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8th Australasian Ornithological Conference in Adelaide, Australia
BirdLife Australia, in collaboration with the Ornithological Society of New Zealand, is committed to holding the 8th Australasian Ornithological Conference that provide a regular forum for the exchange of information and ideas between avian-based researchers and conservationists throughout the Australasian region. Students wishing to attend can apply for a Stuart Leslie Bird Research Award to cover […]
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조류 현황 2014: 대한민국의 조류 개체군 추세와 보전에 관한 특별보고서 (새와 생명의 터)
한국과 황해 생태권역의 조류와 서식지 보전에 기여하는 새와 생명의 터는 지난 9월 ‘조류 현황 2014’를 발행하였습니다. 영어로 작성된 이 보고서에는 조류 개체군과 국내의 큰 변화가 세세하게 수록되어 있습니다. 개요: 아이치 생물다양성 목표는 현재 10년 단위의 보전계획들에 대한 중요한 목표들과 기한들을 제공하고 있다. 이러한 목표를 달성하기 위해서는 국내와 국제 수준에서 생물다양성의 현 상황을 이해하는 것이 필요하다. 우리나라 대한민국에서 […]
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Status of Birds, 2014: A Special Report on Bird Population Trends and Conservation Status in the Republic of Korea (from Birds Korea)
Birds Korea, contributed to conserving birds and their habitats in South Korea and the Yellow Sea Eco-region, published Status of Birds, 2014 last September. It mainly contains a lot of the changes to bird populations and the national landscape in Korea. To read the English-language version of this important report, please click on here.
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シンポジウム「渡り鳥が来る自然を守る地域の活動」が開催されました
2015 年1月21日午後、釧路市観光国際交流センターにおいて、市民シンポジウム「渡り鳥が来る自然を守る地域の活動」が開催されました（主催：釧路市）。釧路市と周辺町村に広がる釧路湿原は、東アジア・オーストラリア地域フライウェイの重要な生息地の一つであり、その保全には多くの市民が携わっています。東アジア・オーストラリア地域フライウェイ・パートナーシップ（EAAFP）の第８回パートナー会議にあわせて開催されたこのシンポジウムでは、市民による渡り鳥とその生息地の保全に焦点が当てられ、釧路市民など約160人が参加しました。 はじめに日本雁を保護する会会長の呉地正行氏が、日本国内における雁の分布の変化について、土地利用の変化や農業の方法と関係が深いことについて紹介しました。次に、EAAFP事務局長のスパイク・ミリントンが、渡り性水鳥とその生息地の保全には国際的な協力が必要であるとともに地域住民による保全への参加と支援が欠かせないことを強調しました。 続くパネルディスカッションでは、NPO法人タンチョウ保護研究グループ理事長の百瀬邦和氏とオーストラリア・クイーンズランド大学准教授リチャード・フュラー氏がパネリストとして加わりました。コーディネーターの菊地義勝氏（釧路市環境保全課湿地保全主幹）が、なぜ渡り鳥が人間にとって国際的にも地域にとっても重要なのかと問いかけ、会場の参加者も交えて活発な議論が交わされ、フライウェイ内で個体数が減少しているタンチョウは、釧路市においては地元の人たちの努力によりその個体数が回復し、市民にとっては特別な意味を持っているのではないか、また、渡り鳥はフライウェイ内に位置する多くの国にとって共有の財産なので地域全体で保全活動をしなければならないのではないか、などの意見が出されました。百瀬氏は、タンチョウを守ることは地元の釧路湿原を守ることであると指摘し、フュラー氏は、釧路湿原をはじめとするこの地域の湿地と姉妹湿地提携を結んでいるハンター河口湿地の位置するオーストラリアでは、市民が自治体や政府との協力のもとに定期的なモニタリングを実施し、地域が一体となって生息地の保全に貢献していることを紹介しました。渡り鳥は観光資源として収益を生み出し、地域住民にとっては「自分たちが守っている」という誇りを育むものでもあり、市民の保全意識の更なる醸成が期待されました。 シンポジウム チラシは ここ[PDF]
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Mapping East Asia’s disappearing tidal flats
Written by Nick Murray Who speaks for the tidal flat? There are many voices for the mangrove forest, the coral reef and the seagrass meadow, but the chorus for the mud, sand and silt flats that sit hidden under shallow water for most of the tidal cycle is often silent. Not only do hundreds of […]
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2015 World Wetlands Day Statement from CBD
MESSAGE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY BRAULIO FERREIRA DE SOUZA DIAS on the occasion of the WORLD WETLANDS DAY “Wetlands for Our Future” 2 February 2015 Wetlands are among our most valuable ecosystems. The values of benefits provided by wetlands, per unit area, have been consistently shown to be orders of magnitude higher than […]
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EAAFP MOP8, Kushiro, Japan, 16-21 January 2015
The Eighth Meeting of Partners (MOP8) of EAAFP was held on 16-21 January in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, hosted by Kushiro City and the Ministry of the Environment of Japan. Of EAAFP’s 34 Partners, 29 attended the meeting, including representatives of 16 of the 17 Country Partners. With members of Working Groups and Task Forces, and observers, the total number […]
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Migratory birds’ fuelling station empty
Read in ohter languages: Millions of Australia’s migratory shorebirds are being pushed closer to extinction as the quality of their primary feeding grounds, or ‘refuelling areas’, in East Asia continue to decline. New research has declared the main refuelling areas in the Yellow Sea at risk of total collapse as coastal development, widespread pollutants, dead zones, increasing […]
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Arctic Biodiversity Congress, Trondheim, Norway, 2-5 December 2014
The first Arctic Biodiversity Congress, organized by EAAFP Partner Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) aimed to promote the conservation and sustainable use of Arctic biodiversity through dialogue among scientists, policy-makers, government officials, industry, civil society and indigenous peoples (Programme). The goals of the meetings were to present and discuss the main scientific findings […]
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2015 World Wetlands Day Statement from Ramsar
Statement from Dr. Christopher Briggs, Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on the occasion of World Wetlands Day I am delighted to be joining you to celebrate World Wetlands Day! This year I will be seeing again how Uganda, which is a key Party to the Ramsar Convention, makes this day special and makes […]
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