and Department of Environment Kep Province […]
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International Symposium on the Hwaseong Wetlands
The International Symposium on the Hwaseong Wetlands took place on May 11-13 in Hwaseong City, Republic of Korea with the theme “Designing for Hope: Lives, Livelihoods, and the Hwaseong Wetlands”. The symposium was held in pursuit of discussing and developing plans and designs aimed at the wise and sustainable use of the Hwaseong Wetlands which […]
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Bird Survey in Rason in March 2019 – the first “Early Spring Tour Spectaculars”
In March 2019 Nial Moores, Bernhard Seliger (Hanns Seidel Foundation, Korea office), Cheng Qian (UNESCAP) and Guo Jin, Han Yongxiang and Yang Ziyou (SBS in China, Shanghai) and members of the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society went to Rason to conduct a bird survey. The survey was conducted from March 15-19 and from March 21-26. […]
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World Migratory Bird Day Event 2019 – Bangladesh
World Migratory Bird Day Event 2019 in Bangladesh © Sher-e-Bangla Agricultutal University and Bangladesh Biodiversity Conservation Federation Event title: World Migratory Bird Day Event 2019 in Bangladesh Organizer: Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Bangladesh Biodiversity Conservation Federation (BBCF), Nature Conservation Society and Bangladesh Forest Department; Supporters: IUCN Bangladesh, Muktir Bondon, Birds Clubs, Zoological Society of Bangladesh and […]
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Congratulations messages from EAAFP Partners for the 10th Anniversary of Government of Korea hosting the EAAFP Secretariat
During the ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Government of Korea hosting the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Secretariat in Songdo, the Republic of Korea, a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) among the Ministry of Environment, Incheon Metropolitan City and EAAFP was signed. This marks the beginning of another 5 years of collaboration to conserve migratory waterbirds […]
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Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI) 2019-2023 Work Plan released!
The Arctic Council Ministers have approved and released the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna’s (CAFF) Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative Work Plan 2013-2019. The East Asian-Australasian Flyway component of the AMBI Work Plan features five main objectives and 39 actions that focus largely on habitat conservation and reduction of illegal hunting. AMBI activities in the […]
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EAAFP joined the 2019 Ganghwa Big Bird Race
On Saturday 18th May, the EAAFP Secretariat participated in the 3rd Ganghwa Big Bird Race 2019 on Ganghwa Island, Incheon Republic of Korea. Since 2017 the Ganghwa Arrangement Committee for the 2019 Big Bird Race has organized this local event and the EAAFP has participated in the event since last year. Team EAAFP Group photo […]
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New Flyway Network Sites in the Republic of Korea – Janghang Wetland and Incheon Songdo Tidal Flat
On 10 May, 2019, the EAAFP welcomed two new Flyway Network Sites in the Republic of Korea- Janghang Wetland (EAAF 143) and Incheon Songdo Tidal Flat (EAAF 145). The Janghang Wetland (EAAF143) is located in the Han River estuary at the trans-boundary in the Korean peninsula between the Republic of Korea and Democratic People’s Republic […]
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[EAAFP 10th anniversary event – Conference Sketch Part III] Celebrating 2019 World Migratory Bird Day
In celebration of the global campaign – World Migratory Bird Day, we dedicated the last session to the theme of World Migratory Bird Day for this year, “Be the solution to plastic pollution”. For these special sessions, the speakers focused on the situation that our migratory waterbirds face with plastic pollution and solutions. This session […]
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[EAAFP 10th anniversary event – Conference Sketch Part II] Highlighting the involvement of the local people in the conservation of migratory birds and their habitat in the EAAF
The second session was about case studies on local people in the conservation of migratory waterbirds and their habitats in the EAAF, in connection to the theme of EAAFP raised during the 10th Meeting of Partners (MOP 10) – “Flyway – Connecting People and Migratory Birds”. Mr. Pete Probasco (U.S.A/EAAFP Chair) “Local people in the […]
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