• Farewell to Programme Assistant Hyeon Hee

    Written by Hyeon Hee Do It was a great honor for me to work at the EAAFP Secretariat for the last six months. During the internship period, I got lots of valuable lessons from outstanding staff in the Secretariat and especially from my supervisor like professional communication skill. Among them, the most valuable learnings are: […]

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  • Joint step taken by both Bengals on shorebird conservation and research

    A newly formed non-profit organization named Birdwatchers Society of West Bengal organized a workshop on coastal waterbird survey and mapping methods that was held on 5 and 6 January 2019. The Birdwatchers’ Society’s objective is to propagate interest in birdwatching through a method which can help in learning about birds and in its conservation, also […]

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  • Celebration of new EAAFP Flyway Network Sites in Myanmar

    Union of Myanmar became as member of EAAFP since 27th July 2014. After that, Moeyungyi Wildlife Sanctuary, Indawgyi Wildlife Sanctuary and Gulf of Mottama were designated as Flyway Network Siites respectively. In 2018, two new sites (Nanthar Island and Mayyu Estuaries and Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary) are designated as Flyway Network Sites. Nanthar Island is […]

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  • Transnational Birds for Global Education, Tourism and Diplomacy

    Written by Peter M J Fisher (Adj. Professor, School of Architecture & Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia) Concept Transnational birds for education, tourism and diplomacy is an (applied) research and development initiative inspired by the remarkable immigration of Latham’s Snipe laid bare to an intrigued  wider public by a tracker installed on a bird […]

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  • Join the Wetlands Trash Hunters

    Plastic pollution is a huge environmental and health problem. A lot of attention has focused on plastic pollution in our seas and along our coasts, but much less has been paid to our inland wetlands. This January  you can help track how big the problem is through the International Waterbird Census network. As well as cleaning […]

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  • Mentors Wanted — Applications Open for 2019 CoalitionWILD Global Mentorship Programme

    How did you get to this point in your career?  Intelligence, focus, and drive are not always enough.  If your path was anything like mine, there were likely key people along the way that helped guide you through your education, finding your first job, understanding what it takes to be a successful professional, and reaching […]

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  • Strengthening actions to conserve the threatened migratory waterbirds and their habitats in the East Asian – Australasian Flyway

    Today, at the 10th Meeting of the Partners (MOP10) to the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) in Hainan (China), participants from over 20 countries agreed on a new strategic plan to conserve threatened migratory waterbirds and their habitats in the East Asian – Australasian Flyway. The East Asian – Australasian Flyway (EAAF), stretching […]

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  • Flyway Site Network of East Asian-Australasian Flyway promote collaborative effort to safeguard migratory waterbirds

    At the 10th Meeting of the Partners to the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP MoP10) in Hainan, China, a total of eight new Flyway Network Sites was announced. These sites are from Bangladesh, DPR Korea, Myanmar, New Zealand, RO Korea. There are now 141 EAAFP Flyway Network Sites and collectively, these sites formed […]

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  • Flyway Site Network of East Asian-Australasian Flyway promote collaborative effort to safeguard migratory waterbirds (Korean version)

    동아시아-대양주 철새이동경로 파트너십 10차 총회, 중국 하이난에서 성황리에 열려 – 북한 등 2개 새로운 파트너 가입, 화성습지 등 8개의 철새이동경로 네트워크 사이트 등재 동아시아-대양주 철새이동경로 파트너십(East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership; 이하 EAAFP) 10차 총회가 12월 9일부터 14일까지 중국 하이난에서 개최되었다. EAAFP는 동아시아-대양주 철새이동경로 전반의 이동성 물새와 그 서식지를 보전하기 위하여 설립된 국제기구이며, EAAFP 10차 […]

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  • Promoting regional cooperation to conserve short-distance migratory waterbirds in Southeast Asia

    At the 10th Meeting of the Partners to the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP MoP10) in Hainan, China, thirty-seven Partners of the EAAFP agreed to collaborate and promote the importance of the conservation of short-distance migratory waterbirds and their habitats in the Southeast Asian region. Mr How Choon Beng (NParks, Singapore) said, “Besides […]

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