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An Introduction to the Convention on Wetlands Published
The Secretariat of Ramsar Convention The Secretariat of Ramsar Convention is pleased to announce the launch of the first Handbook…
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Opportunistic breeding and habitat restoration
Spike Millington, Chief Executive It’s summer in the Republic of Korea. Not many waterbirds are migrating, but quite a few are…
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The Kapar Declaration: The Future of Kapar Ash Ponds
EAAFP Secretariat On June 25th, Spike Millington, Chief Executive of the EAAFP, participated in the Asian Waterbird Census Seminar – Charting the…
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Baer’s Pochard breeding success
5 July 2016 Terry Townshend, Birding Beijing Last weekend I visited the Baer’s Pochard breeding site in Hebei Province with Dr Wu Lan, a post-doc researcher…
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Relevant Scientific Articles updated in June 2016
If you need full scientific articles, please contact Dr Judit Szabo, the science officer. Anatidae Kraus, R. H. S., J. Figuerola, and K. Klug. 2016….
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Republic of Korea celebrates World Wetlands Day 2016 and highlights the need for mudflat restoration
Minseon Kim, Programme Officer The national celebration of World Wetlands Day was held in Seocheon on 19th-20th May 2016. Every year since 2002 , the Ministry…
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Saving Songdo Namdong Reservoir saves our internationally shared Black-faced Spoonbill in the Flyway
Despite the rapid loss of intertidal mudflats and mudflats due to rapid urban development in the last two decades, the small area of Songdo (Gojan) mudflats in Incheon still…
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Eggs mean fresh hope for Spoon-billed Sandpipers
Media Release Media release issued on behalf of Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT), Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), Birds…
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Radio Series on EAAF
A series of radio shows by ABC and BBC with Ann Jones on shorebirds and the threats to them along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway (EAAF) is available this month. Listen to the radio…
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Internationally protected areas – May 2016 e-Newsletter
Spike Millington, Chief Executive The Arctic Migratory Bird Initiative of the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) recognizes that to save Arctic breeding migratory birds, actions…
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