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East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership Position Vacant – Communication Officer
The East Asian–Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP), a 36-member, informal and voluntary initiative, is the major international framework established to enhance collaboration for the conservation of migratory waterbirds and their habitats along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. More information can be found on the EAAFP website at www.eaaflyway.net. The EAAFP is served by a Secretariat established in 2009 […]
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Mongolia Crane Newsletter – November 2017 (Summer and Autumn)
The Wildlife Science and Conservation Center of Mongolia has published the Summer and Autumn version of its newsletter. Please find the link below. Mongolia Crane Newsletter – Summer and Autumn
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2017 Khurkh Bird Ringing Station report
The Khurkh Bird Ringing Station report for 2017 is now available. Khurkh-Khuiten Valley [EAAF074] is an important site for migratory birds and a part of the EAAFP Flyway Site Network. If you’re interested in volunteering, please enquire to batmunkh@wscc.org.mn or info@wscc.org.mn before March 1st. . 2017 Khurkh Bird Ringing Station Report
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A Change for World Migratory Bird Day
EAAFP Secretariat World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) was initiated in 2006 by the Secretariat of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (UNEP-AEWA) in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) as an annual awareness-raising campaign aimed at people living in all the […]
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2017 Alaska Shorebird Group meeting (ASG)
Chris Harwood Chair, Alaska Shorebird Group The Alaska Shorebird Group (ASG) held its annual meeting on 6–7 December 2017 in Anchorage, Alaska. The agenda included the following: updates on members’ attendance at recent national and international shorebird conferences elections to appoint new officers and members of the Executive Committee update on the status of the […]
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Conference Report: Richard Fuller at EcoTAS17
Bruce McKinlay New Zealand Representative to the EAAFP EcoTAS is the joint meeting between the NZ Ecological Society and the Ecological Society of Australia. It is held once every four years and EcoTAS 2017 was held in the Hunter Valley, just north of Sydney. Approximately 500 delegates from as far afield as Cape Town and […]
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Welcome (back) Hyeseon !
Spike Millington We are very happy to welcome Ms. Hyeseon Do as new EAAFP Program Officer, replacing Ms. Minseon Kim, who is studying for a Master’s degree at the University of Cambridge, UK. Ms. Do was selected from a very strong group of applicants for this position, reflecting the high profile of EAAFP as an […]
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FAO: Highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza in 2016 and 2017 – observations and future perspectives
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations released a 2017 November update on the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. A link to the PDF is attached below. PDF : Highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza in 2016 and 2017 – observations and future perspectives
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Knots Drawing Competition 2017
The 2017 Knots Drawing Competition celebrates the life of Knots to raise awareness of Red Knots and Great Knots. The theme is “The Future of the Knots,” to inspire viewers about Knots and their life, their future with people, and call for conservation of the Knots. There were 94 entries in the competition and 15 […]
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Welcome, Yoon Kyung Lee, Fundraising Manager
Spike Millington, Chief Executive of EAAFP The EAAFP Finance Committee established at MOP8 in Japan has been discussing how to increase and diversify funding sources to put EAAFP on a more stable and sustainable footing, notably for the functioning of the Secretariat. At MOP9 in Singapore earlier this year, Partners agreed to the recruitment of […]
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