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Avian Influenza and Wild Birds in South Korea
A brief summary of the recent occurrence of Avian Influenza in South Korea: On January 17, 2014 the highly pathogenic H5N8 Avian Influenza strain was identified in a duck farm in Chonbuk Province. Since then, nearly 12 million domestic chicken and ducks have been slaughtered at farms as prevention according to the Ministry of Agriculture, […]
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EAS Congress 2012 held at Changwon, South Korea on 9-13 July 2012: International Cooperation and Careful Planning of Coastal States are highly demanded
The EAS Congress 2012 was led by the Partnership in Environmental Management for the Seas of Eas Asia (PEMSEA), the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM) of RO Korea and Changwon City with the support of GEF, UNDP and UNOPS. The meeting was held in Changwon, Republic of Korea on 9-13 July 2012 […]
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Korean Network Site Managers’ Workshop, in Gunsan, South Korea
On 7-8 April 2011, the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea hosted the second Korean Network Site Managers’ Workshop, in Gunsan City, to further develop a National Partnership to conserve migratory waterbirds and their habitats. The first Korean Network Site Managers’ Workshop was held in September 2010 and participants recommended to hold the […]
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EAAFP Foundation 2022-2023 Small Grant Fund Reporting Workshop
Discussing a Potential Global Impact of Domestic Migratory Waterbird Conservation Efforts ©EAAFP On January 31st, the Reporting Workshop of the EAAFP Foundation’s Small Grant Program 2022–2023 was held at G-Tower in Songdo, Incheon. The EAAFP Foundation, established to support the East Asian–Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP), collaborates with the EAAFP Secretariat. During the workshop, seven out […]
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Activities Undertaken to Protect Wetlands: The DPRK’s Commitment to Conservation Efforts in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway
The following article was provided by Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea and written by Dr. Ri Chung Song, Biodiversity Institute under the State Academy of Sciences, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Minor revisions have been applied to the original article to improve clarity and align it with the guidelines established by the EAAFP. © Dr. […]
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Updates of Avian Influenza Situation by FAO/EMPRES-AH (Dec 2023 – Mar 2024)
The following article is based on a summary provided by Nick Lyons from the FAO Animal Production and Health division (NSAH). Minor revisions have been applied to the original article to improve clarity and align it with the guidelines established by the EAAFP. FAO/EMPRES-AH is constantly monitoring the avian influenza situation worldwide and compiles information […]
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Updates on Avian Influenza Situation by FAO/EMPRES-AH (Sep 2023 – Dec 2023)
The following article is based on a summary provided by Kamata Akiko from the FAO Animal Production and Health division (NSAH): FAO/EMPRES-AH consistently monitors the global avian influenza situation, gathering information from various national and international sources and peer-reviewed scientific articles. Through close collaboration with country and regional offices, the implementation of avian influenza field […]
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The second “Birds and Schools” in EAAF brings primary school students from Incheon and Hong Kong together
The second “Birds and Schools” event was held on 30th June, 2023, 30 primary school students from Incheon, Republic of Korea and Hong Kong, China, participated. The event was co-organized by Black-faced Spoonbill Eco Centre in Incheon and Hong Kong Wetland Park and the EAAFP Secretariat. The event is part of the CEPA programme under […]
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2023 Incheon International Education Forum : Policies and Practices on Climate Change Education in North-East Asia
©UNESCAP As Climate Change is an emerging global issue in the past decade, its impacts cannot be addressed without the participation of all generations. In particular, young people will be mostly taking the risk and consequences of Climate Change for the longest duration. Therefore, it is crucial to provide high-quality climate change education by strengthening […]
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Literature list (Jan-Jun 2023)
1) Biology & ecology Zhu, B. R., M. A. Verhoeven, C. J. Hassell, K. K. S. Leung, D. Dorofeev, Q. Ma, K. Eiamampai, J. T. Coleman, U. Tserenbat, G. Purev-Ochir, D. V. Li, Z. W. Zhang, and T. Piersma. 2023. Predicting the non-breeding distributions of the two Asian subspecies of Black-tailed Godwit using morphological information. […]
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