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Conservation should not be seen as a burden
Written by Carolina Hazin, BirdLife International The Ramsar Convention has adopted a new Strategic Plan to guide national and international actions in 2016-2024. The adoption is to be celebrated. Its scope ranges from wetlands restoration to the responsibility for sustainability in promoting fisheries and agriculture in wetlands, as well as the designation of Ramsar Sites. […]
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Communicating in the EAAFP – report from the CEPA Workshop at MOP8
COMMUNICATING IN THE EAST ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN FLYWAY PARTNERSHIP (EAAFP) Sandra Hails, CEPA Working Group Chair During the 8th Meeting of Partners of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway in January 2015 the CEPA Working Group ran a two-hour workshop with all participants. Using individual multiple choice and group questions, the Working Group assessed how the diverse implementers viewed communication, information sharing […]
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Wader Conservation November
Rick Simpson, Wader Quest Wader Conservation World Watch is an opportunity for birders across the world to show their solidarity with, and appreciation of wader and shorebird conservationists over a weekend in November. This year, it has grown into a month-long celebration of wader conservation! In partnership with Birdwatching Magazine we are presenting a series of co-operative […]
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WMBD Celebration in Incheon Cancelled
The World Migratory Bird Day Celebration scheduled at 9:30, 19 June 2015 at G-Tower, Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea, has been cancelled because of the MERS outbreak in the Republic of Korea. Please note that the International Black-faced Spoonbill Workshop will be held as planned, but it starts at 1pm, and will be conducted in Korean and […]
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WMBD Celebration in Incheon Cancelled – 세계철새의날 오프닝 행사취소
The World Migratory Bird Day Celebration scheduled at 9:30, 19 June 2015 at G-Tower, Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea, has been cancelled because of the MERS outbreak in the Republic of Korea. Please note that the International Black-faced Spoonbill Workshop will be held as planned, but it starts at 1pm, and will be conducted in Korean and […]
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Field Volunteers Required – 2015 Conservation Leadership Programme: Stopover Ecology of Spoon-billed Sandpipers and Nordmann’s Greenshanks at the Yellow Sea
Work type: Volunteer Location: South Jiangsu coast, China Time Required: August – October 2015 Project Description: The Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea (‘Critically Endangered’) and Nordmann’s Greenshank Tringa guttifer (‘Endangered’) are two of the most threatened migratory shorebird species in the world. They congregate in south Jiangsu coast in significant numbers during southward migration stopover. Habitat […]
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Protecting Wetlands, Protecting Lives
Written by Joe DeCapua, Voice of America Well over 600 million people around the world depend on wetlands for their livelihoods, such as fishing or farming. Yet experts say since 1900, 64 percent of wetlands have disappeared and the rest are on the decline. More than 800 delegates from 160 countries met in Uruguay (June […]
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WMBD celebration in Gimpo, Republic of Korea
[???? ??] On the 11th of May 2015, the Korean Association of Wild Birds Protection Federation celebrated their 10th anniversary and World Migratory Bird Day 2015 at the Gimpo Art Hall. The Association was established for the conservation of the White-naped Crane and its habitat. The ceremony began with a sand art performance and was followed by the documentary ‘La Peuple Migrateur’ about […]
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Dangerous levels of mercury uncovered
Written by Max Stone and David Smith The marine birds that inhabit Canada’s expansive North, such as the Arctic Tern, Common Eider, and Long-tailed Duck, are important resources for northern communities. These resilient and often stunning birds are pivotal to the region’s diverse ecosystems and are essential sources of food and feathers (e.g., eiderdown) for […]
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김포에서 열린 2015년 세계철새의날 기념행사
[Read in English] 5월 11일 김포에 위치한 김포아트홀에서는 한국야생조류보호협회의 창립 10주년과 2015 세계 철새의 날을 기념하기 위한 행사가 열렸다. 한국야생조류보호협회는 재두루미 서식지 보전을 목표로 설립된 단체로서 4월 28일 창립 10주년을 맞이했다. 3시30분부터 진행된 첫번째 프로그램에서는 모래를 이용한 예술인 샌드아트 퍼포먼스가 진행되었고, 4시부터 진행된 두번째 프로그램에서는 새들의 생존을 위한 여정을 그려낸 다큐멘터리 영화인 자끄 페렝 […]
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